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  2. Choke (firearms) - Wikipedia

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    A choke is designed to alter or shape the distribution of the shot as it leaves the firearm. For shooting most game birds and clay pigeons, a desirable pattern is one that is as large as possible while being dense enough to ensure multiple hits on the target, at a particular range. The choke should be tailored to the range and size of the targets.

  3. Shotgun cartridge - Wikipedia

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    For older shotguns having only one fixed choke, intended primarily for equally likely use against rabbits, squirrels, quail, doves, and pheasant, an often-chosen choke is the improved cylinder, in a 28 inches (710 mm) barrel, making the shotgun suitable for use as a general all-round hunting shotgun, without having excess weight.

  4. Remington Model 870 - Wikipedia

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    The original 870 models were offered with fixed chokes. In 1986 Remington introduced the new Remington "Rem Choke" system of screw-in chokes (also fitted to Remington model 1100 auto-loading shotguns at the same time). Initially, the Rem Chokes were offered only in 12 gauge in barrel lengths of 21, 26 and 28 in (530, 660 and 710 mm).

  5. Bump stock - Wikipedia

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    A Slide Fire Solutions bump fire stock on a WASR-10 semiautomatic rifle WASR-10 rifle without a bump stock fitted. Bump stocks or bump fire stocks are gun stocks that can be used to assist in bump firing, the act of using the recoil of a semi-automatic firearm to fire cartridges in rapid succession.

  6. Firearms regulation in Canada - Wikipedia

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    "Any rifle, shotgun or carbine stock of the type known as the 'bull-pup' design, being a stock that, when combined with a firearm, reduces the overall length of the firearm such that a substantial part of the reloading action or the magazine-well is located behind the trigger of the firearm when it is held in the normal firing position" [45] (i ...

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  8. Improvised firearm - Wikipedia

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    A rubber band that the shooter pulls back and releases to fire can power the firing pin. Weak tubing can result in a firearm that can be as dangerous to the shooter as the target; a poorly fitting smoothbore barrel provides little accuracy and is liable to burst upon firing. [1] The better designs use heavier pipes and spring-loaded trigger ...

  9. Wildfire smoke chokes parts of Canada and western US, with ...

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    And in Canada, authorities issued an air quality advisory for Calgary, Alberta due to the wildfire smoke. The government agency called it high risk and said children and the elderly should avoid ...