A front sight that is provided with a cover to shade it from direct light.
Letter: H
HOOK OF LUMP
A notch machined into a lump used to mate with the hinge pin.
HORIZONTAL DISPERSION
The greatest horizontal distance between any two bullet holes on a target, normally measured center-to-center.
HULL
A slang term for a cartridge or shotshell case.
HAND TRAP
A small, hand-operated target throwing device.
HINGED OR FOLDING TRIGGER
A trigger which is hinged to fold forward.
HANDGUN
A firearm designed to be held and fired with one hand.
HOLLOW BASE BULLET
A bullet with a deep heel cavity.
HANDLOADING
The process of manually assembling a cartridge from component parts (casing, primer, propellant and bullet or wads and shot).
HOLLOW POINT BULLET
A bullet with a cavity in the nose to facilitate expansion.