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  2. Gas check - Wikipedia

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    Cast bullets as cast (left), with gas check (center) and lubricated (right). A gas check is a gasket type component of firearms ammunition. Gas checks are used when non-jacketed bullets are used in high pressure cartridges. The use of a gas check inhibits the buildup of lead in the barrel and improves accuracy. [1]

  3. Bowden cable - Wikipedia

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    A typical 7-speed shifter changes the cable length by either 2.9 mm (Shimano 2:1) or 4.5 mm (SRAM 1:1) for each shift, and any length errors accumulate with the number of shifts. To this end, the housing needs to behave as if it were a solid tube, so it, and its end-pieces have to be compressionless.

  4. Gas-checks in British RML heavy guns - Wikipedia

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    Gas-checks [1] were attachments to ammunition that revolutionised the performance of RML heavy guns. [2] The first generation of RML heavy guns began entering service in about 1865. They all had Woolwich rifling [3] and relied on studs on the projectiles for rotation. Gas-checks were first introduced in 1878 or soon after.

  5. Bullet - Wikipedia

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    This worked well for low-speed bullets, fired at velocities of less than 450 m/s (1,475 ft/s). For slightly higher-speed bullets fired in modern firearms, a harder alloy of lead and tin or typesetter's lead (used to mold linotype) works very well. For even higher-speed bullet use, jacketed lead bullets are used.

  6. Glossary of firearms terms - Wikipedia

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    The other used on gas operated firearms, usually a small hole on the barrel/gas block that is used to push back a gas piston to unlock the bolt. Gas check: A device used in some types of firearms ammunition when non-jacketed bullets are used in high pressure cartridges, to prevent the buildup of lead in the barrel and aid in accuracy. [17] Gas ...

  7. Internal ballistics - Wikipedia

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    The final result is a barrel that is mirror-smooth, and with a consistent or slightly tapering bore. The hand-lapping technique uses a wooden or soft metal rod to pull or push the slug through the bore, while the newer fire-lapping technique uses specially loaded, low-power cartridges to push abrasive-covered soft-lead bullets down the barrel.

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    TD Economics figures that Trump’s tariffs could push up U.S. gasoline prices by 30 cents to 70 cents a gallon. Trouble in Margaritaville Tariffs would raise the price for those raising a glass ...

  9. Glossary of British ordnance terms - Wikipedia

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    12-inch (30 cm) automatic gas-check. Attached to the base of RML artillery shells from 1878 onwards to avoid gas wastage on firing, and to rotate studless shells. It was an interim measure between studs and modern driving bands. Related terms: "Attached gas-check" – used with studded ammunition "Automatic gas-check" – used with studless ...