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  2. Gas-operated reloading - Wikipedia

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    Gas-operation is a system of operation used to provide energy to operate locked breech, autoloading firearms. In gas-operation, a portion of high-pressure gas from the cartridge being fired is used to power a mechanism to dispose of the spent case and insert a new cartridge into the chamber.

  3. Gas check - Wikipedia

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    Gas checks are most commonly found in the form of a thin cup or disc made of a ductile metal. Copper, zinc, aluminum, and alloys such as brass have been used. A bullet designed to accept a gas check has a rebated base shank which permits attachment of the check without altering the maximum diameter of the bullet.

  4. Locked breech - Wikipedia

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    A 'locked breech' barrel confines the high-pressure gas to the barrel, allowing the gas to expand and cool without risk of damaging weapon or shooter. Because of the pressure drop, a breech block can be opened in a self-reloading firearm due to the recoil inertia generation by the movement of the projectile.

  5. Category:Gas-operated reloading - Wikipedia

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    Gas-operated reloading; This page was last edited on 20 November 2015, at 18:50 (UTC). Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike ...

  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.

  7. Smokeless powder - Wikipedia

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    Reworked powder or washed pyrocellulose can be dissolved in ethyl acetate containing small quantities of desired stabilizers and other additives. The resultant syrup, combined with water and surfactants, can be heated and agitated in a pressurized container until the syrup forms an emulsion of small spherical globules of the desired size. Ethyl ...