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  2. Improvised firearm - Wikipedia

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    The Brocock Air Cartridge System, for example, uses a self-contained "cartridge" roughly the size of a .38 Special cartridge, which contains an air reservoir, valve, and a .22 caliber (5.5 mm) pellet. Examples of BACS airguns converted to firearms, either by drilling the barrel out to fire a .38 Special cartridge or by altering the cylinder to ...

  3. Model 1816 Musket - Wikipedia

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    Cartridge: Paper cartridge, buck and ball/musket ball undersized (.65/16.510 mm) to reduce the effects of powder fouling: Caliber.69 in (17.526 mm) Action: Flintlock/percussion lock (conversion) Rate of fire: User dependent; usually 2 to 3 rounds per minute: Muzzle velocity: 1,000 ft/s (300 m/s) to 1,200 ft/s (370 m/s) Effective firing range

  4. Homemade firearm - Wikipedia

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    Receiver blanks in various stages of completion. Receiver blanks are often used in the manufacture of homemade firearms. A homemade firearm, also called a ghost gun or privately made firearm, is a firearm made by a private individual, in contrast to one produced by a corporate or government entity. [1]

  5. Caliber conversion device - Wikipedia

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    A .32 ACP FMJ cartridge, a .32 ACP FMJ cartridge in a blued .303 British supplemental chamber, and a .303 British FMJ cartridge (left to right) A caliber conversion device is a device which can be used to non-permanently alter a firearm to allow it to fire a different cartridge than the one it was originally designed to fire.

  6. Musket - Wikipedia

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    Musketeers often used paper cartridges, which served a purpose similar to that of modern metallic cartridges in combining bullet and powder charge. A musket cartridge consisted of a pre-measured amount of black powder and ammunition such as a round ball, Nessler ball or Minié ball all wrapped up in paper. Cartridges would then be placed in a ...

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    There are household tasks that are just harder than they should be, and these products — all found at Walmart and starting at just $6 — will take the sting out of them a bit.

  8. List of rimmed cartridges - Wikipedia

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    Below is a list of rimmed cartridges (R). Although similar, rimmed cartridges differ from rimfire cartridges ( list ). A rimmed cartridge is a cartridge with a rim, whose primer is located in the center of the case head; the primer is detonated by the firing pin striking that center location.

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    One of the reasons why air fryers have exploded in popularity within the past decade is because they get meals on the table fast. Compared to the time spent waiting for a full-sized oven to ...