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  2. Gun safe - Wikipedia

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    An example (open and closed) of a typical gun safe. A gun safe is a safe designed for storing one or more firearms and/or ammunitions.Gun safes are primarily used to prevent access by unauthorized or unqualified persons (such as children), for burglary protection and, in more capable safes, to protect the contents from damage by flood, fire or other natural disasters.

  3. Safety (firearms) - Wikipedia

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    Most traditional semi-automatic double-action/single action (DA/SA) pistols are designed to be carried with the hammer down (uncocked) on a chambered round, with or without a manual safety engaged. The pistol is considered safe in this state as the "double-action" pull that both cocks and fires the firearm is both longer and heavier than the ...

  4. Gun safety - Wikipedia

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    Gun safety is the study and practice of managing risk when using, transporting, storing and disposing of firearms, airguns and ammunition in order to avoid injury, illness or death. Gun safety includes the training of users, the design of firearms, as well as the formal and informal regulation of gun production, distribution, and usage. [1]

  5. Sentry Group - Wikipedia

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    Sentry Group produces more fire-resistant chests, safes, security storage containers, and gun safes than any other company in the world [citation needed] and has won several awards, including "Vendor of the Year" from Lowe's in 1999, Wal-Mart in 2001, and OfficeMax in 2002.

  6. Repeating firearm - Wikipedia

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    The bolt handle is then rotated downward for relocking, the gun is safe and ready for another firing. The Mauser Gewehr 98 rifle is the most famous and influential bolt-action design, with many similar weapons derived from its pioneering design concept, such as the Karabiner 98 Kurz (abbreviated often as Kar98k or simply K98), the M1903 ...

  7. Precision-guided firearm - Wikipedia

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    To qualify as a precision guided firearm, the system must: Be a complete firing system – rifle, ammunition and networked tracking scope; Persistently track the target, automatically compute a multi-variable firing solution, and ensure precise engagement when target and firing solution are optimally aligned

  8. Walther PK380 - Wikipedia

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    The Walther PK380 is a semi-automatic pistol that was manufactured by Carl Walther GmbH Sportwaffen from 2009 to 2022. The PK380 was later replaced by the PD380 in 2013. Distribution in the United States is by subsidiary Walther Arms, Inc.

  9. MP-446 Viking - Wikipedia

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    MP-446 is a short recoil-operated, locked breech pistol. The key differences between MP-446 and MP-443 are the frame material ( polyamide rather than steel) and barrel construction: the barrel of the MP-446 was intentionally weakened to prevent the safe use of high-powered armour-piercing military rounds (i.e. Russian 9x19mm 7N21 type, 9x19mm ...