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  2. Thermal sleeve - Wikipedia

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    A bolt-on thermal sleeve. A thermal sleeve, or blanket, is a device around the length of a gun barrel of a large caliber gun, typically found on modern tanks.Its primary purpose is to provide a more consistent temperature to the gun barrel, preventing distortions due to differential thermal expansion caused by the temperature differences around the barrel when firing.

  3. Barrel shroud - Wikipedia

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    Handguard. A handguard (also known as the forend or forearm) on firearms is a barrel shroud specifically designed to allow the user to grip the front of the gun. It provides a safe heat-insulated surface for the user's hand to firmly hold onto without needing to worry about getting burned by the barrel, which may become very hot when firing.

  4. Tampion - Wikipedia

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    A tampion or tompion (in the Royal Navy) [1] is a wooden plug, or a metal, canvas, rubber, or plastic cover, for the muzzle of a gun, howitzer, or mortar. [2] Tampions can be found on both land-based artillery and naval guns. Naval tampions have been developed into works of art.

  5. Barrett MRAD - Wikipedia

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    13.9 lb (6.3 kg) (20" barrel) 14.8 lb (6.7 kg) (24. ... a polymer bolt guide which acts as a dust cover to reduce debris entering ... (Advanced Sniper Rifle) is the ...

  6. Gun barrel - Wikipedia

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    A gun barrel is a crucial part of gun-type weapons such as small firearms, artillery pieces, and air guns. It is the straight shooting tube, usually made of rigid high-strength metal , through which a contained rapid expansion of high-pressure gas(es) is used to propel a projectile out of the front end ( muzzle ) at a high velocity.

  7. Rifle bedding - Wikipedia

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    Bedding epoxy in a stock. Rifle bedding is a gunsmithing process of providing a rigid and consistent foundation for a rifle’s operational components, by creating a stable and close-fitting bearing surface between the gun's functional parts (i.e. the receiver housing the barrelled action) and its structural support (i.e. the stock) that do not deform with heat, pressure and moisture, or shift ...

  8. Krummlauf - Wikipedia

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    A Sturmgewehr 44 with 90 degree Krummlauf The Krummlauf on display at the Bundeswehr Museum of German Defense Technology in Koblenz, Germany.. The Krummlauf (English: "curved barrel") is a bent barrel attachment for the Sturmgewehr 44 (StG 44) rifle developed by Germany in World War II.

  9. ArmaLite AR-18 - Wikipedia

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    The ArmaLite AR-18 is a gas-operated assault rifle chambered for 5.56×45mm NATO ammunition.The AR-18 was designed at ArmaLite in California by Arthur Miller, Eugene Stoner, George Sullivan, and Charles Dorchester in 1963 as an alternative to the Colt AR-15 design, a variant of which had just been selected by the U.S. military as the M16.