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Above is letters A-Z, a brief list of firearms products: We are trying to get as many gun related products on one website to save you time, and help you locate just the item you are looking for.
Letter "B" Backstop -- Anything that will safely stop a bullet and prevent it from hitting anything else after the target is struck. Backstrap -- A handgun term. The rearmost surface of the grip. Ball -- Often used in casual conversation to mean any ammunition capped with a round-nose FMJ bullet, especially in .45 ACP caliber, but is accurately used to describe standard military ammunition of any standard military caliber. Also, a round, lead bullet used in muzzle-loading firearms. See also: full metal jacket, hardball. Ballistic Fingerprint -- A fired case has unique marks upon it from the extractor, ejector, and breechface. A bullet fired through a rifled barrel also has unique rifling marks. A record of these marks, when stored in a central database, is called a "ballistic fingerprint." Barrel -- The metal tube through which the bullet or shot travels. Battery -- Most firearms do not have literal batteries. But a firearm is said to be in battery when the breech is fully closed and locked, ready to fire. When the breech is open or unlocked, the gun is out of battery and no attempt should be made to fire it. A semi-automatic is out of battery when the slide fails to come all the way forward again after the gun has fired, making it dangerous or impossible to fire the next round. This condition can be created by a misfeed, a dirty gun, weak springs, the shooter's thumbs brushing against the slide, riding the slide, or any of several other causes. Beavertail --On a 1911-style pistol, the curved piece of metal at the top of the grip which protects the user's hand from getting bitten by the hammer. It is nearly always the top part of the grip safety. Belly Band -- A holster which is located within a wide elastic strap, designed to be worn around the torso. Berm -- On an outdoor shooting range, a large pile of dirt that functions as a backstop. Birdshot -- A type of shotgun ammunition which uses very small pellets. It is so named because it is most often used for hunting birds. Birdshot comes in different sizes. Black Powder -- Black powder is a type of gunpowder invented in the 9th century and was practically the only known propellant until the middle of the 19th century when smokeless powder was invented. It is purchased separately from other ammunition components, and is commonly used in muzzle-loading firearms. It is not used in modern encased ammunition. Bolt -- A bolt is a mechanical part in some firearms which blocks the rear of the chamber while the powder burns. It must be moved out of the way to load and unload the gun; this action may be manually performed by the shooter pulling back on an exterior knob called the bolt handle and then sending it forward again, or the action may be performed by other moving parts within the firearm. When the user must move the bolt manually, the firearm is called a bolt-action firearm. See also: bolt action. Bolt Action -- An action type most commonly used in rifles, in which the user ejects the spent round and brings a new round up from the internal magazine by pulling back on an external knob which is called a bolt handle. See also: bolt. Bore -- The inside surface of the barrel. Bore Axis -- An imaginary line which runs right down the center of the handgun's barrel and out though the back end of the gun. The gun may have a high bore axis, with the imaginary line running out into space well above the shooter's hand. Or it may have a low bore axis, with the imaginary line running either straight through the shooter's hand or just skimming the surface slightly above her hand. A high bore axis tends to create greater perceived recoil and more muzzle flip when firing the gun than a low bore axis does. Brass -- The most common material used for ammunition cases, so much so that you will often hear people refer to 'picking up the brass' even when the empty cases they are going to pick up are actually made of aluminum or steel. Break (Trigger Break) -- The point at which the trigger allows the hammer to fall, or releases the striker, so that the shot fires. The ideal break is sudden and definite. 'Like a glass rod' is the cliché term shooters use to describe the ideal crisp, clean break. Breech -- The rearmost end of a barrel, closest the shooter (opposite from the muzzle end). Breech Block -- A mechanical piece which seals the rearmost part of the barrel (the breech) while the gun is firing, preventing the rearward escape of gases. Breech Face -- That portion of the breech block which touches the cartridge when the breech is closed. Breech Opening -- The open rear of the barrel through which cartridges are inserted into the chamber. Brick -- A box of ammunition roughly equal in size and weight to a ... well, a brick. Most often used to describe a 500-round container of .22LR ammunition. Buckshot -- A type of shotgun ammunition which uses medium-sized to large-sized pellets. It is so named because some folks hunt deer with it. Buckshot comes in different sizes. Generally speaking, the larger the pellets, the fewer of them there are in each round of ammunition. Bullet -- The solitary metal projectile which is flung downrange. When shooters refer to the bullet, they mean only the projectile itself, not the complete package which holds the bullet before it is fired. The complete package, which includes the case, primer, powder, and bullet, is usually called a cartridge or a round. Bullet Trap -- A type of backstop which catches the fired bullet and prevents it from exiting the area. Bullpup -- A rifle configuration in which the action and magazine are located behind the trigger. This is done so the overall length of the firearm is shorter than it otherwise would be, but is controversial because it puts the receiver very close to the shooter's face. Butt -- Handguns -- The base of the grip. Butt -- Long Guns -- The rearmost portion of the stock, the part the user braces against one shoulder. | |
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