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  2. 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 ...

  3. GRS Riflestocks - Wikipedia

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    A Savage bolt action rifle with a GRS stock used for long range shooting.. In 2011, GRS launched its first ergonomic laminate stock. Different laminate stock models includes Hunter, Sporter, Hybrid, Varmint and Decima, which have some minor differences in regards to length and shape.

  4. 5-in-1 blank cartridge - Wikipedia

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    They were called a 5-in-1 blanks, because, when they were originally introduced, they could be fired in the five different firearms commonly used in Hollywood Westerns, namely .38-40 and .44-40 Winchester lever-action rifles and .38-40 Winchester, .44-40 Winchester, and .45 Colt single-action revolvers. 5-in-1 blanks are also called a 3-in-1 ...

  5. List of military headstamps - Wikipedia

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    Founded originally in Oslo in 1946, then moved to Aurskog in 1955. They invented and marketed the first fully plastic-hulled blank ammunition in 1953 and worked with other manufacturers to develop similar rounds. The headstamp has the NATO symbol (+) at 12 o'clock, 2-digit year at 6 o'clock, BF at 9 o'clock, and 2-digit batch code at 3 o'clock.

  6. Glossary of firearms terms - Wikipedia

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    Blank-firing adapter: Some weapons use an adapter fitted to the muzzle when firing blanks. Blowback : A system of operation for self-loading firearms that obtains power from the motion of the cartridge case as it is pushed to the rear by expanding gases created by the ignition of the powder charge.

  7. Forearm (firearm component) - Wikipedia

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    In firearms, the forearm (also known as the fore-end/forend, handguard or forestock) is a section of a gunstock between the receiver and the muzzle. It is used as a gripping surface to hold the gun steady and is usually made out of heat-insulating material such as wood or reinforced plastic .

  8. List of the United States Army munitions by supply catalog ...

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    T1CAE = 2,000 cartridges of .30 Carbine Ball M1, Grade R, in 50-round cartons packed in a commercial packing box. There were 40 cartons per box. T1CAF = 3,450 cartridges of .30 Carbine Ball M1, Grade R, in 50-round cartons packed in a wooden M1917 ammunition chest. There were 69 cartons per box.

  9. Harris Gunworks - Wikipedia

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    Harris Gunworks, a Phoenix, Arizona based U.S. firearms manufacturer, began operations as G. McMillan & Co. after Gale McMillan spun off the rifle building portion of his McMillan Rifle Stock business. McMillan sold this to a group of investors headed by Wes Harris. With Harris as President, the company received its first of many military ...