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  2. Feed ramp - Wikipedia

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    The feed ramp may be part of the magazine , part of the receiver or frame , part of the barrel or part of the barrel nut/locking lugs . Some firearms, like the FN Five-seven, have a beveled chamber instead of a feed ramp. The feed ramp is a critical part of semi-automatic firearms and automatic firearms. When the weapon is fired and the spent ...

  3. List of dual-feed firearms - Wikipedia

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    Tubular magazine United States 2011 NeoStead 2000: Truvelo Armoury: 12 gauge: Tubular magazine South Africa 2001 SRM Arms Model 1216: SRM Arms 12 gauge: Tubular magazine United States 2011 STK 50MG: Chartered Industries of Singapore: 12.7×99mm: ammunition belt: Singapore 1991 UTAS UTS-15: UTAS 12 gauge: Tubular magazine Turkey 2012

  4. Firearm malfunction - Wikipedia

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    Failure to feed (FTF) is when a firearm fails to feed the next round into the firing chamber. Failure to feed is common when the shooter does not hold the firearm firmly (known as limp wristing), when the slide is not fully cycled by the preceding round, or due to problems with the magazine. It can also be caused by worn recoil springs, buffer ...

  5. List of clip-fed firearms - Wikipedia

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    Feed Mannlicher M1894: Semi-automatic pistol 6.5×23mmR 7.6×24mmR Austria-Hungary Stripper clip with internal 5-round magazine. Roth-Steyr M1907: Semi-automatic pistol 8mm Roth-Steyr Austria-Hungary Stripper clip with 10-round internal magazine. Mauser C96: Semi-automatic pistol 7.62×25mm 9×19mm Parabellum German Empire

  6. List of semi-automatic rifles - Wikipedia

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    Calico Light Weapons Systems: 9x19 Parabellum United States 1980s Calico M100: Calico Light Weapons Systems.22 LR United States 1980s Carbon 15: Bushmaster Firearms International: 9×19mm Parabellum.223 Remington 5.56×45mm NATO United States Charlton Automatic Rifle: Charlton Motor Workshops Electrolux.303 British New Zealand: 1942 Colt AR-15

  7. Semi-automatic firearm - Wikipedia

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    The Colt AR-15, a type of semi-automatic rifle. A semi-automatic firearm, also called a self-loading or autoloading firearm (fully automatic and selective fire firearms are also variations on self-loading firearms), is a repeating firearm whose action mechanism automatically loads a following round of cartridge into the chamber and prepares it for subsequent firing, but requires the shooter to ...

  8. Magazine (firearms) - Wikipedia

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    In a single-feed design the top cartridge touches both lips and is commonly used in single-column box magazines, while a staggered feed magazine (sometimes called "double-feed" magazine, not to be confused with the firearm malfunction) consists of a wider set of lips so that the second cartridge in line forces the top cartridge against one of ...

  9. Tap, rack, bang - Wikipedia

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    Tap, rack, bang (TRB) or tap, rack, and go (TRG) is jargon for the response to a failure to fire in a firearm with a removable magazine. [1] This is designated as an "Immediate Action" and involves no investigation of the cause (due to being under fire in a combat or defensive situation), but is effective for common failures, such as defective or improperly seated ammunition magazines.