About the Book
Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 100. Chapters: Minute of arc, Long gun, Rifling, Bullpup, Glossary of firearms terminology, Accurizing, Fouling, Blowback, Semi-automatic pistol, Centerfire ammunition, Stock, Recoil, Gas-operated reloading, Paper cartridge, Reflex sight, Speedloader, Recoil operation, Free recoil, Polygonal rifling, Breech-loading swivel gun, Rimfire ammunition, 4 bore, Muzzle flash, Limp wristing, Pinfire, Bolt thrust, Sabot, Point-blank range, Powerhead, Smoothbore, Slamfire, Gas check, Obturate, Firearm modification, Semiwadcutter, Muzzle rise, Choke, Squib load, 2 bore, Half-cock, Lupara, Maynard tape primer, Contact shot, Driving band, Dry fire, Cosmoline, Garrucha, Tap rack bang, Gun chronograph, Fire Power Demonstration, Hang fire, Jungle style, Cylindro-conoidal bullet, Out-of-battery, Blow forward, Muzzle climb, Panicfire, Match grade, Weapon handling, Flame cutting, Fauconneau, Lawrence Pellet Primer System, Gunpoint. Excerpt: The following are terms related to firearms and ammunition topics. A view of the break-action of a side-by-side double-barrelled shotgun. revolver hammer .243 Winchester Ackley Improved (left) and .243 Winchester (right) jacketed bullets varmint rifle Accurizing is the process of improving the accuracy of a firearm or airgun. For firearms, accuracy is defined as the ability to hit exactly what one is aiming at. Further, accuracy and precision, or the ability to hit the same place over and over again in a repeatable fashion, are the goals of accurizing. Accurizing generally concentrates on four different areas: The key to an accurate firearm is consistency. Getting everything to happen the same way for every shot is key to producing small groups, and there are a large number of issues to be addressed in achieving an accurate firearm. The keys to firing an accurate shot are a firm but not overtight grip, the...
