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The anatomy of a gunstock on a Ruger 10/22 semi-automatic rifle with Fajen thumbhole silhouette stock. 1) butt, 2) forend, 3) comb, 4) heel, 5) toe, 6) grip, 7) thumbhole A gunstock or often simply stock, the back portion of which is also known as a shoulder stock, a buttstock, or simply a butt, is a part of a long gun that provides structural support, to which the barrel, action, and firing ...
It featured a quick-release bolt and antiaircraft sights, as well as a sliding bolt cover and monopod. As a bolt-action rifle, the Type 99 was a very solid weapon, but as with all manually operated rifles used during World War II, they were in most close combat situations outclassed by semi-automatic rifles and submachine guns.
It is a bolt action hunting rifle with a fixed magazine with hinged floorplate produced in a number of centrefire calibers in three variants, the normal, the full-length stock Stutzen ("short") and the carbine. Weight: Length: 44.5 inches (40.5 for Stutzen and carbine variants) Barrel Length: 24 inches (20 inches for Stutzen and carbine.)
It resembled a rifle with a longer-than-normal barrel supported by a bipod at the front of the wooden stock. It was a Mauser style, bolt-action rifle, fed from a 4-round box magazine. The barrel had a muzzle brake to limit recoil. It absorbed about 65% of the shot energy, and the recoil was comparable to a standard Mauser rifle, even though the ...
With its seven bolt lugs the rifle has a bolt lift of only 22.5°, [6] [8] which is very short compared to the 60 to 90° bolt lifts found on most other rifles. [9] [10] [11] Patents for the camming action were applied for in 1988, but were refused in 1992 as details had been made public by the makers before the application was submitted.
Rifles were finished in FN's black enamel paint and originate from de model 30. Early bolts were left in the white, but this was changed within a few years with blued bolt handles, bolt sleeves, and cocking pieces. The custom walnut stock was made by FN. At the time all sniper rifle stocks were made out of walnut.
The rifles are based on the MRC model 1999 action. They come in 3 basic models: "Classic", "High Country" and "Tactical". [11] A variety of stocks are available from wood to composite, as well as a variety of calibers including an emphasis on large-bore dangerous game cartridges. The rifles are described by gun writers as being high quality. [10]
Chassis stock equipped with a handguard with picatinny rails, AR 15 style buttstock and grip, and AICS style magazines. The 94 action itself has a tubular design with a sliding crossbar. [1] To provide a shorter bolt travel, the two locking lugs are located at the rear of the action, [5] and are directly opposed on the left and right side. [3]