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  2. S333 Thunderstruck - Wikipedia

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    It has been offered with barrel lengths of 1.25 inches (32 mm) [4] [better source needed] and 1.5 inches (38 mm) [7] —the part number for both offerings is the same. There is a partial trigger guard (not wrap-around) along with a blade safety on the trigger, which is meant to be pulled using two fingers and requires a pull exceeding 20 pounds ...

  3. Power factor (shooting sports) - Wikipedia

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    In the classic division a choice can be made between up to a 10-shot capacity 1911 with minor scoring (e.g. 9×19mm) or up to an eight-shot capacity 1911 with major scoring (e.g. .40 S&W or .45 ACP). In the revolver division major scoring can be achieved with a 9 mm bullet diameter, but with a power factor of 170.

  4. Gauge (firearms) - Wikipedia

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    A 12-gauge shotgun, nominally 18.5 mm (0.73 in), can range from a tight 18 mm (0.71 in) to an extreme overbore of 20 mm (0.79 in). Some also claim an increased velocity with the overbored barrels, up to 15 m/s (49 ft/s), which is due to the larger swept volume of the overbored barrel.

  5. Marlin Firearms - Wikipedia

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    Marlin Model 25M, .22 WMR bolt-action rifle; Marlin Model 25MG, .22 WMR, smooth bore, bolt-action shotgun. It was designed and marketed as a "Garden Gun" Marlin Model 25N, now the Model 925, a .22 Short, .22 Long, and .22 Long Rifle bolt-action rifle; Marlin Model XT-22 available in long rifle and .22 WMR, There are 15 variations of this rifle ...

  6. Physics of firearms - Wikipedia

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    According to Newtonian mechanics, if the gun and shooter are at rest initially, the force on the bullet will be equal to that on the gun-shooter. This is due to Newton's third law of motion (For every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction). Consider a system where the gun and shooter have a combined mass m g and the bullet has a mass m b.

  7. Shot grouping - Wikipedia

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    The group on the right measures about 7 mm and was fired at about 90 meters, which equals ⁠ 7 mm / 90 m ⁠ = 0.08 mils (0.3 in group at 100 yards, approx. 1.047′×0.3 = 0.314′). In shooting sports , a shot grouping , or simply group , is the collective pattern of projectile impacts on a target from multiple consecutive shots taken in one ...

  8. Internal ballistics - Wikipedia

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    The odd, highly tapered 8 mm Lebel, made by necking down an older 11 mm black-powder cartridge, was introduced in 1886, and it was soon followed by the 7.92×57mm Mauser and 7×57mm Mauser military rounds, and the commercial .30-30 Winchester, all of which were new designs built to use smokeless powder. All of these have a distinct shoulder ...

  9. Table of handgun and rifle cartridges - Wikipedia

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    Common rifle cartridges, from the largest .50 BMG to the smallest .22 Long Rifle with a $1 United States dollar bill in the background as a reference point. This is a table of selected pistol/submachine gun and rifle/machine gun cartridges by common name. Data values are the highest found for the cartridge, and might not occur in the same load ...