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  2. Ruger P series - Wikipedia

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    Ruger P series. The Ruger P series is a line of centerfire semi-automatic pistols made by Sturm, Ruger & Company produced from 1985 to 2013. The P-series pistols were designed for military, police, civilian and recreational use. The designs are largely based on the Browning action found in the M1911 pistol, but with minor variations, generally ...

  3. Talk:Ruger P series - Wikipedia

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    The P97 article contains a table with specifications (size, weight, capacity) and I'd like to see that table moved before P97 goes away, and tables provided for the other P series models as well. scot 13:25, 9 November 2005 (UTC) [ reply] Well, that information is just taken directly from Ruger's web site, which is a reference at the bottom.

  4. 1993 Long Island Rail Road shooting - Wikipedia

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    He sat on the southwestern end of the car, [3] carrying a Ruger P89 semi-automatic pistol and a canvas bag filled with 160 rounds of ammunition. [1] [4] As the train approached the Merillon Avenue station in Garden City Park, Long Island, Ferguson drew the gun, dropped several cartridges on the ground, stood up, and opened fire at random ...

  5. Sturm, Ruger & Co. - Wikipedia

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    Website. www.ruger.com. Sturm, Ruger & Company, Inc., better known by the shortened name Ruger, is an American firearm manufacturing company based in Southport, Connecticut, with production facilities also in Newport, New Hampshire; Mayodan, North Carolina; and Prescott, Arizona. The company was founded in 1949 by Alexander McCormick Sturm and ...

  6. List of semi-automatic pistols - Wikipedia

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    One round is fired each time the trigger of a semi-automatic pistol is pulled. ... .30 Carbine 9mm Winchester Magnum ... Ruger P89: Sturm, Ruger & Co., Inc.

  7. STANAG magazine - Wikipedia

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    Two STANAG-compliant magazines: A 20-round Colt-manufactured magazine, and a 30-round Heckler & Koch "High Reliability" magazine. A STANAG magazine[1][2] or NATO magazine is a type of detachable firearm magazine proposed by NATO in October 1980. [3] Shortly after NATO's acceptance of the 5.56×45mm NATO rifle cartridge, Draft Standardization ...

  8. Magazine (firearms) - Wikipedia

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    Magpul has been granted a patent [47] for a STANAG-compatible casket magazine, [48] and such a magazine was also debuted by SureFire in December 2010, and is now sold as the MAG5-60 and MAG5-100 high capacity magazine (HCM) in 60 and 100 round capacities, respectively, in 5.56mm for AR-15 compatible with M4/M16/AR-15 variants and other firearms ...

  9. Safety (firearms) - Wikipedia

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    Close-up shot of a safety of an M16A2 rifle. In firearms, a safety or safety catch is a mechanism used to help prevent the accidental discharge of a firearm, helping to ensure safer handling. Safeties can generally be divided into subtypes such as internal safeties (which typically do not receive input from the user) and external safeties ...