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  2. FN P90 - Wikipedia

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    The P90's barrel is cold hammer-forged and chrome-lined, with an overall length of 263 mm (10.4 in). [8] The barrel has eight rifling grooves with a right-hand twist rate of 1:231 mm (1:9.1 in), and it is equipped with a diagonally cut flash suppressor that also acts as a recoil compensator.

  3. FN 5.7×28mm - Wikipedia

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    Test barrel length: 263 mm (10.4 in) for bullets 1-3, 406 mm (16.0 in) for bullets 4-5. Source(s): [ 7 ] [ 8 ] The FN 5.7×28mm (designated as the 5.7×28 by the C.I.P. [ 7 ] and FN 5.7×28mm NATO [ 9 ] ) is a small- caliber , high- velocity , smokeless-powder , rebated , non-tapered , bottleneck , centerfire cartridge designed for pistols and ...

  4. Personal defense weapon - Wikipedia

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    It has a 50-round magazine housed horizontally above the barrel, an integrated reflex sight and fully ambidextrous controls. [18] A simple blow-back automatic weapon, it was designed to fire the FN 5.7×28mm cartridge which can penetrate soft body armor.

  5. Caliber - Wikipedia

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    A 16-inch gun of 50 calibers (16" L/50) has a barrel length of 50 × 16 = 800 inches (66 ft 8 in). Both 14-in and 16-in navy guns were common in World War II. The British Royal Navy insisted on 50-cal guns on ships as it would allow 1,900 to 2,700 lb (860 to 1,220 kg) shells to travel at an initial velocity of up to 1,800 mph (2,897 km/h) to a ...

  6. 8.6mm Blackout - Wikipedia

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    8.6mm Blackout (8.6×43 mm), sometimes referred to as 8.6 BLK, [1] is a centerfire rifle cartridge developed by the firearms manufacturer Q, LLC. [6] It utilizes a shortened case from the 6.5mm Creedmoor necked up to an 8.6 mm caliber (8.585 mm or 0.338 in diameter) projectile. 8.6 Blackout is designed for use in bolt-action rifles or as a caliber conversion for AR-10 style rifles.

  7. Nosler cartridges - Wikipedia

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    The overall cartridge length of 84.8 mm (3.340 in) is the same as that of the .30-06 Springfield, allowing the use of widely available standard-length actions. Four of Nosler's Cartridges, the .26 Nosler, .28 Nosler, .30 Nosler, and .33 Nosler, are based on the same .300 Remington Ultra Magnum [ 6 ] parent case.

  8. FN MAG - Wikipedia

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    [13] [14] [15] The barrel assembly weighs 3,050 g (6.72 lb) and of the 630 mm (24.80 in) long barrel a portion of 487.5 mm (19.19 in) is rifled. [16] The MAG takes zero shifts between barrel assemblies into account by making the front sight of the assemblies adjustable with the help of tools.

  9. Heckler & Koch HK416 - Wikipedia

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    The Heckler & Koch HK416 is an assault rifle chambered for the 5.56×45mm NATO cartridge.It is designed and manufactured by the German company Heckler & Koch.. Although the design is based on the AR-15 class of firearm (specifically the Colt M4 carbine family issued to the U.S. military), it uses a proprietary short-stroke gas piston system from Heckler & Koch's earlier G36 family of rifles.