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  2. Barrel threads - Wikipedia

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    Typically, many rifles use thread diameters in the range between 25–27 mm (0.98–1.06 in). [citation needed] Many older rifles from the first half of the 20th century use a thread pitch around 2 mm (12.7 TPI), while many modern rifle use thread pitches around 1.5 mm (16.93 TPI). Fine threaded systems intended for hand tightening typically ...

  3. Accurizing - Wikipedia

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    To put lock time and bullet dwell time in perspective; the lock time of most conventional bolt action rifles varies between 2.6 and 9.0 milliseconds, while after cartridge ignition most rifle bullets travel through a high powered rifle barrel bore in 1.0 to 1.5 milliseconds. Mechanical bolt-action rifle trigger systems with a sub 2.0 ...

  4. Freebore - Wikipedia

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    Chamber illustration indicating the various sections of a typical rifle chamber. The freebore is the cyan colored section just ahead of the neck. In firearms, freebore (also free-bore, free bore, or throat) is the portion of the gun barrel between the chamber and the rifled section of the barrel bore. The freebore is located just forward of the ...

  5. Glossary of firearms terms - Wikipedia

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    Caliber/calibre: In small arms, the internal diameter of a firearm's barrel or a cartridge's bullet, usually expressed in millimeters or hundredths of an inch; in measuring rifled barrels this may be measured across the lands (.303 British) or grooves (.308 Winchester) or; a specific cartridge for which a firearm is chambered, such as .45 ACP or .357 Magnum.

  6. Bolt action - Wikipedia

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    Swing Mk4 bolt action target rifle A Kelbly rifle action bolt that has been oiled to run smoothly A US Marine extracts a spent round from an M40A3 using a bolt-action mechanism Bolt-action is a type of manual firearm action that is operated by directly manipulating the turn-bolt via a bolt handle , most commonly placed on the right-hand side of ...

  7. Sauer 90 - Wikipedia

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    Sauer 80, 90 and 92 are bolt-action rifles using a non-rotating bolt with rear-locking lugs expanded against matching lugs inside the rear of the action by rotating the bolt handle down. The rifle is known for having a relatively short-for-the-calibre and very smooth bolt travel and has been described as “The most accurate rifle ever made ...

  8. List of bolt-action rifles - Wikipedia

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    Bolt-action rifles are an evolution of the lever-action rifle, offering greater accuracy and stronger receivers. [1] Bolt actions require the user to manually cycle the bolt after each round is fired, and are usually loaded with stripper clips or magazines

  9. Boresight (firearm) - Wikipedia

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    For AR style rifles the upper receiver can be dropped from the lower receiver and the bolt carrier group (BCG) can be removed exposing a clear line of sight through the barrel. With the upper receiver fixed in place you can then co-witness through the barrel and the sights on the top of the rifle, while doing this you can visually align the ...