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A disassembled Mauser action showing a partially disassembled receiver and bolt. In firearms terminology and law, the firearm frame or receiver is the part of a firearm which integrates other components by providing housing for internal action components such as the hammer, bolt or breechblock, firing pin and extractor, and has threaded interfaces for externally attaching ("receiving ...
Various calibers. available between .22-250 Rem. and .416 Rem., premium wood stock, matte metal finish, buttoning used on rifling for 22 or 24 in. stainless steel barrel, action made from 416 stainless or 4340 chrome moly steel (either left- or right-handed), 3 or 4 shot mag. supplied with 5 shot test target.
Main gun armament was five dual-purpose 5-inch/38 caliber (127 mm) guns in single Mk 30 turrets (numbered bow-to-stern from one to five), guided by a Mark 37 Gun Fire Control System, including a Mk 12 fire control radar and a Mk 22 height-finder (replaced by the circular Mk 25 radar postwar) linked by a Mark 1A Fire Control Computer and ...
Attaching the barrel to the receiver using a barrel nut and a barrel with a shoulder is an alternative to action threads, which has been used in firearms such as the Sten gun and AR-15. Hand tools Quick barrel change systems is an increasingly popular alternative, as seen in for example SIG Sauer 200 STR , Roessler Titan or Blaser R8 .
A needlegun, also known as a needler, flechette gun or fletcher, is a firearm that fires small, sometimes fin-stabilized, metal darts or flechettes. Theoretically, the advantages of a needlegun over conventional projectile firearms are in its compact size, high rate of fire , and extreme muzzle velocity .
11 November 1942 30 December 1942 23 March 1946 Transferred to West German Navy, 14 July 1959 : Schroeder DD-501 25 June 1942 11 November 1942 1 January 1943 29 April 1946 Sold for scrap, 1 January 1974 : Sigsbee DD-502 22 July 1942 7 December 1942 23 January 1943 31 March 1947 Sold for scrap, 31 July 1975 : Conway DD-507
AN/ALR - Airborne Countermeasures Receivers Designation Purpose/Description Location/Used By Manufacturer AN/ALR-20: Panoramic radar receiver covering 6 bands of spectrum [61] B-52H Stratofortress: AN/ALR-23: Infrared search and track (IRST) sensor: F-14 Tomcat, [62] F-111 Aardvark: Avco (subsidiary of Textron) AN/ALR-45: Compass Tie Radar ...
The rifle receiver notch and barrel lug are on top; the pistol notch and lug are broader and on the bottom. If a Charter Arms factory-made pistol barrel were installed on a rifle, the extractor on the bolt would be opposite the extractor slot in the barrel, preventing the bolt from closing (plus the front sight would be upside down).