Category: Guns
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Rifles : What You Need to Know and How to Use
A rifle is a firearm that was distinguished beyond other long guns because of its helical grooves or ‘rifling’ inside its barrel. It is actually a shortened name for Rifled Gun, the term used in these kinds of firearms. Since this is a type of a long gun (guns with noticeably longer barrels than those…
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How a Long Gun Works and Shoots
Long Gun is the general term used in order to categorize firearms and cannons with longer barrels. In firearms, rifles and shotguns belong in this class while the Howitzer is the artillery from the cannon type that can also be classified as a long gun. Because of having longer barrels, these guns not only improve…
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Winchester Guns : How the Winchester Rifle Works
Definition and Brief History Winchester Rifle is a wide-ranging or major term for single-shot, lever-action series rifles made by Winchester Repeating Arms Company. Having inherited its lever-action tubular magazine from its predecessor, the 1860 Henry Rifle, these improved design rifles were one of the earliest known repeaters. Winchester Model 1873, “The Gun that Won the…
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How Does an AK-12 Work?
AK-12, formerly known as AK-200, is the latest derivative of the AK-pattern series of assault rifles. It was passed over the Russian military in September, 2013 and was officially unveiled in December, 2014 when it was indicated that it has passed state tests. Currently, AK-12 is being evaluated by the Russian Army together with its…
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How an AK-103 Works
The AK-103 is a modernized version of AK-74M assault rifle which was derived from AKM by Mikhail Kalashnikov. We can remember that the AKM has been proven quite of a success most especially during the conflicts such as Vietnam War, Iran-Iraq War and Operation Enduring Freedom in Afghanistan. AK-103’s design can be traced back to…
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How an AK-74 Works
Categorized as an assault rifle, AK-74 is a rapid-fire, magazine-fed weapon that was designed to be utilized by military infantry. It was developed by a Russian designer Mikhail Kalashnikow in the early 1970’s as a replacement to AKM. It was first used in service with Soviet forces during their conflict against Afghanistan in 1979. Currently,…
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How Do Military Snipers Gun Work – Explanation
Are you familiar with the “One shot, one kill” motto of the military snipers? In tactical war games, these characters work best for long range attack. In real life, they are also just like that—a very deadly and scary opponent. So do you think that a sniper just can pull the trigger and the…
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AK-47 – Parts and How It Works
One of the most creative weapons ever created in the history of guns and weaponry is AK-47. It was designed and developed by a then-twenty six year oldUnion Soviet soldier, Mikhail Kalashnikov. Since then, AK-47 has been enhanced and further developed. From an assault rifle of 10 pounds, it is now modernized in the length…