A recommended safety practice utilizing approved safety glasses.
Letter: E
EXPLODING BULLET
A bullet containing an explosive in the nose, intended to explode on impact.
EAR PROTECTION
A recommended safety practice utilizing approved earplugs or muffs.
EFFECTIVE RANGE
The maximum distance at which a projectile can be expected to be useful.
EJECTION
The act of expelling a cartridge or fired case from a firearm.
EJECTION PORT
An opening in a receiver or slide for the ejection of spent or live rounds. This feature may also be used for loading of ammunition. See Loading Port
EJECTOR
A device which expels cartridges or fired cases from a firearm.
EJECTOR ROD
That component which actuates the extractor and/or ejector. Can be manual or automatic. Also called Extractor Rod.
ELECTRICAL TRAP
An electro-mechanical device for throwing clay targets.
ELEVATION ADJUSTMENT
The vertical movement of a sight to compensate for vertical displacement of a bullet or bullets from the aiming point.