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A cylindrical bullet having a sharp shouldered nose intended to cut target paper cleanly to facilitate easy and accurate scoring. |
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An early type of firearm mechanism where a wheel with serrated edges is wound against the tension of a strong spring and spins against a piece of iron pyrite causing a shower of sparks into the pan to ignite the charge. |
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Cartridges that have never been manufactured commercially or made available to the public. |
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The lateral drift of the bullet in flight caused by wind. |
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The angle between the longitudinal axis of a projectile and the line of the projectile's trajectory. Yaw is usually considered to exist before a bullet achieves full gyroscopic stability. |
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Sight adjustment so the bullet will strike the target at the point of aim. |
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