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    9x19 / Safe Action DIMENSIONS • LENGTH: 204 mm / 8.03 in. • WIDTH: 30.00 mm / 1.18 in. • LENGTH BETWEEN SIGHTS: 165 mm / 6.49 in. • HEIGHT: 138 mm / 5.43 in. • BARREL HEIGHT: 32 mm / 1.26 in. • BARREL LENGTH: 114 mm / 4.48 in. WEIGHTS • UNLOADED: 710 g / 25.06 oz. • LOADED: 910 g / 32.12 oz. TRIGGER PULL: ~2.5 kg / ~5.5 lbs. TRIGGER TRAVEL: ~12.5 mm / ~0.49 in. BARREL RIFLING: right hand, hexagonal LENGTH OF TWIST: 250 mm / 9.84 in. MAGAZINE CAPACITY • STANDARD: 17 • OPTIONAL: 10/33 THE STRIKER ASSEMBLY The striker itself is a hardened steel rod. A small protrusion on the front of the striker forms the firing pin, the piece that strikes the cartridge primer. A lug extends down from the rear of the striker which is called the nose. The lug is the control portion of the striker. The trigger’s assembly sear makes contact with the striker’s nose facilitating both cocking and releasing the striker. Three other components complete the striker assembly. The…

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    centuries old weapons, the Minié ball a new bullet, and rifling inside the barrels of all firearms managed…

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    This new weapon helped introduce the cylindrical bullet. The rifle was similar to the musket in appearance but completely different in technique and make. The Baker rifle was developed in the 1700’s but not produced until the 1830’s. The Baker rifle was made in both London and in Birmingham but would sometimes differ depending on where it was made. In the Baker rifle, shallow grooves were cut inside the barrel so that when the bullet was shot out it would spin at a greater speed making the shot…

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    Some people have guns for hunting, some people have guns for recreational purposes and some people have guns for safety. Hillary Clinton talks a lot about guns and it has been said that if she is elected, then she will abolish the second amendment. Society benefits from firearms in the hands of responsible citizens and efforts to keep firearms away from these citizens do more harm than good. Hillary Clinton should not be elected President of the United States. Hillary Clinton is against guns…

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    Guns are a big part of our lifestyle, and as gun owners, we should know how to properly take them apart and clean them safely. We should know how to take care of our guns so that they function correctly. Cleaning our guns insures that they do not malfunction and injure the person shooting the gun. Never cleaning a gun can gum up the firing mechanism make it misfire. Practicing these steps will keep the user out of harm 's way, and the people around them. The gun we will be taking apart and…

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    Bladed Bullet Inventions

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    Many inventions have been made over the years including this one. The Bladed Bullet is a new invention used for the army. Throughout this essay, I will be explaining to you what the Bladed Bullet is and how it’s better than a regular bullet. This new invention has taken down terrorists and Communistic countries. You will learn many things about this bullet and how it must remain a secret to the American military. The Bladed Bullet will save lives and will help how wars go. The Bladed Bullet is…

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    could make a spark with metal and certain rocks and do away with the wick and replace it with a gear system to form a better trigger to get more reliable shots out of the weapon. Unfortunately these guns were hard to fix and cost a lot and did not work the best so the matchlock remained popular during its time. (Supica) (Firearms history) The next guns are flintlock which you all should know were some of the first guns in America. The flintlock held a flint in the hammer and when the trigger…

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    Handlers In Sweden

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    11:00am MWF Europe As of 2006 Sweden was barely below Switzerland in guns per capita with 31.6 guns per 100 people, which equivalates to a little more than 3 million guns in the country. Even though Sweden is a very “gun secure” country where there are a lot of regulations and laws for the Swedish, guns are mostly used for hunting and just shooting at a range. There is almost no need for any sort of AR-15s or specialized conceal carry handguns. Hopefully, choosing this market…

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    Jonathan Browning did not believe in buying barrels from another company so, with the tools he made he would forged his own barrels. Jonathan Browning created his own rifling machine that he would use to rifle the barrels after they were forged. This man was literally a jack of all trades really cared about the craftsmanship of his work and the reliability of his guns. john moses browning was born in 1855 and his brother and soon to be life business partner in 1859. at a very young age of 10…

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    his farm after he and his father moved there in 1816 (“Eliphalet” para. 1). To help build his farm equipment, he constructed a forge and blacksmithing shop (“Remington Arms Company, Inc.” para. 2). Blacksmithing and mechanical repair were some things that Eliphalet did on his farm (“Eliphalet” para. 1).Remington was twenty-three when he decided he wanted a gun of his own to use for hunting (McLaughlin para. 12). However, Eliphalet forged a rifle from scrap metal in his own blacksmithing shop…

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