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The .45 Schofield / 11.5x27mmR, also referred to as .45 Smith & Wesson is a revolver cartridge developed by Smith & Wesson for their S&W Model 3 Schofield top-break revolver. It is similar to the .45 Colt cartridge, but with a shorter case and a larger rim. The. 45 Schofield will generally work in revolvers chambered for that cartridge; but the ...
In 1977, it added 3", 5¼", and 8" GIGN versions chambered in .357 Magnum. In 1980 and 1981 came the introduction urn of the MR 32 isporting revolver chambered in .32 S&W Long and the MR 38 Match sporting revolver chambered in .38 Special, along with the 9" MR 73 Long Range. The Match sporting revolvers feature only a single-action trigger and ...
The FN 5.7×28mm (designated as the 5.7×28 by the C.I.P. [7] and FN 5.7×28mm NATO [9]) is a small-caliber, high-velocity, smokeless-powder, rebated, non-tapered, bottleneck, centerfire cartridge designed for pistols and personal defense weapons (PDW) uses, manufactured by FN Herstal. [10]
Only used by Finnish frontline-troops until running out of ammo and only small numbers of PPSh-41 were used by Finnish home front troops in 1942-1944) [133] [134] PPS-43 (Only used by Finnish frontline troops in 1943-1944 that had captured the guns) [ 133 ]
The .204 Ruger / 5.2x47mm is a centerfire rifle cartridge developed by Hornady and Ruger.At the time of its introduction in 2004, the .204 Ruger was the second-highest velocity commercially produced ammunition and the only centerfire cartridge produced commercially for bullets of .204 inch/5 mm caliber.
S.W.A.T. – 2003 film starring Colin Farrell and Samuel L. Jackson, with an opening scene loosely based on this event; Zero Hour – 2004 docudrama TV series features and portrays this event in the fifth episode of the third season; Shootout! - 2005 documentary series featured on The History Channel covers and portrays this event in the first ...
The Iranian Navy ship was sunk in Operation Praying Mantis on 18 April 1988. Located by two American A-6E Intruders of Attack Squadron VA-95 steaming roughly 16 kilometres (10 mi) southwest of Larak Island, she was hit by two Harpoon missiles and four AGM-123 Skipper II laser-guided missiles.
Dijon-Longvic Air Base (French: Base aérienne 102 Dijon, IATA: DIJ, ICAO: LFSD) was a French Air Force (French: Armée de l'Air) air base.The airfield is located approximately 2 miles (3.2 km) east-southeast of Longvic; about 165 miles (266 km) southeast of Paris.