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  2. Sling (firearms) - Wikipedia

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    In the context of firearms, a sling is a type of strap or harness designed to allow a shooter to conveniently carry a firearm (usually a long gun such as a rifle, carbine, shotgun, submachine gun or GPMG) on their body, and/or to aid in greater hit probability by allowing the firearm to be better braced and stabilized during aiming. Various ...

  3. SOPMOD - Wikipedia

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    Aimpoint ECOS-N (Enhanced Combat Optical Sight-Navy), a variant of the CompM2 using the Wilcox Aimpoint CompM mount instead of the standard issue QRP mount; Tactical Ordnance and Equipment Improved Combat Sling, which allows for secure cross body/patrol carry. Precision Reflex, Inc. (PRI) M69 Bracket Mount for the AN/PVS-14 night vision device.

  4. O.F. Mossberg & Sons - Wikipedia

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    Mossberg .22 caliber post-war rifles Mossberg Silver Reserve O/U Shotgun 12ga with extended chokes. Following the success of the Brownie .22 pistol, Mossberg developed a line of inexpensive .22 caliber rifles, shotguns, and rifle scopes. [8] From the 1940s through the 1960s, Mossberg produced a HI line of .22 caliber target and sporting rifles.

  5. Sling (weapon) - Wikipedia

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    A sling is a projectile weapon typically used to hand-throw a blunt projectile such as a stone, clay, or lead "sling-bullet". It is also known as the shepherd's sling or slingshot (in British English, although elsewhere it means something else). [1] Someone who specializes in using slings is called a slinger. Masked Palestinian boys use slings ...

  6. Ching sling - Wikipedia

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    The Ching sling is a tactical rifle sling created by Eric S. H. Ching (13 August 1951 – 28 July 2007) and popularized by Jeff Cooper. The purpose of the sling is to stabilize the rifle as a shooting aid with a minimal amount of adjustment. [1]

  7. Picatinny rail - Wikipedia

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    It is similar in concept to the earlier commercial Weaver rail mount used to mount telescopic sights, but is taller and has wider slots at regular intervals along the entire length. The MIL-STD-1913 locking slot width is 0.206 in (5.23 mm). The spacing of slot centres is 0.394 in (10.01 mm) and the slot depth is 0.118 in (3.00 mm). [8]

  8. M26 Modular Accessory Shotgun System - Wikipedia

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    M26-MASS Stand-alone configuration. Note that the "rear sight" is just the ring used to mount it around a rifle's barrel (as visible in the other pictures.) Caliber: 12 gauge; Operation: Manual Straight pull bolt-action. Capacity: 3 or 5 round detachable box magazine. Ammunition: 2.75 (70mm) and 3 in (76mm) lethal, non-lethal and breaching rounds.

  9. Forward assist - Wikipedia

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    The forward assist had been used on the Heckler & Koch G41 and implemented in 2007 on the MSAR STG-556, [4] a U.S.-made clone of the Austrian Steyr AUG rifle, but the usefulness of such device is questionable, since the design is not normally prone to the malfunction that leads to the forward assist being needed in other firearms; in fact ...