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  2. Globe sight - Wikipedia

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    A globe sight is a front sight component used to assist the aiming of a gun/device, usually those intended to launch projectiles, such as firearms, airguns, and crossbows. It is found in particular as a front sight element on rifles. To obtain a usable sighting line, the diopter has to have a complementing rear sight element.

  3. Mathematical discussion of rangekeeping - Wikipedia

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    The observer would first use this device to measure the angular width of the target. Knowing the angular width of the target, the range to the target, and the known length of that ship class, the angle on the bow of the target can be computed using equations shown in Figure 2. Human observers were required to determine the angle on the bow.

  4. Bore axis - Wikipedia

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    The Chiappa Rhino is an example of a pistol with a low bore axis. The SIG Sauer P226 is an example of a pistol with a high bore axis.. The recoil from a fired cartridge (and the action movement) exerts a rearward impulse along the bore axis, which is commonly above the center of mass of the gun.

  5. EOTech - Wikipedia

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    EOTECH was the first company to create holographic sights, [1] having solved the problem of wavelength instability exhibited by laser diodes. They introduced their first-generation holographic weapon sight at the 1996 SHOT Show, which won the Optic of the Year Award from the Shooting Industry Academy of Excellence.

  6. Longest recorded sniper kills - Wikipedia

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    These rifles are similar to the L115A3 Long Range Rifle used by Craig Harrison but outfitted with Schmidt & Bender 3-12x50 PM II telescopic sights. Reports regarding the longest recorded sniper kills that contain information regarding the shooting distance and the identity of the sniper have been presented to the general public since 1967.

  7. The Fish With Lethal Weapons for Teeth - AOL

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    Watch the Video. Click here to watch on YouTube. What has needle-like teeth so large they don’t fit inside its mouth, a huge gaping jaw that completely engulfs its prey, and lives in the ocean ...

  8. Ikejime - Wikipedia

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    Furthermore, the blood contained in the fish flesh retracts to the gut cavity, which produces a better coloured and flavoured fillet, and prolongs shelf life. This method is considered to be the fastest and most humane method of killing fish. [4]

  9. Here's Why American Cheese Can't Legally Be Called Cheese - AOL

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    A fixture at any fast food restaurant or backyard barbecue is American cheese. These orange, plastic-wrapped slices are unparalleled in terms of meltability. For many, when it comes to making a ...