The small dish-shaped container on the side or top of a matchlock,
wheel-lock, or
flintlock firearm used to hold the priming powder charge.
Partition Bullet
A jacketed bullet with its core divided into two chambers. The first chamber is designed to expand. The rear chamber is held together to provide better penetration.
Patch
A piece of leather or cloth, greased and placed around the bullet (round ball) before using the ram rod to push it down the
barrel of a
muzzle loader to its final seat on the powder charge. Also a piece of paper wrapped around a lead bullet to prevent leading of the barrel or improve the gas seal. Also a piece of cloth used to clean the
bore of a
firearm.
Patch Box
A covered compartment in the butt
stock of a muzzle-loading rifle used to carry
patches or other small items.
Percussion Cap
A small metal explosive-filled cup that is placed over the
nipple of a percussion firearm.
The place or point on a target
that intersects the straight line generated by the
alignment of the front and rear sights of a firearm.
Point of Impact
The point at which a projectile hits the target.
Pressure
The force developed by the
expanding gases generated by the combustion of the
propellant and exerted against the cartridge case,
base of the bullet, chamber and bolt face.
Pressure Barrel
A heavy-walled barrel fitted with
instrumentation to measure pressure.
Primer
The ignition component of a cartridge.
Proof
Mark
A stamp applied to a firearm
after it has passed a proof test.
Proof Test
The firing of a deliberate
overload to test the strength of a
firearmbarrel
and/or
action.
Pump Action
This action uses manual action on a moveable forearm,
parallel to the barrel.
Sliding the firearm
to the rear opens the action and empties the
breech or
chamber by extracting and
ejecting the empty cartridge case. Sliding the forearm forward loads a new
cartridge into the chamber and locks the action for firing. Also called slide
action.
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Sportsman's Club, Michigan Best Sportsman's Club
