Search results
Results From The WOW.Com Content Network
The decision to use a striker vs. that of an internal hammer like on the Walther Model 8 was to reduce overall size of the gun, but sacrificed reliability. If the striker spring is compressed for extended periods of time it can weaken and not have enough force to ignite the primer causing a misfire. [2]
The Remington Model 8 is a semi-automatic rifle designed by John Browning and produced by Remington Arms, [4] introduced as the Remington Autoloading Rifle in 1905, though the name was changed to the Remington Model 8 in 1911.
Introduced in 1984, the TEC-9 is made of inexpensive molded polymers and a mixture of stamped and milled steel parts. The simple design of the gun made it easy to repair and modify. It was a commercial success, with over 250,000 being sold.
Model 57 (1926) bolt-action .22 target rifle (Model 56 target variant) Model 58 (1928) bolt-action single-shot .22 rifle; Model 59 (1930) bolt-action single-shot .22 rifle (Model 58 target variant) Model 60 (1930) bolt-action .22 rifle (Model 58 variant) Model 60A (1933) bolt-action .22 single shot rifle (Model 58 variant)
On occasion Colt rifles discharged all their rounds at once, endangering the shooter. Even so, an early model was used in the Seminole Wars in 1838. [5] In March 1836, Colt formed the Patent Arms Company and began operation in an unused silk mill along the banks of the Passaic River in Paterson, New Jersey.
U.S. patent 544,657 Colt–Browning Model 1895 machine gun; U.S. patent 549,345 Winchester 1895 lever-action rifle; U.S. patent 580,924 Colt 1900 automatic pistol; U.S. patent 632,094 Winchester 1900 bolt-action single-shot .22 rifle; U.S. patent 689,283 Browning Auto-5 shotgun, also Remington Model 11 and Savage 720; U.S. patent 659,786 ...
Second Model 1838 Colt Paterson rifle Colt Paterson 1838 Ring Lever rifle, receiver. The Colt Paterson revolver was the first commercial repeating firearm employing a revolving cylinder with multiple chambers aligned with a single, stationary barrel.
The Model 112 Magnum Target rifle is a single-shot bolt-action rifle for long-range shooters. It chambers 338 Lapua Magnum cartridges. It is built around the Magnum Target Action, has a pillar-bedded 26-inch heavy barrel, and uses the Target AccuTrigger system for adjusting the amount of force necessary to affect a trigger pull.