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  2. Bullet trap - Wikipedia

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    A weapon unloading facility or weapon clearing station is an area provided for loading or unloading firearms safely, for instance when a patrol returns to a base, or a guard returns their firearm to an armoury after their duty.

  3. NATO EPVAT testing - Wikipedia

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    Action Time here means the (short amount of) time required between the ignition of the primer and the projectile leaving the barrel. This is a comprehensive procedure for testing ammunition using state-of-the-art instruments and computers. The procedure itself was initially described in NATO document AC/225 (Com. III/SC.1)D/200.

  4. TM 31-210 Improvised Munitions Handbook - Wikipedia

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    The TM 31-210 manual was subject to considerations regarding the repercussions of easy public access to information on the artisanal manufacturing of weapons and explosives. [10] The manual has also been mentioned in scientific literature, used as a reference for works dealing with topics such as ballistics, [11] forensic investigations, [12 ...

  5. Firearm malfunction - Wikipedia

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    The bullet from a squib stuck in the barrel must never be cleared by subsequently attempting to fire a live or blank round in the weapon. Blank rounds use a type of powder different from that of other rounds, and generate much more pressure, which, combined with the presence of the projectile obstructing the barrel, may cause the firearm to ...

  6. Glossary of firearms terms - Wikipedia

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    Barrel nut: A firearm component used on barrels. On handguards, a barrel nut may refer to the component that holds the handguards to the barrel. On machine guns, a barrel nut is a screw on component at the rear of the barrel that has locking lugs and a notch for quick barrel change and helps install it in the trunnion.

  7. List of equipment of the People's Liberation Army Ground Force

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    Compact version of QSZ-92-5.8mm. 8-round magazine. Designed for military officers, pilots and special forces. Nonlinear line of sight weapon HD-66 [18] Nonlinear line of sight weapons 9×19mm Parabellum China: It uses the QSZ-92 as the main pistol, and is an equivalent to the Israeli CornerShot. CF-06 [18] Nonlinear line of sight weapons 9× ...

  8. Bore evacuator - Wikipedia

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    Animated sequence of how a bore evacuator works. A bore evacuator. A bore evacuator or fume extractor is a device which removes lingering gases and airborne residues from the barrel of an armored fighting vehicle's gun after firing, particularly in tanks and self-propelled guns.

  9. Gun safety - Wikipedia

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    A yellow flag demonstrates the rifle's bolt is open and the breech is clear. Firearm handling safety poster. 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.