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  2. List of military headstamps - Wikipedia

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    In November, 1943 it was the first plant to package ammo in vacuum-packed metal cans. In the Spring and Summer of 1944 it was employed in inspecting and repacking .45 ACP and .30 Carbine ammunition. EW Eau Claire Ordnance Plant (August 1942 to December 1943) – Eau Claire, Wisconsin a division of US Rubber Co.

  3. List of 3D-printed weapons and parts - Wikipedia

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    It fits under the rail of a Samson or similar rail system on the AR-15-type rifle, but can to perform acceptably on bolt action 7.62×51mm/.308 rifles as well), 762-AR10 Suppressor (designed for the AR-10/LAR-8 7.62mm/.308 rifle but will also work with any bolt-action rifle in .30 caliber or less) and 762-G3 Suppressor (designed for the Heckler ...

  4. Pinfire cartridge - Wikipedia

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    This reduced the force of the charge and allowed powder residue and gas to escape. The pinfire cartridge was greatly improved by the 1846 patent (number 1963) by Benjamin Houllier of Paris which introduced a base wad and effectively made the cartridge gas-tight which greatly improved the performance. They were cheap and clean shooting.

  5. Gas-operated reloading - Wikipedia

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    The Stoner gas system of the American M16, M4, and AR-15 style rifles utilize a modified version of this where a gas tube delivers gas into the bolt carrier to impinge on the bolt, which acts as a piston to cycle the rifle. One principal advantage is that the moving parts are placed in-line with the bore axis meaning that sight picture is not ...

  6. Tubes and primers for ammunition - Wikipedia

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    The vent-sealing tube accurately fits into a chamber formed at the end of the vent, and is held in place by the gun lock or some similar means. The force of the explosion expands the tube against the walls of its chamber, while the internal structure of the tube renders it gas-tight, preventing any escape of gas through the vent. [3]

  7. Cartridge (firearms) - Wikipedia

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    The .22 LR is the most commonly fired sporting arms cartridge, primarily because, when compared to any centerfire ammunition, .22 LR ammunition is much less expensive and because recoil generated by the light .22 bullet at modest velocity is very mild.

  8. List of semi-automatic rifles - Wikipedia

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    .22 LR United States 1960 Marlin Model 70P: Marlin Firearms Company.22 LR United States Marlin Model 795: Marlin Firearms Company.22 LR United States MAS-49 rifle: Manufacture d'armes de Saint-Étienne: 7.5×54mm French.308 (Century Arms mass conversions) France 1949 Meunier rifle: 7x59 "7mm Meunier" France 1900s Mauser M1916: Mauser: 7.92× ...

  9. 7.62×39mm - Wikipedia

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    The 7.62×39mm (also called 7.62 Soviet, formerly .30 Russian Short) [5] round is a rimless bottlenecked intermediate cartridge of Soviet origin. The cartridge is widely used due to the global proliferation of the AK-47 rifle and related Kalashnikov-pattern rifles, the SKS semi-automatic rifle, and the RPD/RPK light machine guns.