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    gun barrels‚ the Minie ball‚ and repeating rifles. A rifled gun barrel is the barrel of a rifle which has ridges grooved into it‚ so when the bullet is fired‚ it has more stability‚ which leads to more damage. A Minie Ball is a bullet for a rifle that has grooves around the entire surface that serves the same purpose as a rifled gun barrel‚ to keep the bullet steady. The Minie Ball is named after the co-inventor Claude-Étienne Minié. The repeating rifle‚ is probably the most advanced weapon in the

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    When archery hunting you need to be in close range‚ being more than one hundred yards away is unethical. Rifle hunting‚ on the other hand‚ does not take as much skill to be good at. It does not require as much time and effort to kill something. When rifle hunting you can be at a distance‚ usually two hundred to five hundred yards is an accepting distance. While archery is very different that rifle hunting‚ the two of them share very common interests in the background of hunting. The wind direction

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    .270 and the .30-06 rifles into a 2x4‚ then I will be able to determine from the ballistics which caliber rifle is better. For my experiment‚ I fired two rounds of ammunition into a 2x4 with each gun. Both rifles were fired at a range of 50 yards away‚ into the wind‚ while using 150 grain shells. The rounds for the .270 used soft tips‚ but the .30-06 used sharp tips. The .30-06 is an extremely good rifle for most of the outdoor activities. The depth of this rifle is superb compared to

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    weaponry. Early weapons used in the Revolutionary War were self muzzle-reloading weapons which were slow and insufficient. While the ¨modern¨ weapons used in the Civil war were Springfield rifle to Colt revolver to 12-pound howitzer‚ there was a great advancement of weapons from flintlocks to bolt-action rifles. Civil War weapons evolved ever since the last American War‚ with the addition to cartridges onto firearms which allow someone to reload faster and then shoot again.

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    infantry weapons is because it was awkward to use a long barrel‚ it was also difficult to reload bullets through the muzzle of the gun. Even though soldiers usually did not use infantry weapons‚ Confederate soldiers used sawed off shotguns and hunting rifles‚ which decreased the accuracy of each shot. A newer revolver known as the Lefauchaux was used by several Federal generals as well as Confederate generals. Many soldiers used a new percussion revolver that had 5-6 chambers for bullets. The revolvers

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    may not be the perfect choice for all your needs. Rifles are another type of firearm. A rifle is defined as a shoulder- fired weapon with a rifled bore (“Rifle”). Rifles are generally used for hunting. This is because they are more accurate at longer ranges. They also come in larger calibers. This means the size of the round is larger and it does more damage to the target. Rifles are also used for competition shooting. Rifle competitions test your accuracy applications of the fundamentals

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    when it comes to my guns‚ I have everything I need. However‚ one of the most important parts of my rifle is the scope. If I can’t see my target well‚ how am I supposed to kill it? If you do a lot of small to mid-range hunting‚ then a 4X hunting scope is a perfect way to go. It allows you to see your target clearly without getting too close‚ but it’s not so zoomed in that you need a high-powered rifle to hit your prey. Overall‚ 4X scopes are ideal for a broad range of purposes‚ whether it’s just target

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    ARMSCOR PHILIPPINES Company Profile (PHILIPPINES) In 1905‚ two Englishmen named Roy Squires and William Bingham put up a photo print shop and merchandising firm in the Philippines. The company established was called Squires‚ Bingham & Co. Squires and Bingham eventually expanded their business to general trading; importing and retailing motorcycles and sporting goods - including firearms and ammunition. By the 1930’s‚ Squires Bingham Co. had become popularly associated with sporting

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    killed his mother‚ Nancy Lanza‚ at the home they shared in Newtown. Then he drove in her car to Sandy Hook Elementary‚ the school at which Nancy Lanza taught kindergarten. In the car‚ authorities said‚ were three guns: a .223 caliber “Bushmaster” rifle and two pistols‚ a Sig Sauer and a Glock. At the school‚ authorities said‚ Adam Lanza shot and killed six adults — including the school’s principal — and 20 children. They were shot in two different rooms of the school‚ police said. Police were

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    bullet‚ energy‚ and even charge of the casing. This makes ballistic scientist one of the most important keys on a law enforcement agency. Pistols and rifles are categorized by what the inside diameter of the barrel measures. This is called caliber. An example would be‚ a .22 caliber rifle has a much smaller diameter barrel than a .370 caliber rifle does. In turn‚ the bullet of a .22 caliber is going to be considerably smaller than that of a .370 caliber. Pistols are categorized the same way.

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