An early technique for making
barrels where strips or wires of iron and steel are twisted or braided in a spiral fashion and forged into a
barrel. Such barrels are not strong enough to withstand the pressures of modern
ammunition.
Derringer
A generic term applied to a variety of pistols that are designed to be kept in a pocket. Originally associated with small
handguns designed by Henry Derringer.
Detachable
Magazine
A large variety of removable
magazines.
Double Action
A
handgun mechanism in which a
single pull of the
trigger cocks and releases the
hammer.
Doubling
The unintentional firing of a second shot usually caused by a
malfunction of the
firearm.
Double- Barrel
Two barrels in a firearm mounted to one frame. Can be vertically (“over-under”)or
horizontally (“side-by-side”) aligned.
Drilling
A three-barreled gun, popular in
Germany, with a rifle
barrel
beneath two shotgun
barrels.
Drum Magazine
A large-capacity
magazine in
which
cartridges are arranged in a spiral around a
central wind-axis.
Dundee
Sportsman's Club, Michigan Best Sportsman's Club
