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  2. Colt 9mm SMG - Wikipedia

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    The Colt 9mm SMG is a closed bolt, blowback operated SMG, rather than the conventional direct impingement gas operation of the standard 5.56×45mm M16 type rifle. [6] As a closed bolt weapon, the Colt SMG is inherently more accurate than open bolt weapons such as the Israeli UZI. [7] The overall aesthetics are identical to most M16 type rifles.

  3. Bluing (steel) - Wikipedia

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    It is a difficult product to apply evenly, offers minimal protection and is generally best used for small fast repair jobs and touch-ups. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] The "hot" process is an alkali salt solution using potassium nitrite or sodium nitrate and sodium hydroxide, referred to as "traditional caustic black", that is typically done at an elevated ...

  4. List of modern Russian small arms and light weapons

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    standard SMG for all branches of Russian military and police forces [6] Vityaz-SN Russia PP-2000: 9×19mm Parabellum: 2008–present standard SMG for all branches of police forces [6] PP-2000 Russia PP-91 KEDR: 9×18mm Makarov: 1994–present used by parts of Ministry of Internal Affairs: PP-71 (prototype) PP-90-01 (variant with integrated ...

  5. Sterling submachine gun - Wikipedia

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    The Sterling submachine gun is a British submachine gun (SMG). It was tested by the British Army in 1944–1945, but did not start to replace the Sten until 1953. A successful and reliable design, it remained standard issue in the British Army until 1994, [ 18 ] when it began to be replaced by the L85A1 , a bullpup assault rifle .

  6. MP 18 - Wikipedia

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    The MP 18 submachine gun is a simple blowback operated weapon firing from the open bolt. The original MP 18.1 was designed to use the snail drum magazine of the Luger Artillery model pistol. This rotary design type of magazine holds 32 rounds of 9 mm Parabellum, [ 3 ] the user having to load the magazine with a proprietary loading tool.

  7. Heckler & Koch MP7 - Wikipedia

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    It was designed (together with the new cartridge) to meet NATO requirements published in 1989, which called for an SMG-type weapon with a greater capacity to defeat Kevlar body armor (versus pre-existing submachine guns using conventional pistol cartridges such as the .45 ACP and 9×19mm Parabellum).

  8. KRISS Vector - Wikipedia

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    KRISS Vector SMG on a shooting range at the 2010 SHOT Show. In the spring of 2007, TDI announced their development of a new submachine gun. It was an experimental weapon under advanced stages of development at that time. The name Kriss comes from a Southeast Asian dagger with a flame-shaped blade. [6] [7]

  9. Burst mode (weapons) - Wikipedia

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    The firing selector of the SIG SG 550 allows for three-round bursts. In automatic firearms, burst mode or burst-fire is a firing mode enabling the shooter to fire a predetermined number of rounds, usually two or three rounds on hand held weapons [1] [2] to fifty or more rounds on autocannons, [3] with a single pull of the trigger.