Letter: C

1. A circumferential groove generally of corrugated appearance cut or impressed into a bullet or cartridge case.

The tipping or tilting of a gun to one side at the time it is fired.

1. An obsolete term referring to a primer. 2. Percussion Muzzle Loading: See Percussion Cap.

A muzzleloading firearm using the percussion cap ignition system.

The ignition of a primer or percussion cap produces a high temperature flash of hot gases, which is called the Cap Flash. Also called Primer Flash.

Consists of a standard lead type bullet having a harder metal jacket (gilding metal, copper, etc.) over the nose.

A device that contains a quantity of percussion caps and simplifies the placement of the cap upon the nipple on a muzzle-loading firearm.

A rifle of relatively short length and light weight originally designed for mounted troops.

A thin card-like disc placed over a shot load or powder. See Overpowder Wad.

A lifting mechanism in some repeating firearms that raises and positions the cartridge for feeding into the chamber. Sometimes called the Lifter.