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An officer’s tool is composed of two primary sections: a heavily padded metal handle, and a two-sided metal head. One side of the head terminates in a flat striking surface, while the other features two metal prongs that taper outward. The angle of the prongs resembles an upper-case letter A, hence the name "A-tool".
Releasing the lock and pushing the barrel down brings the cylinder up, which exposes the rear of the cylinder for reloading. In most top-break revolvers, the act of pivoting the barrel and cylinder operates an extractor that pushes the cartridges in the chambers back far enough that they will fall free, or can be removed easily.
Bend forward at the waist to some degree to avoid jackknifing or submarining (sliding) forward in the seat and out from under the belt. Place both feet on the floor, either flat or on the balls of the feet. In the United Kingdom, the brace-for-impact position for forward-facing passengers was optimised following the Kegworth air disaster in ...
Bolt: The part of a repeating, breech-loading firearm that blocks the rear opening of the barrel chamber while the propellant burns, and moves back and forward to facilitate loading/unloading of cartridges from the magazine. The extractor and firing pin are often integral parts of the bolt. Bore rope: A tool used to clean the barrel of a gun.
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The original AR15 and M16 designs lacked the "bolt forward assist" feature found on the later M16A1. [2] When hit, it pushes the bolt carrier forward, ensuring that the bolt is locked. In order to ensure that the extractor is clipped around the rim of the casing, the forward assist is usually struck rather than pushed. It is commonly ...
A P226 with breech closed (top) and opened (bottom). On the bottom view, the slide is locked in place by the slide stop.. A slide stop, sometimes referred to as a slide lock, slide release, slide catch, [1] or bolt hold open, is a function on a semi-automatic handgun that both visually indicates when it has expended all loaded ammunition and facilitates faster reloading by pulling back the ...
As the key slides into the lock through the keyway, the wards align with the grooves in the key's profile to allow or deny entry into the lock cylinder. A traditional pick set. From left to right: torsion wrench, "twist-flex" torsion wrench, offset diamond pick, ball pick, half-diamond pick, short hook, medium hook, saw (or "L") rake, snake (or ...