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    Hunting Rounds

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    friend to expert marksmen, everyone has their own opinion as to which caliber makes the perfect hunting round. However, the reality is that there is no one size fits all when it comes to hunting. Factors like the size of the animal being hunted, the distance the round needs to cover, and the velocity of the round all need to be taken into consideration before deciding which round is perfect for you. With that said, .30 caliber rounds are the most widely used hunting rounds North American big…

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    last shot dead in the middle of his chest. Aliyah had put three bullets in two of the guys and 2 in the head man. Jerry didn’t want her to get into trouble so he took his 45 caliber went up to them shot them directly in the wounds making it look like he killed them by putting 45 caliber bullets in them instead of Ar-15 caliber…

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    Military makes these advancements to keep the country and its citizens safe. The U.S. has been making advancements and adapting since 1786 until present day. One of the first recorded Advancements occurred in 1795 the weapon was a copy of the .69 caliber, French Model 1763 Infantry Musket. The weapons were manufactured at both Springfield, Massachusetts, and Harper’s Ferry, Virginia (Weapons). The difference between the French and U.S. model is, The U.S. incorporated at the current and best…

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    influence, firing a .22 caliber pistol from a moving vehicle and disorderly conduct in Jefferson County, Colorado. At the time she was under the alias “Sandra Kretsch.” Following this arrest, she was charged with failing to appear in court. In the year 1976 Aileen was given a restraining order from her husband, Lewis Gratz Fell for allegedly striking him with his…

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    6.5 X 55 Swede Summary

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    included history, Walter Bell and the 6.5 Mannlicher Schoenauer, performance, factory ammunition, and hand loading. The article began with a detailed history of the 6.5 x 55 Swede. The article states that during the muzzle loading era the most common calibers were 17mm and 18mm. But due to new technologies of the brass casing and breech-loading firearms, the bore diameters were able to be smaller while maintain or increasing the velocities. In 1886 a French Colonel by the name of Nicholas…

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    did not come to see us what we wanted, "don’t make any noise and be ready son, get the rifle and be ready, a deer can come out at any time", my dad said. The rifles used to kill such a big animal are most likely to be the .22 caliber 243 caliber, or 270 caliber. These caliber firearms require good aim and to try to hit the target with a single shot so that you can kill the animal. We were looking for a male deer, approximately an 8 point buck with a good weight. We left deer corn on the road so…

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    forces from a neighboring hill. A single M16, quad caliber .50 machine gun mount broke up the charge, killed 100 by actual count and caused the remainder to flee in disorder, many being wounded. It was found that antiaircraft automatic weapons units in support of tank advances are extremely effective. During…

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    interesting, also it had a major event in history which changed how people see it today. This gun has a compelling personal story. It’s not my gun, but it is my dad’s gun that he got back in 2011. He never shot it; and it is an artifact to him. It’s a .45 caliber black powered, and he has sentimental value to it. He wanted to buy it because of the events from the past that it had. Even though it he doesn’t know much about it, he would…

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    Atticus is Courageous Atticus demonstrated courage because he is protecting a black man and the people of Maycomb do not want that. “In ones and twos men got out of the cars. Shadows became substance as lights revealed solid shapes moving toward the jail. Atticus remained where he was.” (Lee 202). It is shown that Atticus is being courageous because when the men got out of the car he just sat there and was being courageous and brave; he is talking to the people in the courthouse. Fortunately,…

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    against the wall. You rush to help him and you call an ambulance, but it’s too late. While the police are cleaning up the scene you stumble across a couple of gun shells on the floor in the corner. You Conclude that these are shells from a .38 caliber gun so you keep reaching and you find that the gun…

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