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  2. Barrel threads - Wikipedia

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    Attaching the barrel to the receiver using a barrel nut and a barrel with a shoulder is an alternative to action threads, which has been used in firearms such as the Sten gun and AR-15. Hand tools Quick barrel change systems is an increasingly popular alternative, as seen in for example SIG Sauer 200 STR , Roessler Titan or Blaser R8 .

  3. Direct impingement - Wikipedia

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    Firearms with a direct impingement design can, in principle, be constructed lighter than piston-operated designs. Because high-pressure gas acts directly upon the bolt and carrier in a direct impingement system, it does not need a separate gas cylinder, piston, and operating rod assembly of a conventional piston-operated system, only requiring a gas tube to channel gas from the barrel back ...

  4. Flash suppressor - Wikipedia

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    Sudanese Model Armalite AR-10 with a prong-type flash suppressor. Duckbill flash suppressors have upper and lower "prongs" and direct gases to the sides. Early M60 machine guns and some Armalite AR-10, Armalite AR-15 and early M16 models featured this type of flash suppressor. One disadvantage is that the prongs can become entangled with vines ...

  5. Silencer (firearms) - Wikipedia

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    France: silencers for rimfire pistols are sold without government oversight in France. [39] Germany: a silencer is treated the same in the eyes of the law as the weapon it is designed for. Accordingly, suppressors for air guns, which can be purchased by anyone over 18 years of age, can be purchased by anyone over 18. A hunting license allows ...

  6. Colt AR-15 - Wikipedia

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    The AR-15 uses an L-type flip, aperture rear sight and it is adjustable with two settings, 0 to 300 meters and 300 to 400 meters. [16] The front sight is a post adjustable for elevation. The rear sight can be adjusted for windage. The sights can be adjusted with a bullet tip or pointed tool. The AR-15 can also mount a scope on the carrying handle.

  7. Advanced Armament Corporation - Wikipedia

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    Illusion9 is an eccentric designed suppressor to utilize factory sights as well as allowing the use of rail mounted accessories on the host firearm [15] Ti-Rant Series suppressors designed for use with either 9mm or .45 ACP caliber pistols that is made from Titanium. Short versions were manufactured using an "S" suffix in the model names and a ...

  8. Bolt (firearms) - Wikipedia

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    A turn bolt refers to a firearm component where the whole bolt without using a bolt carrier turns to lock and unlock. This is most commonly found in bolt-action firearms but is also found in some automatic firearms. The most common locking mechanism on rifles is a rotating bolt, which can be classified as a rigid type of bolt lock. Semi-rigid ...

  9. Dead Air Silencers - Wikipedia

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    This due to the requirements of US commercial customers who must procure a different Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives tax stamp for each silencer they own. [5] Their first silencer was the Sandman series. [3] In 2018 Dead Air introduced Key-Mo, an adaptor which allows the use of Silencerco silencers with Dead Air muzzle ...