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  2. Skeletal animation - Wikipedia

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    Skeletal animation or rigging is a technique in computer animation in which a character (or other articulated object) is represented in two parts: a polygonal or parametric mesh representation of the surface of the object, and a hierarchical set of interconnected parts (called joints or bones, and collectively forming the skeleton), a virtual ...

  3. Farquharson rifle - Wikipedia

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    The Farquharson Rifle is a single-shot hammerless falling-block action rifle designed and patented by John Farquharson (1833-1893), [1] of Daldhu, Scotland in 1872. George Gibbs , a gun maker in Bristol , became a co-owner of the Farquharson patent in 1875 and was the sole maker of Farquharson rifles until the patent expired.

  4. Category:Falling-block rifles - Wikipedia

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  5. List of sniper rifles - Wikipedia

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    .22 Long Rifle: Bolt-action Norway: 1967 McMillan Tac-50: McMillan Brothers Rifle Company .50 BMG: Bolt-action United States: 1980s AMR-2: China South Industries Group: 12.7×108mm: Bolt-action China: 2000 approx. JNG-90: MKEK: 7.62×51mm NATO: Bolt-action Turkey: 2004 Alejandro sniper rifle: Union de Industrias Militares: 7.62×54mmR: Bolt ...

  6. Varmint rifle - Wikipedia

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    Ruger No. 1 Varmint rifle in .223 Remington.Note the heavy barrel, bipod rest, large telescopic sight, and "DOPE" sheet on the stock for windage. A varmint rifle or varminter is a type of small-caliber, precision-oriented long gun (firearm or high-powered airgun) primarily used for varmint hunting and pest control.

  7. 9.3×64mm Brenneke - Wikipedia

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    The widespread availability of standard-size Mauser 98 rifles in central Europe and the fact that the .375 H&H Magnum cartridge and its necked-down version the .300 H&H Magnum with approximately 72.4 mm case length and 91.4 mm (3.60 in) overall length were too long to fit in standard-sized Mauser 98 bolt-action rifles made the shorter 9.3×64mm ...

  8. Express (weaponry) - Wikipedia

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    The term express was first applied to hunting rifles and ammunition beginning in the mid-19th century, to indicate a rifle or ammunition capable of higher than typical velocities. The early express cartridges used a heavy charge of black powder to propel a lightweight, often hollow point bullet , at high velocities to maximize point blank range .

  9. Stock (firearms) - Wikipedia

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    The anatomy of a gunstock on a Ruger 10/22 semi-automatic rifle with Fajen thumbhole silhouette stock. 1) butt, 2) forend, 3) comb, 4) heel, 5) toe, 6) grip, 7) thumbhole A gunstock or often simply stock, the back portion of which is also known as a shoulder stock, a buttstock, or simply a butt, is a part of a long gun that provides structural support, to which the barrel, action, and firing ...