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  2. Sporting Arms and Ammunition Manufacturers' Institute

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    The Sporting Arms and Ammunition Manufacturers' Institute (SAAMI, pronounced "Sammy") is an association of American manufacturers of firearms, ammunition, and components.. SAAMI is an accredited standards developer that publishes several American National Standards that provide safety, reliability, and interchangeability standards for commercial manufacturers of firearms, ammunition, and compo

  3. Protection of Lawful Commerce in Arms Act - Wikipedia

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    Protection of Lawful Commerce in Arms Act; Other short titles: Child Safety Lock Act of 2005: Long title: An Act to prohibit civil liability actions from being brought or continued against manufacturers, distributors, dealers, or importers of firearms or ammunition for damages, injunctive or other relief resulting from the misuse of their products by others.

  4. Glossary of firearms terms - Wikipedia

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    Ammunition or ammo: Can be described as anything that can be launched or thrown. In the case of modern firearms, usually refers to the assembly that is made up of a brass, steel, aluminum, or (rarely) a polymer case. The case contains the priming compound, usually in its own removable assembly called a primer. The case will also contain the ...

  5. Gun manufacturers and ammo companies see stocks soar during ...

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    Other companies that saw large upticks included Ammo Inc., which had a rise in stock price of around 15 percent, and outdoor sporting goods chain Vista Outdoor Inc. rose by around 1.15 percent.

  6. List of modern armament manufacturers - Wikipedia

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    The following list of modern armament manufacturers presents major companies producing modern weapons and munitions for military, paramilitary, government agency and civilian use. The companies are listed by their full name followed by the short form, or common acronym, if any, in parentheses. The country the company is based in, if the ...

  7. List of firearm brands - Wikipedia

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    Hi-Point Firearms Hi-Point Firearms United States Civilian Handguns, carbines, accessories Horizon Firearms Kaspar United States Civilian Holland & Holland: United Kingdom Civilian Howa: Howa: Japan Civilian, military HS HS Produkt: Croatia Civilian, law enforcement, military, security Handguns, machine guns Indo-Russia Rifles

  8. Accurizing - Wikipedia

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    Comparison of milliradian (mil) and minute of arc (moa).. Since adjusting the point of impact to match the point of aim is relatively simple with any type of adjustable sights, the primary goal of accurizing is to increase the precision of the firearm, which is generally measured by looking at the dispersion of a number of shots fired at the same point of aim.

  9. List of military headstamps - Wikipedia

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    In November, 1943 it was the first plant to package ammo in vacuum-packed metal cans. In the Spring and Summer of 1944 it was employed in inspecting and repacking .45 ACP and .30 Carbine ammunition. EW Eau Claire Ordnance Plant (August 1942 to December 1943) – Eau Claire, Wisconsin a division of US Rubber Co.