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  2. FX Airguns - Wikipedia

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    FX Airguns is known in the industry for its proprietary "Smooth Twist" barrels, which uses hybrid riflings with a long smoothbore portion and press-forged slow-twist riflings near the muzzle. FX later introduced the "Smooth Twist X" barrels in 2017, which allow the user to easily switch barrels of different calibers and a different twist rates.

  3. .22 Spitfire - Wikipedia

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    The .22 Spitfire is an American wildcat rifle cartridge developed by Col. Melvin M. Johnson.It was originally named the MMJ 5.7mm [1] by its designer and is also known in the U.S. as the 5.7mm Johnson, the Johnson MMJ 5.7mm Spitfire, and the .22 Johnson, (or 5.7×33mm internationally).

  4. Wildcat cartridge - Wikipedia

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    A wildcat cartridge, often shortened to wildcat, is a custom-made cartridge for which ammunition and/or firearms are not mass-produced. These cartridges are often created as experimental variants to optimize a certain ballistic performance characteristic (such as the power, size, or efficiency) of an existing commercial cartridge, or may merely ...

  5. .303/25 - Wikipedia

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    The .303/25, sometimes known as the .25/303 is a wildcat centrefire rifle cartridge, based on the .303 British, necked down to fire a .257 projectile, originating in Australia in the 1940s as a cartridge for sporterised rifles, particularly on the Lee–Enfield action; similar versions also appeared in Canada around the same time.

  6. List of General Motors factories - Wikipedia

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    Located at 1016 W. Edgar Road. During WWII, GM built the FM-1 Wildcat and FM-2 Wildcat fighter planes at Linden. Livonia Engine: Livonia, Michigan: United States: Premium V engine (Northstar V8, Aurora V8, "Shortstar" V6) 1971: 2010: Located at 12200 Middlebelt Road. 7 (1979-2019) U (1966-1978) Lordstown Assembly: Warren, Ohio: United States ...

  7. Daihatsu Taft (F10) - Wikipedia

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    It was also sold as the Wildcat in Australia, and Scat in Germany and some other European markets. The Taft is similar to the Suzuki Jimny, although a bit larger. The name "Taft" stands for "'Tough and Almighty Four-wheel Touring Vehicle". [1] The first Taft was the F10 model, introduced in 1974.

  8. .50 Alaskan - Wikipedia

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    The .50 Alaskan / 13x53mmR is a wildcat cartridge developed by Harold Johnson and Harold Fuller of the Kenai Peninsula of Alaska in the 1950s. Johnson based the cartridge on the .348 Winchester in order to create a rifle capable of handling the large bears in Alaska.

  9. List of surviving Grumman F4F Wildcats - Wikipedia

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    F4F-3 Wildcat Bu12297 recovered from Lake Michigan on display at the Cradle of Aviation Museum. 86680 - based at Collings Foundation in Stow, Massachusetts. [24] [25] unique in having a passenger cabin. It is shown to be able to carry 4 passengers. 86741 - based at Fantasy of Flight in Polk City, Florida. [26] [27]