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  2. Ballistol - Wikipedia

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    The product originated from Germany before World War I, after the German military requested an 'all-around' oil and cleaner for their rifles and equipment. The German military used it from 1905 to 1945. [1] [2] The chemical is a yellowish [3] clear liquid with a consistency expected of a light oil.

  3. Firearm maintenance - Wikipedia

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    Front cover – The M16A1 Rifle – Operation and Preventive Maintenance by Will Eisner, issued to American soldiers in the Vietnam War. An inadequately maintained firearm will often accumulate excessive fouling and dirt within the barrel and receiver, which not only can clog up the rifling and decrease the firearm's accuracy and precision, but can also interfere with the proper operation of ...

  4. .500 Bushwhacker - Wikipedia

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    The .500 Bushwhacker is a .50 caliber semi-rimmed revolver cartridge developed by TII Armory for the Magnum Research BFR revolvers. It is currently the most powerful revolver cartridge in the world, offering a similar level of ballistic performance to African stopping rifles , such as the .416 Rigby and .470 Nitro Express .

  5. Internal ballistics - Wikipedia

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    For handgun cartridges, with heavy bullets and light powder charges (a 9×19mm, for example, might use 5 grains (320 mg) of powder, and a 115 grains (7.5 g) bullet), the powder recoil is not a significant force; for a rifle cartridge (a .22-250 Remington, using 40 grains (2.6 g) of powder and a 40 grains (2.6 g) bullet), the powder can be the ...

  6. Smith & Wesson Model 500 - Wikipedia

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    The Model 500 was built on the entirely new X-Frame, [2] which was developed exclusively to handle the immense muzzle velocity and pressures generated by firing of the .500 Magnum cartridge. [3] It is among the most powerful revolvers in the world since its original release in 2003, and is marketed as "the world's most powerful handgun" by the ...

  7. Trevor Philips - Wikipedia

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    [GTA 1] He loved planes, and at some point entered the military as a pilot, [GTA 2] [GTA 3] but was quickly forced to leave after being reproved in a psychological evaluation. [GTA 4] Later on, Trevor committed crimes, the first one being a small robbery that landed him in jail for six months. Due to good behavior, he was out in four.

  8. Rockstar Advanced Game Engine - Wikipedia

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    Its ability to handle large streaming worlds, complex A.I. arrangements, weather effects, fast network code and a multitude of gameplay styles will be obvious to anyone who has played GTA IV." [19] Since the release of Max Payne 3, the engine supports DirectX 11 and stereoscopic 3D rendering for personal computers. [20]

  9. .500 Maximum - Wikipedia

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    Jack Huntington .500 Maximum. The .500 Maximum, also known as the .500 Linebaugh Maximum and .500 Linebaugh Long, is a revolver cartridge developed by John Linebaugh. Only a small number of custom made 5-round single-action revolvers, such as the BMF .500 Maximum manufactured by Gary Reeder Custom Guns, the Ruger Bowen .500 Maximum manufactured by Bowen Classic Arms Corporation and revolvers ...