Letter: S

A round of ammunition containing multiple pellets for use in a shotgun.

1. Act of placing a shotgun or rifle to a shooter’s shoulder, in order to properly align the sights and fire at a target. 2. The sloping portion of a metallic cartridge case that connects the neck and the body of a bottleneck-type cartridge. 3. The square or angular step between two diameters on a barrel, pin, stud or other part commonly used in sporting firearms.

The curved surface between the body and the shoulder of a cartridge case.

A longitudinal rupture in side wall of the shoulder of a bottlenecked cartridge case.

Any firearm fitted with a stock and designed to be used while held with both hands and supported by a shoulder.

An action in which the fire control system is attached to a side plate rather than being integral with the frame or trigger plate.

Screw used to attach side-locks to frame and/or stock.

A handgun (pistol or revolver).

A firearm with two barrels arranged adjacently in the horizontal plane.

A firearm with the hammer located externally on the side of the frame as contrasted to an internally pivoted hammer.