Rifle

raised my rifle, aiming for his his face. “What are you trying to prove here cunt?” The room fell quiet, the echo of what I had just said still living in the room, in the silence. “Me? Nothing, you proved it yourself, and shit this isn’t your first story with no thought out research is…

Throughout the books An Edible History of Humanity, and Gunpowder it is expressed that agriculture and gunpowder have played a major role in the continual development of the world we know today. Agriculture opened the doors to a greater knowledge of the scientific world, and because of this scientific growth, gunpowder technology advanced. These advances led to the discovery and creation of lucrative and nourishing crops, along with ammo that increased the power and productivity of war. The Du…

smoke-less powder. Machine guns gave an obvious advantage of being able to shoot multiple rounds a minute in comparison to the rifle. The rifle on the other hand, is a weapon used throughout most wars, being favoured for the infantry as an effective weapon. The rifle did indeed upgrade as wars progressed to become more accurate and have a longer range, but it was still the rifle. This was one weapon that survived the entire time period of 2815 to…

Imagine losing half of classmates, family members, or friends all because of assault weapons being legal. The NRA (National Rifle Association) and firearm laws are the cause of thousands of humans dying annually and mass shootings specially in public places like concerts, schools, and churches. Mass shootings are a very common procedure going on in the United States. Killings of thousands of people occur because of these assault weapons. Banning assault weapons will have a huge impact in…

How technology changed the American civil war The American civil war was a great event in American history. While the revolutionary war created the United States, the civil war determined what kind of nation it would be. The American civil war was caused by the issue of slavery. Beginning from the civil war, war was just fought in a whole new level. Not only in attacking stage but also in defensive stages. In the 1860s no tanks, radios, and airplanes excited but the American civil war is…

Analysis Paper: The Things They Carried Part One: The chapter entitled How to Tell a War Story contains a moment from Tim O’Brien’s’ time at war where he recalls when Rat Kiley shoots a baby water buffalo uncontrollably. Rat Kiley has recently lost his best friend Curt Lemon due to their own stupidity. Kiley proves to be in a very delicate state after this, which can explain why he takes his frustration and anger out on this baby buffalo. He doesn’t just shoot the buffalo once to end its’ life.…

lives or the decimated, crater-ridden landscapes the war left in its wake. The Great War was also a war of technological brilliance, because of the many new types of war technologies and ideas that were brought to light during this conflict. From new rifles to machine guns to airplanes; all of these types of technology, weapons and methods of waging war paved the way for technology and warfare today. Because of technology’s rapid development and the failure of generals adjusting their strategy…

The Russian winter was more unforgiving than past years. Which in return made it difficult for the young Soviet sniper to hold his rifle steadily, due to the shaking and trembling of his hands and body. His name is Aleksei Sokolov, he is 18 and he will have been in combat for about 4 months by tomorrow. He used to work under his father in the family’s watch store in Kronstadt in Saint Petersburg, Russia. That is, until Germany broke the non-aggression pact and began invading his motherland.…

He would have 10 mile runs in fuEt gear and 20 mile hikes. Fort Jackson was always hot. The Army goal was to teach them how to survive and win in any combat situation. He was taught hand to hand combat, rifle and bayonet training. The army rifle was there best friend, they cleaned their rifle each…

Experienced hunters agree that the following combination in a firearm should be achieved rifle, a scope with mounts, and sling should weigh eight pounds or less, lighter is better if it does not affect the accuracy of the firearm (Eastman pg 1). Remington's mountain rifle Model 7 AWR has achieved this combination by weighing 6 pounds, 4 ounces it has stainless steel receiver and a 22-inch barrel making this rifle light and reliable. (Eastman pg 3-4). Another firearm that has achieved weight…