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In 2024, for the company's 40th anniversary, Criterion built a replica of the Criterion Closet inside of a van. The van's debut at the New York Film Festival during weekends in September and October was highly attended, with some visitors waiting as long as 10 hours in line to get inside of the van and purchase Criterion titles. Additionally ...
Name Manufacturer Image Cartridge Country Year Akdal MKA 1919: Akdal Arms (Ucyildiz Arms A.Ş.) 12 gauge Turkey 2006 Armsel Striker: Hilton R. Walker: 12 gauge
A buffer stock scheme (commonly implemented as intervention storage, the "ever-normal granary") is a price stabilization scheme in which surplus commodities are bought and stored for later sale during shortages, usually for an individual commodity market or an entire economy.
Scout: Barrel: 15” round, Trigger: single set, Caliber: 45, 50 & 54, Stock: American Walnut, Status: discontinued 199?, Ignition: percussion. A major factory fire at the Thompson/Center factory in 1996 destroyed all tooling and parts for the Scout and Patriot pistols and the Seneca rifle. As a result they were discontinued for sale. [13]
Alternatives include using a stock made from composite materials which do not deform as much under temperature or humidity changes, or a wooden stock with a fiberglass contact area ("glass bedding"). Stocks which contact the barrel are still popular for many utility weapons, though most precision rifle designs have adopted free-floating barrels.
Sony's shares closed up 8.7% in Tokyo on Friday after the technology and entertainment conglomerate reported strong results at its games and music divisions. Sony's gaming unit reported a 37% jump ...
The history of collecting is chronicled in the book Lock, Stock, and Barrel: The story of collecting. This well-researched book on collecting, written by Elizabeth and Douglas Rigby, was published by J. B. Lippincott & Co., a major publisher in Philadelphia. [8] "An important book as well as a delightful one.
US manufactured version of L36A1/M392. Manufactured to tighter tolerances for improved accuracy, and to correct an issue of in barrel breakup. M392A2 United States: 1964 Tungsten carbide (core) and tungsten alloy cap 5.598 kg of NQ/M 044 1478 m/s 91 m/s (at 1000 m) 181 m/s (at 2000 m) 4.04 kg / NA