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  2. Gunsmith - Wikipedia

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    The checkering tools are in effect tiny saws, designed to leave a v-shaped groove (of approximately 60 to 90 degrees) in the surface of the wooden gunstock. Special checkering tools consisting of two saw blades in parallel are used to set the spacing, usually between 16 and 24 lines per inch (1.0 mm to 1.6 mm line width).

  3. Accurizing - Wikipedia

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    Rifle stock with camouflage finish. A good stock or grip allows the shooter to have a relaxed but firm grip on the firearm. This can range from minor changes such as texturing grip surfaces or adding a wide, beavertail type grip safety to a 1911, [clarification needed] all the way to a custom-built, anatomically designed grip that "fits like a ...

  4. 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 ...

  5. Refinishing - Wikipedia

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    In woodworking and the decorative arts, refinishing (also repolishing in the UK)refers to the act of repairing or reapplying the wood finishing on an object. [1] paint, wood finish top coat, [citation needed] wax, lacquer or varnish are commonly used. [2] The artisan or restorer is traditionally aiming for an improved or restored and renewed ...

  6. Improvised firearm - Wikipedia

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    The grip had raised checkering, was hollow, and had space for three 9mm Parabellum rounds and a rod for clearing the barrel of spent cases. The Deer gun lacked any marking identifying manufacturer or user, in order to prevent tracing of the weapons, and all were delivered in unmarked polystyrene boxes with three 9mm Parabellum rounds and a ...

  7. 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 ...

  8. Gunstock - Wikipedia

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    Gunstock may refer to: Objects. Stock (firearms), a component of a long gun; Gunstock war club, a Native American weapon; Place names in the United States.

  9. Gunstock war club - Wikipedia

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    The gunstock club or gun stock war club is an indigenous weapon used by many Native American groupings, named for its similar appearance to the wooden stocks of muskets and rifles of the time. [1] Gunstock clubs were most predominantly used by Eastern Woodland , Central and Northern Plains tribes in the 18th and 19th centuries.