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A tampion or tompion (in the Royal Navy) [1] is a wooden plug, or a metal, canvas, rubber, or plastic cover, for the muzzle of a gun, howitzer, or mortar. [2] Tampions can be found on both land-based artillery and naval guns. Naval tampions have been developed into works of art.
Two days after the shooting, a Walmart corporate employee sent a memorandum to Walmart's entire e-commerce division, which includes thousands of employees, urging a "sick-out" strike to force the corporation to stop selling guns. [153] Walmart later sent out a memo instructing workers to remove signs and displays that "contain violent themes or ...
Typically, many rifles use thread diameters in the range between 25–27 mm (0.98–1.06 in). [citation needed] Many older rifles from the first half of the 20th century use a thread pitch around 2 mm (12.7 TPI), while many modern rifle use thread pitches around 1.5 mm (16.93 TPI). Fine threaded systems intended for hand tightening typically ...
The M24 Sniper Weapon System (SWS) or M24 is the military and police version of the Remington Model 700 rifle, M24 being the model name assigned by the United States Army after adoption as their standard sniper rifle in 1988.
A disassembled Mauser action showing a partially disassembled receiver and bolt. In firearms terminology and law, the firearm frame or receiver is the part of a firearm which integrates other components by providing housing for internal action components such as the hammer, bolt or breechblock, firing pin and extractor, and has threaded interfaces for externally attaching ("receiving ...
Gepárd anti-materiel rifle Hungary: 1987 Bolt-action Semi-automatic .50 BMG 12.7×108mm 14.5×114mm Vidhwansak India: 2005 Bolt-action 12.7×108mm 14.5×114mm 20×82mm. Pindad SPR-2 Indonesia: 2007 Bolt-action .50 BMG Arash Iran: 2013 Semi-automatic 20x102mm: Baher [1] Iran: 2015 23x152mm Shaher Iran: 2012 Bolt action 14.5×114mm Type 97 ...
A rail system mounted on top of a SIG SG 550 A dovetail rail on a rifle receiver for mounting a sight. A rail integration system (RIS; also called a rail accessory system (RAS), rail interface system, rail system, mount, base, gun rail, or simply a rail [1]) is a generic term for any standardized attachment system for mounting firearm accessories via bar-like straight brackets (i.e. "rails ...
A discussion forum, e-mail client or news client is said to have a "conversation view", "threaded topics" or a "threaded mode" if messages can be grouped in this manner. [1] An email thread is also sometimes called an email chain. Threads can be displayed in a variety of ways.