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• Pin-fire — a. (Mil.) Having a firing pin to explode the cartridge; as, a pin fire rifle. [Webster 1913 Suppl.] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Cartridge (firearms) — From left: .50 BMG, .300 Win Mag, .308 Winchester, 7.62×39mm, 5.56×45mm NATO, .22LR. A cartridge, also called a round, packages the bullet, gunpowder and primer into a single metallic case precisely made to fit the firing chamber of a firearm …   Wikipedia

• Fire extinguisher — Extinguisher redirects here. Extinguisher may also refer to a candle snuffer. A stored pressure fire extinguisher …   Wikipedia

• cartridge — /kahr trij/, n. 1. Also called cartouche. a cylindrical case of pasteboard, metal, or the like, for holding a complete charge of powder, and often also the bullet or the shot for a rifle, machine gun, or other small arm. 2. a case containing any… …   Universalium

• Paper cartridge — refers to one of various types of small arms ammunition used before the advent of the metallic cartridge. These cartridges consisted of a paper cylinder or cone containing the bullet, gunpowder, and, in some cases, a primer or a lubricating and… …   Wikipedia

• Dry fire — Dry firing is the practice of firing a firearm without ammunition. That is, to pull the trigger and allow the hammer or striker to drop on an empty chamber.[1] This technique is often used to simulate actual firing when there is not a suitable… …   Wikipedia

• center-fire — adjective also central fire ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ 1. of a cartridge : fired by the striking of a hammer or firing pin upon a cap or primer at the center of the base distinguished from rimfire 2. : designed for or adapted to the use of center fire… …   Useful english dictionary

• cen|ter-fire — «SEHN tuhr FYR», adjective. 1. (of a cartridge) having the percussion cap or primer in the center of the base, instead of around its rim. 2. (of a gun or pistol) having a firing pin that strikes the cartridge in the center of its base. Also,… …   Useful english dictionary

• centre-fire — /ˈsɛntə faɪə/ (say sentuh fuyuh) adjective 1. of or relating to a cartridge which is fired by the action of a hammer or firing pin striking a cap at the centre of the base. 2. of or relating to a rifle designed to fire such cartridges …  

• pinfire — /pin fuyeur /, adj. 1. of or pertaining to a cartridge fitted with a pin that, when struck by the hammer of the firearm, causes the cartridge to explode. 2. of or pertaining to a firearm that uses such a cartridge. [1850 55; PIN + FIRE] * * * …   Universalium

• Safety (firearms) — This article is about the mechanical safety devices built into most firearms. For the main article about firearm safety education, see Gun safety. Close up shot of a safety of an M16A2 rifle. In firearms, a safety or safety catch is a mechanism… …   Wikipedia