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  2. Olympic Arms OA-93 - Wikipedia

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    The OA-93 is an AR-15 derivative pistol manufactured by Olympic Arms.Lacking a buttstock or buffer tube, the OA-93 disperses recoil through a specially designed flat top upper receiver similar to the Armalite AR-18.

  3. Biathlon rifle - Wikipedia

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    Biathlon stocks tend to be built for performance, and often have some unique ergonomic design features compared to traditional rifle stocks. One of these features is the shape of the pistol grip, which often has a distinct thumb rest, allowing the thumb of the firing hand to rest pointing upwards.

  4. Fully powered cartridge - Wikipedia

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    From left to right: 9×19mm Parabellum (pistol cartridge) 7.92×33mm Kurz (intermediate-power rifle cartridge) 7.92×57mm Mauser (full-power rifle cartridge). A fully powered cartridge, also called full-power cartridge or full-size cartridge, is an umbrella term describing any rifle cartridge that emphasizes ballistic performance and single-shot accuracy, with little or no thought to its ...

  5. Mare's Leg - Wikipedia

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    While the guns were chambered for the .44-40 round, McQueen wore more impressive looking .45-70 rounds in the loops of his gun belt. In season one a doctor, after removing a bullet fired from the Mare's Leg from the back of a criminal, identified the removed bullet as a .30-30 round.

  6. Recoil operation - Wikipedia

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    The moving and the motionless masses are coupled by a spring that absorbs the recoil energy as it is compressed by the movement and then expands providing energy for the rest of the operating cycle. Since there is a minimum momentum required to operate a recoil-operated firearm's action, the cartridge must generate sufficient recoil to provide ...

  7. Medusa Model 47 - Wikipedia

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    The Medusa Model 47 (or Medusa M47) is a revolver manufactured by Phillips & Rodgers Inc. of Huntsville, Texas, [2] in the late 1990s. Based on the Smith & Wesson K frame, [3] it is notable for being capable of chambering and firing approximately 25 different cartridges within the 9 mm caliber family, such as: .357 Magnum, .38 Special, .380 ACP, and 9×19mm Parabellum. [4]

  8. Ethan Allen (armsmaker) - Wikipedia

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    Most common were .32 and .34 caliber, though the .28 and .30 caliber 'pocket size' have been reported. The 'Dragoon' model was the king, typically sporting six-inch barrels and .36 caliber. Except for early models and later Allen and Wheelock era production, most have beautiful engraving on the frame.

  9. Armi Jager - Wikipedia

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    The gun manufacturer was active since the early 1950s, manufacturing semi-automatic .22 rimfire sporting rifles and replica "Western" revolvers. Later it evolved to rimfire and small-caliber centerfire firearms patterned after the look of military rifles which at the time were difficult or illegal to own for civilians in Italy.