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2. Gunstock war club - Wikipedia

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   The gunstock club or gun stock war club is an indigenous weapon used by many Native American groupings, named for its similar appearance to the wooden stocks of muskets and rifles of the time. [1] Gunstock clubs were most predominantly used by Eastern Woodland , Central and Northern Plains tribes in the 18th and 19th centuries.

3. Gunsmith - Wikipedia

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   The highest level of custom-made firearms usually start out as several pieces of blank steel stock or rough forged parts, a slab (stock blank) of walnut; steel tubes with rifled or smooth holes ("bores") drilled their length. Many smaller detail parts are fabricated in-house and are fitted by the maker.

4. Forearm (firearm component) - Wikipedia

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   The wood forearm of a Browning BLR. In firearms, the forearm (also known as the fore-end/forend, handguard or forestock) is a section of a gunstock between the receiver and the muzzle. It is used as a gripping surface to hold the gun steady and is usually made out of heat-insulating material such as wood or reinforced plastic.

5. Stock (firearms) - Wikipedia

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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 ...

6. Blanking and piercing - Wikipedia

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   This allows for complex shapes to be formed in sheet metal up to 6 mm (0.25 in) thick using simple tools. [4] that is essentially a small punch and die that reciprocates quickly; around 300–900 times per minute. Punches are available in various shape and sizes; oblong and rectangular punches are common because they minimize waste and allow ...

7. Blank (cartridge) - Wikipedia

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   Although blank cartridges do not contain a bullet, precautions are still required because fatalities and severe injuries have resulted on occasions when blank cartridges have been fired at very close ranges. Blank cartridges frequently contain a paper, wood or plastic plug called a wad that seals the powder in the case. This wad can cause ...

8. 5-in-1 blank cartridge - Wikipedia

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   They were called a 5-in-1 blanks, because, when they were originally introduced, they could be fired in the five different firearms commonly used in Hollywood Westerns, namely .38-40 and .44-40 Winchester lever-action rifles and .38-40 Winchester, .44-40 Winchester, and .45 Colt single-action revolvers. 5-in-1 blanks are also called a 3-in-1 ...

9. Glossary of firearms terms - Wikipedia

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   Laser sight: an attachment that projects a laser beam onto the target, providing a rough point of impact. Leading: The act of aiming a firearm in front of a moving target, to compensate for the bullet's travel time. Length of pull: The distance between the trigger and the butt end of the shoulder stock of a rifle or shotgun. Lever-action rifle