do bolt action rifles still use a hammer to fire the bullet?
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They have firing pins instead of hammers. The firing pin is spring driven. The purpose of the bolt is to eject the spent casing and recompress and reset the firing pin spring mechanism. \n\nAutomatic weapons use the same principle except that they use some of the exhaust gas from the combustion of the gun power to eject the spent cartridge, and recompress and reset the firing pin mechanism.
238800
No.  The M-14 replaced it in Viet Nam. and the M-16 is what most troops are using now, although some are using the M-4 carbine-which I haven't heard any complaints about that.\n\nThe arguement can be made that the AK-47 is vastly superior because it rarely jams
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Assault rifles have selective fire (semi-auto, three round burst, and full-auto). The military M-16, AK-47, M-4.  Magazine fed\n\nSub-machine guns are full auto weapons that fire pistol ammo. Thompson or Tommie gun, MP-5\n\nThen there is the machine pistol which is a full auto pistol.  The Glock 18, \n\nThere are light machine guns such as the Squad automatic weapon (the gun that Zarqawi was trying to fire in that video) and the M-60.  They are full auto, belt fed.\n\nMachine guns are generally considered to heavy to shoot with out a tripod or being mounted on a vehicle the browning .50 cal for instance.\n\n"Long guns" are mainly deer rifles, the Barrett's .50 cal, and shot guns.  Long guns is really a slang tern rather than a classification.  The civilian versions of M-16 (AR-15) ect would fall under this category because with out the BATF stamp civilians can only own the semi-auto versions
1968
no.  a 444 rifle uses a cartridge and bullet specifically made just for the gun.  don't shoot anything else in it.
828610
Yes.\n\nEvery police officer I am aware of carries their weapon loaded with a bullet in the chamber.  It is the only way that is taught in the academy, mainly because when you're drawing your weapon and firing, you're already seconds behind the bad guy's actions.\n\nAnd no, revolvers are not carried with the round under the hammer empty.  Modern revolvers do not allow the hammer to rest on the round beneath it, so there is no need to leave any empty.
1172048
Yes, they shoot them, but the ammunition that they use does not possess the projectile only the explosive compound ("blanks").  However, human error has attributed to death on the set (Brandon Lee, Mark Heckstrom-I think that was his name)and I am sure others who I am unable to name!
907825
well you must mean bb gun. first off if you consider it playing you shouldnt even have one. and as far as the state law in illinois when i worked at a gun shop if it had a velocity of 700fps or more it had to be sold as a firearm with the same paperwork and background check as any firearm. state laws will vary though. dont consider it playing though. even a low powered air gun is capable of putting some ones eye out.
148192
Cabelas stores have obsolete ammo.  I think 351's are around $30 a box.  I've fired some made by winchester, but I think they have been discontinued now.
969234
Definitely one or the other :-)\n\nMost rifles have a clockwise twist. There are, however, osme barrels that utilize a counterclockwise twist. Why, I'm not sure - it must be the preference of the barrel manufacturer.\n\nAs a long-range shooter, I can tell you that barrel twist does affect the exterior ballistics of the bullet. There is a phenomenon called spin drift that gradually pushes a bullet off-course - in the case of a right-hand-twist barrel, it moves the bullet to the right slightly. Not a concern, though, until you start shooting at distances of greater than 800 yards or so, where it can push your bullet about 2 inches off course.
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The basic rifling machine is called simply a rifling machine.  Most modern firearms manufactuiring use a swag method where a super hardened spud is turned down the barrel blank to force/squeeze the metal into the proper land and grove pattern and twist ratio.\n\nThe best infor I can remember comes out out books by P.O. Ackley and Col Townsend Wheley or Whaley or similar.   These two engineers did a lot to improve modern rifling techniques.
787170
Yes they do while your 1st burst will go okay there is good possibility of a jam on the next burst our 20mm phalanx gun did this several times much to the captains annoyance. The gun was brand new. Clearing a jam is a long messy maneuver as usually the feeder gears cut the shell casing of the jammed round. it's weird the gun will go several months without problem then it starts up again then goes away. Reloading these beasts isn't fun neither but until that new metal storm gun comes along this is the only weapon that fires this fast this accurately.
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I'm not impressed with the .223 round. No recoil, all-plastic can't beat a bad guy with it if you need to. When I'm firing my weapon I disassociate from my emotions, but my Peacemaker does have a little kick, had a Glock .40 kicked worse than my .45 so I sold it. My 1911 I can hit just about anything
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Just to add to the above, most large artillery have been replaced by missiles. The 8" is generally the largest used.\n\nWhen I was in the service the 105, 155 and sp 8 inch were in use.\n\nThe shells fired out of the cannons on battleships could weigh up to 1 1/2 tons. The last to see service was in Vietnam and is mothballed.\n\nIn the 1950s, the US Army had developed a new 280-mm cannon which could fire atomic shells whose destructive power was approximately equivalent to the atom bomb dropped on Hiroshima. Because of the effectiveness of this weapon, it was considered an excellent means of forestalling a Soviet threat and strengthening US forces in the event of an invasion of Western Europe. \n\nFive 280-mm gun battalions were assigned to USAREUR (United States Army Europe)and in turn to Seventh Army, during late 1953 and early 1954: Which at the time I was in elementary school for US personnel in Heidelberg, Germany. The weapon was retired in 1963 and is in the artillery museum at Ft Sill, OK.
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I THINK I AM ANSWERING THIS RIGHT . WITH THE HAMMER ALL THE WAY DOWN AND PULL BACK THE HAMMER TO THE FIRST CLICK IT IS A SAFETY POSITION TO KEEP THE HAMMER OFF OF THE FIRING PIN, PULL THE HAMMER ALL THE WAY BACK AND IT IS IN THE FIRING POSITION. IF YOU PULL THE SLIDE BACK TO PUT A ROUND INTO THE CHAMBER THE HAMMER WILL STAY ALL OF THE WAY BACK, WHEN YOU USE THE DECOCKING LEAVER ON THE SIDE OF THE 92 THE HAMMER WILL COME DOWN TO THE FIRST POSITION...
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bullets are usually mafe of lead, sometimes covered in steel for long-range accuracy.  Bullets normally do bounce (ricochet) off hard surfaces.
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Is it new? \nBolt actions require some breaking in and ideal lubrication to operate smoothly. It's a mechanical device and really doesn't work at its best until all the parts have a little wear on them. My favorite actions are what some would consider a little 'sloppy'.  \n\nPlease pardon me putting in my two cents here, but you should have found out about this problem at least a month ago on the practice range while you were getting yourself ready for the hunt. \n\nWith all the effort and time and money you invested into putting  yourself within range of that old buck, not getting off that second shot cost you a bundle not to mention the missed opportunity. \n\nPreparation makes a good hunt. Check everything and walk thru your plan over and over again, with an eye on SAFETY and SUCCESS. \n\nA good gunsmith can smooth out that action for you and make it feel great. You can find ways to do this yourself. If it's new, put a couple of hundred rounds through it on the range, it will smooth up real nice.
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No. It has potential energy. When you pull the trigger the potential energy is converted in to kinetic energy that does the intended work.