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Rear, rotating diopter drum sight of a SIG SG 550 service rifle.The viewing aperture above the "3" (denoting the 300 m setting) can be seen. The diopter is in principle a vertically and horizontally (elevation and windage) adjustable occluder with a small hole (aperture), and is placed close in front of the shooter's aiming eye.
Trigger mechanism in a bolt action rifle: (A) trigger, (B) sear, (C) striker spring, (D) striker. Thompson submachine gun trigger. A trigger is a mechanism that actuates the function of a ranged weapon such as a firearm, airgun, crossbow, or speargun.
Scope mounts are rigid implements used to attach (typically) a telescopic sight or other types of optical sights onto a firearm. The mount can be made integral to the scope body (such as the Zeiss rail) or, more commonly, an external fitting that clamp onto the scope tube via screw-tightened rings (similar to pipe shoes). The scope and mount ...
Many modern iron sights are designed to be adjustable for sighting in firearms by adjusting the sights for elevation or windage. [2] On many firearms it is the rear sight that is adjustable. For precision shooting applications such as varminting or sniping , the iron sights are usually replaced by a telescopic sight .
PGFs are fully integrated systems consisting of a rifle, networked tracking scope, guided trigger and precision conventional ammunition based on standard caliber bolt action or semi-automatic rifles. Wireless connectivity allows PGFs to integrate with local and wide area networks to provide voice, video and data connectivity to remotely ...
By Pete Schroeder (Reuters) -Major banks and business groups sued the Federal Reserve on Tuesday, alleging the U.S. central bank's annual "stress tests" of Wall Street firms violate the law.
The MK 22 PSR will have conversion kits for .338 Norma Magnum, .300 Norma Magnum, and 7.62×51mm NATO. However, unlike the MK 22 ASR, it is issued with a Leupold Mark 5HD 5-25x56mm scope. The Army plans for the MK 22 to replace the currently in use M107 and M2010 sniper rifles.
The Mantaari type trigger. The design came from Scandinavia where it had been designed as a match replacement for the Swedish Mauser 95 rifle. The case recess in the bolt head was deep at 3mm (.118”) as compared with the standard 2,5mm (.100) set originally by Mauser. This depth was necessitated by the form of the radial sliding extractor.