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  2. Table of handgun and rifle cartridges - Wikipedia

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    Common rifle cartridges, from the largest .50 BMG to the smallest .22 Long Rifle with a $1 United States dollar bill in the background as a reference point.. This is a table of selected pistol/submachine gun and rifle/machine gun cartridges by common name.

  3. Free recoil - Wikipedia

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    Free recoil / Frecoil is a vernacular term or jargon for recoil energy of a firearm not supported from behind. Free recoil denotes the translational kinetic energy ( E t ) imparted to the shooter of a small arm when discharged and is expressed in joules (J), or foot-pound force (ft·lb f ) for non-SI units of measure.

  4. List of pistols - Wikipedia

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    Glock 44: Glock Ges.m.b.H..22 LR Austria: 2019-present GMC pistol Garb Monetti y Cia .22 Long Rifle Argentina: 1960 Grebey automatic pistol.30 Carbine United States: 1943 Grand Power K100: Grand Power: 9×19mm Parabellum Slovakia: 2002-present GSh-18: KBP Instrument Design Bureau: 9×19mm Parabellum Russia: 2001-present Guncrafter Industries ...

  5. Power factor (shooting sports) - Wikipedia

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    The felt recoil of a normal handgun in .38 Super is similar to the .45 ACP, but the higher pressure in the .38 Super provides more gas pressure for muzzle brakes. The .38 Super caliber became popular in the early 1980s, and has continued to be popular in the open division after its introduction in the 1993 season.

  6. Gauge (firearms) - Wikipedia

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    The six most common shotgun gauges, in descending order of size, are the 10 gauge, 12 gauge, 16 gauge, 20 gauge, 28 gauge, and .410 bore. [7] By far the most popular is the 12 gauge, [7] particularly in the United States. [8] The 20-gauge shotgun is the next most popular size [citation needed], and is popular for upland game hunting. The next ...

  7. Glock - Wikipedia

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    The Glock 43 is the first Glock pistol to be manufactured with a single-stack 9×19mm Parabellum magazine, having a standard capacity of six rounds and being unique to the model. Unlike other subcompact Glock pistols, the Glock 43 cannot use factory magazines from its larger relatives due to its single-stack magazine design.

  8. Bump stock - Wikipedia

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    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. The legality of bump stocks in the United States came under question [1] [2] [3] following the 2017 Las Vegas shooting, in which 60 people were killed and 869 ...

  9. Caliber conversion device - Wikipedia

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    Conversions for short recoil pistols, such as the M1911, Glock, and Beretta 92 consist of a new upper assembly and magazine. Conversions for .22 caliber centerfire rifles and carbines such as the AR-15 and Mini-14 consist of a magazine and an insert that replaces the bolt and includes a cartridge conversion insert that goes into the chamber.