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compare items Falling Block Action
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A single shot lever action mechanism where the "breechblock" (the part that fits securely against the cartridge keeping it snug in the breech and locks the action to allow maximum efficiency and safety during firing) slides vertically or nearly vertically to expose or lock the breech.
compare items Feed
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The act of moving a live cartridge from the magazine of a firearm to the chamber.
compare items Feed Ramp
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The surface in the receiver or barrel of a firearm along which the cartridge rides or slides when being fed from the magazine to the chamber.
compare items Field Load
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A shotshell loaded for hunting small game animals and birds.
compare items Firearm
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A weapon that uses gunpowder to discharge a shot.
compare items Firing Pin
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The part of the breech mechanism that strikes the primer of a cartridge to initiate ignition of the powder.
compare items Flintlock
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The type of action of early firearms where a piece of flint stone was held by the cock and, when the trigger was pulled, the cock/flint struck the steel "frizzen" causing a shower of sparks to ignite fine gun powder in a small pan next to the "touch hole" in the barrel. The flash of the powder in the pan traveled through the touch hole and ignited the powder charge in the base of the barrel beneath the "ball" or bullet.
compare items Floor Plate
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A detachable metal plate at the bottom of the cartridge magazine of a bolt action rifle.
compare items Forcing Cone
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The tapered section at the front of a shotgun chamber where the diameter of the front end of the chamber is reduced to the diameter of the barrel bore. A forcing cone is also present in the breech end of most revolvers.
compare items Frame
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The basic unit of a firearm that houses the firing and breech mechanisms and to which the barrel and stock are attached. Also called receiver.
compare items Frangible Bullet
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A projectile designed to disintegrate upon impact with a hard surface in order to minimize ricochet.
compare items Full Choke
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A highest degree of constriction that provides the tightest shot dispersal pattern at the longest distance. See also choke.
compare items Full Metal Jacket
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A projectile with a metal jacket that encloses the entire bullet excepting the base. Also called Hardball.
compare items Fulminate of Mercury
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A highly sensitive explosive used as a primer compound.