Letter: L

See Stock Dimensions.

See Stock Dimensions.

A projecting piece used to operate a mechanism, as the lever of a lever action firearm. See also, Lever Action.

An action in which an external lever generally below the receiver, cycles the breech bolt on a horizontal or nearly horizontal plane in line with the barrel.

A device intended to hold the lever closed on some lever action guns.

Insufficient firing-pin energy or protrusion resulting in failure to ignite the primer.

A form of engraving in which the entire pattern or design consists of shallow line cuts as opposed to engraving done in bas-relief. This type of engraving is often found on the metal parts of firearms.

The direction in which a projectile is moving when it leaves the muzzle of a firearm. Also defined as the tangent to the trajectory at the muzzle. See Trajectory.

A straight line drawn from the shooter’s eye, passing through the sights of a firearm and extending from the firearm to a target.

1. A part in a firearm that connects two other parts, while permitting flexibility between the parts. 2. The individual interlocking pieces that form the belt for belted ammunition.