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  2. Military 12-gauge cartridges - Wikipedia

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    Cartridges manufactured by Federal Cartridge Company contained 25 flechettes. Tips of the flechettes are exposed in the Federal cartridges, but concealed by a conventional star crimp in Western cartridges. [4] Flechettes had flatter trajectory over longer ranges than spherical buckshot, but combat effectiveness did not justify continued ...

  3. Bump stock - Wikipedia

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    A Slide Fire Solutions bump fire stock on a WASR-10 semiautomatic rifle WASR-10 rifle without a bump stock fitted. Bump stocks or bump fire stocks are gun stocks that can be used to assist in bump firing, the act of using the recoil of a semi-automatic firearm to fire cartridges in rapid succession.

  4. Money market fund - Wikipedia

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    If a fund's NAV drops below $1.00, it is said that the fund "broke the buck". [8] For SEC registered money funds, maintaining the $1.00 flat NAV is usually accomplished under a provision under Rule 2a-7 of the 40 Act that allows a fund to value its investments at amortized cost rather than market value, provided that certain conditions are ...

  5. United States dollar - Wikipedia

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    Federal Reserve Notes are designated by law as "legal tender" for the payment of debts. [53] Congress has also authorized the issuance of more than 10 other types of banknotes, including the United States Note [54] and the Federal Reserve Bank Note. The Federal Reserve Note is the only type that remains in circulation since the 1970s.

  6. Shot (pellet) - Wikipedia

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    It is usually referred by the size, followed by "buck", e.g. "#000" is referred to as "triple-aught buck" in the United States or "triple-o buck" in other English speaking countries. Buckshot is traditionally swaged (in high volume production) or cast (in small volume production). The Bliemeister method does not work for shot larger than #5 (0. ...

  7. Daisy Outdoor Products - Wikipedia

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    However, the "Buck Jones" Daisy air rifle, immediately above the Red Ryder in the Daisy line, did have a compass and sundial in the stock, [8] but no other features of the "Red Ryder" model. In 2020, Daisy released a limited-edition model of the Red Ryder titled, "A Christmas Wish," featuring the compass and sundial in the stock. [9]

  8. M79 grenade launcher - Wikipedia

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    Visually, the M79 grenade launcher resembles a large bore, break-action, sawed-off shotgun, [15] and is simple in design, having only five major parts: a receiver group, a fore-end assembly, a barrel group, a sight assembly, and a stock. The fore-end assembly beds the barrel to the receiver. The stock is made out of wood or fiberglass.

  9. Stock (firearms) - Wikipedia

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    The anatomy of a gunstock on a Ruger 10/22 semi-automatic rifle with Fajen thumbhole silhouette stock. 1) butt, 2) forend, 3) comb, 4) heel, 5) toe, 6) grip, 7) thumbhole A gunstock or often simply stock, the back portion of which is also known as a shoulder stock, a buttstock, or simply a butt, is a part of a long gun that provides structural support, to which the barrel, action, and firing ...