Archives: Glossary

1. In a double barreled gun, a device to allow the shooter to choose which barrel is to be fired by the first pull of the trigger. 2. A lever which enables the shooter to choose the type of fire, semi-auto or full auto, with high or low rate of automatic fire.

An action in which each pull of the trigger results in a complete firing cycle from discharge through reloading. It is necessary that the trigger be released and pulled for each firing cycle. Also called Autoloader or Self-Loader. For Blowback Operated: See Blowback Action. See Delayed Blowback Action. For Recoil Operated: See Recoil Operated Action. For Gas Operated Action: See Gas Operated Action. For Inertia Operated: See Inertia Operated Action

Firearm which fires, extracts, ejects and reloads once for each pull and release of the trigger. Also called Self-loading or Auto-loading.

A self-loading, magazine-fed firearm in which each pull of the trigger results in a complete firing cycle from firing through loading. It is necessary that the trigger be released and pulled for each firing cycle. See

The term for a stock which has been rough shaped and partially or completely inletted.

A firearm stock that has been machine inletted and requires additional hand fitting to achieve proper fit. Also called Rough Inletted.

A bullet with a partial jacket exposing a lead nose.

A projectile having a jacket exposing a lead nose with a cavity.

A centerfire cartridge having a case head only slightly larger in diameter than the case body and an extractor groove just forward of the head.

A projectile with a distinct shoulder and short truncated cone at the forward end.