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  2. Tap, rack, bang - Wikipedia

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    Tap, rack, bang (TRB) or tap, rack, and go (TRG) is jargon for the response to a failure to fire in a firearm with a removable magazine. [1] This is designated as an "Immediate Action" and involves no investigation of the cause (due to being under fire in a combat or defensive situation), but is effective for common failures, such as defective or improperly seated ammunition magazines.

  3. Improvised firearm - Wikipedia

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    The FP-45 Liberator and the Deer gun were crude zip gun-like single-shot pistols or derringers manufactured by the United States government for use by resistance forces in occupied territories, during World War II and the Vietnam War, respectively. FP-45 Liberator (Zip Gun) The FP-45 was designed to be cheaply and quickly mass-produced.

  4. TrackingPoint - Wikipedia

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    TrackingPoint is an applied technology company based in Austin, Texas.In 2011, it created a long-range rifle system that was the first precision guided firearm. [1] [2]Formed by John McHale in February 2011, the company created its first PGF prototype in March 2011.

  5. Precision-guided firearm - Wikipedia

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    To qualify as a precision guided firearm, the system must: Be a complete firing system – rifle, ammunition and networked tracking scope; Persistently track the target, automatically compute a multi-variable firing solution, and ensure precise engagement when target and firing solution are optimally aligned

  6. What we know about the crude, homemade gun used in ... - AOL

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    Zip guns have popped up in prisons across the globe, and during World War II, resistance members in the Philippines created shotgun-like pipe guns. "Almost anything can be made in a metal workshop ...

  7. DoubleTap derringer - Wikipedia

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    The name comes from the double tap shooting technique in which two rounds are quickly fired before engaging the next target. [1] Heizer Defense , the original manufacturer, has stated that the gun was inspired by the FP-45 Liberator pistol, which was designed for use in France by the resistance against the Germans during World War II .

  8. Mozambique Drill - Wikipedia

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    The Mozambique Drill, [1] also known as the Failure Drill, Failure to Stop drill, or informally as "two to the body, one to the head", [2] [3] is a close-quarters shooting technique that requires the shooter to fire twice into the torso of a target (known as a double tap or hammered pair to the center of mass), and follow up with a more difficult shot to the head that, if properly placed ...

  9. Unsafe firearm and cartridge combinations - Wikipedia

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    Firing a .300 Blackout round in a .223 Remington rifle Firing shotgun shell of the correct gauge or bore, but in a chamber length that is too short (for example a 70 mm shell in 65 mm chamber) While the table below lists most unsafe combinations known by SAAMI, the list is not exhaustive of all dangerous combinations due to the large number of ...