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For double-barreled guns that use one shotgun barrel and one rifle barrel, see combination gun. Double action revolver: A revolver whose trigger performs two actions, firing the round, and cocking the hammer. Double rifle: A rifle that has two barrels, usually of the same caliber. Like shotguns, they are configured either in over-and-under or ...
The 30 mm Gatling gun mount designated as H/PJ-12 is extremely similar to the General Electric GAU-8/A Avenger. Although there are sources claiming that it is the Chinese version of the Russian Gryazev-Shipunov GSh-6-30 Gatling gun, this appears to be unlikely, since the Russian Gatling gun uses bleed gas actuation. H/PJ-12 is versatile in that ...
A wheellock, wheel-lock, or wheel lock is a friction-wheel mechanism which creates a spark that causes a firearm to fire. It was the next major development in firearms technology after the matchlock, and the first self-igniting firearm. Its name is from its rotating steel wheel to provide ignition.
The operator rotates or "rolls" the block to open and close the breech; it is a simple, rugged and reliable design. Rolling blocks are most often associated with firearms made by Remington in the later 19th century; in the Remington action the hammer serves to lock the breech closed at the moment of firing, and the block, in turn, prevents the ...
The pistol was made by gunsmith Peter Peck of Munich for Emperor Charles V, a noted firearms enthusiast. [3] [4] The .46 caliber double-barreled pistol fires via the use of two wheellock mechanisms, one for each barrel; these were commonly used in custom-made firearms of the day, as while wheellocks were more expensive they were considered more reliable than early flintlock mechanisms or ...
Shooting 'your eye out, kid' can be all too real with these toy guns, BayCare Clinic eye specialist warns. He says protective eyewear should be used. Shooting 'your eye out, kid' can be all too ...
Remington Model 95 with pearl grips and barrels open for reloading COP .357 Magnum derringer. The original Philadelphia Deringer was a small single-barrel, muzzleloading caplock pistol designed by Henry Deringer (1786–1868) and produced from 1852 to 1868, and was a popular concealed carry single-shot handgun of the era widely copycatted by competitors. [6]
A drawback of using the naked eye to boresight is that it can be difficult due to the tunnel vision and lack of brightness, especially with longer-barreled guns. A more advanced method of boresighting uses a collimator boresighter, an optical attachment similar to a scope sight, which fits onto the muzzle end of the barrel via a bore-diameter ...