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  2. Montana Rifle Company - Wikipedia

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    The rifles are described by gun writers as being high quality. [10] Barrels were available in over 20 calibers with a variety of contours and finishes. [7] The barrel making division of MRC was sold to Remington Arms, subsequently Remington, in liquidation sold off most of its parts.

  3. Harris Gunworks - Wikipedia

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    Various calibers. available between .22-250 Rem. and .416 Rem., premium wood stock, matte metal finish, buttoning used on rifling for 22 or 24 in. stainless steel barrel, action made from 416 stainless or 4340 chrome moly steel (either left- or right-handed), 3 or 4 shot mag. supplied with 5 shot test target.

  4. Cooking off - Wikipedia

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    Cooking off (or thermally induced firing) is unfired weapon ammunition exploding prematurely due to heat in the surrounding environment. [1] [2] The term is used both for detonation of ammunition not loaded into a weapon, and unintended firing of a loaded weapon due to heating. A fast cook-off is a cook-off caused by fire.

  5. Winchester Model 70 - Wikipedia

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    Although the Marine Corps officially used only the M1 Garand and the M1903 Springfield as sniper rifles during the Second World War, "many Winchester Model 70s showed up at training camps and in actual field use during the Pacific campaign." [14] These rifles had shorter 24-inch barrels chambered for .30-06 Springfield. They were serial ...

  6. Tapering (firearms) - Wikipedia

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    The American Rifle A Treatise, a Text Book, and a Book of Practical Instruction in the Use of the Rifle By Townsend Whelen · 1918. Page 134; Gun Research Declassified Visit to Mauser-Werke 2022. Page 52; The Ultimate in Rifle Accuracy By Glenn Newick · 1990; Gunsmithing at Home: Lock, Stock & Barrel - Page 79, John E. Traister · 1996

  7. Conservation and restoration of historic firearms - Wikipedia

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    Muskets and pistols were made with the wheel-lock. Developed in the 17th century, the Flintlock used a flint strike to ignite the gunpower and fire the weapon. Flintlocks were used for a variety of firearms, ranging from pistols to muskets and rifles. Their barrels could be smoothbore or rifle and were muzzle-loaded or breech-loaded.

  8. Takedown gun - Wikipedia

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    Survival guns such as the ArmaLite AR-7 may be disassembled and their barrel, action, and magazines stored within its plastic butt-stock. This lightweight 2.5 lb (1.1 kg), .22 caliber (5.6 mm), semi-automatic rifle measures 35 inches (89 cm) overall when assembled, 16 inches (41 cm) when disassembled, and can even float.

  9. Rifled musket - Wikipedia

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    Springfield Model 1861 rifle musket Pattern 1853 Enfield rifle musket. A rifled musket, rifle musket, or rifle-musket is a type of firearm made in the mid-19th century. . Originally the term referred only to muskets that had been produced as a smoothbore weapon and later had their barrels replaced with rifl