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  2. Improvised firearm - Wikipedia

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    The FP-45 Liberator and the Deer gun were crude zip gun-like single-shot pistols or derringers manufactured by the United States government for use by resistance forces in occupied territories, during World War II and the Vietnam War, respectively. FP-45 Liberator (Zip Gun) The FP-45 was designed to be cheaply and quickly mass-produced.

  3. Tap, rack, bang - Wikipedia

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    Tap, rack, bang (TRB) or tap, rack, and go (TRG) is jargon for the response to a failure to fire in a firearm with a removable magazine. [1] This is designated as an "Immediate Action" and involves no investigation of the cause (due to being under fire in a combat or defensive situation), but is effective for common failures, such as defective or improperly seated ammunition magazines.

  4. Double tap - Wikipedia

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    [1] [2] [3] Instruction and practice of the double-tap improves accuracy as shooters often do not have the gun fully extended on the first shot meaning the second shot of a double tap is usually more accurate. [4] The term hammer is sometimes used to describe a double tap in which the firearm's sights are not reacquired by the shooter between ...

  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. Accurizing - Wikipedia

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    Some target shooting disciplines allow the use of various devices to help support the rifle, and these are often mounted to an accessory rail beneath the forend. Target slings , unlike carrying slings, are used just on the off hand, usually with a hand stop , and provide stability to the shooter's hold.

  7. DoubleTap derringer - Wikipedia

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    The name comes from the double tap shooting technique in which two rounds are quickly fired before engaging the next target. [1] Heizer Defense, the original manufacturer, has stated that the gun was inspired by the FP-45 Liberator pistol, which was designed for use in France by the resistance against the Germans during World War II. [5]

  8. Shooting target - Wikipedia

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    Shooting targets are objects in various forms and shapes that are used for pistol, rifle, shotgun and other shooting sports, as well as in darts, target archery, crossbow shooting and other non-firearm related sports.

  9. Musgrave (firearms) - Wikipedia

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    Musgrave is a brand of firearms from South Africa.They are noted for their bolt-action target and hunting rifles, in particular the Musgrave RSA Target Rifle.. Musgrave was started in 1950 by Ben Musgrave and his sons, restocking and accurizing surplus service rifles before developing their own line of hunting and target rifles.