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  2. Bullet button - Wikipedia

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    AR-15 receiver with bullet button. A bullet button is a device used to remove a magazine in a semi-automatic rifle, replacing the magazine release with a block which forces the user to remove the magazine by using a tool rather than the magazine release button.

  3. Lewis Machine & Tool Company - Wikipedia

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    A patented AR-15-pattern is produced with a bolt design featuring a redesigned extractor intended to improve the extraction of cartridges under adverse conditions. The company also produces a redesigned bolt carrier intended to improve the reliable performance of the rifle's “internal piston” system by obtaining a similar timing sequence with 14.5-inch carbine-length barrels compared to 20 ...

  4. Gas-operated reloading - Wikipedia

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    short-stroke gas piston Short stroke gas piston and bolt carrier group, from a gas piston AR-15. With a short-stroke or tappet system, the piston moves separately from the bolt group. It may directly push [12] the bolt group parts, as in the M1 carbine, or operate through a connecting rod or assembly, as in the Armalite AR-18 or the SKS.

  5. Breechblock - Wikipedia

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    A typical break-action, double-barreled shotgun. A way of closing the breech or chamber is an essential part of any breech-loading weapon or firearm.Perhaps the simplest way of achieving this is a break-action, in which the barrel, forestock and breech pivot on a hinge that joins the front assembly to the rear of the firearm, incorporating the rear of the breech, the butt and usually, the ...

  6. Colt AR-15 - Wikipedia

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    The AR-15 uses an L-type flip, aperture rear sight and it is adjustable with two settings, 0 to 300 meters and 300 to 400 meters. [16] The front sight is a post adjustable for elevation. The rear sight can be adjusted for windage. The sights can be adjusted with a bullet tip or pointed tool. The AR-15 can also mount a scope on the carrying handle.

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  8. Action (firearms) - Wikipedia

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    In a tilting block or pivoting block action, the breechblock is hinged on a pin mounted at the rear (in contrast with tilting bolt, which is not hinged). When the lever is operated, the block tilts down and forward, exposing the chamber. The best-known pivoting block designs are the Peabody, the Peabody–Martini, and Ballard actions.

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