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• Ring of Fire (Guns)
  ...ir firearms in crimes across the United States. The original list of "Ring of Fire" manufacturers were: *[[Jennings Firearms]]
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• 5.6x39mm
  ...og.com/blog/2016/01/10/5-45x39-small-but-perfect-a-history-of-development/ The Firearm Blog].]] ...g produced by [[SAKO]] and [[Lapua]]. When it was introduced to the United States, Sako, and later Lapua, brass was stamped ".220 Russian".
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• Guns Used in Famous Assassinations
  ...d assassinations are included as well, such as the attempted assassination of President Ronald Reagan as an example. ...s Hamilton of Bothwellhaugh || [[Matchlock]] carbine || First recorded use of a firearm in an assassination.
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• Expedient Homemade Firearms
  ..." (Volume I). It entails the plans for the "[[Luty SMG]]", the manufacture of which resulted in Luty's arrest and a four-year prison sentence.]] ...ily in protest of the United Kingdom's sweeping gun control legislation of the 1990's.
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• Gun Terms and Abbreviations Glossary
  ...ntiquated, and many are somewhere in-between. We've laid out a vast number of these terms as to hopefully clear up any confusion. ...i-aircraft". Refers to anti-aircraft guns, which typically have high rates of fire, multiple barrels and fire extremely powerful cartridges such as [[20x
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• XM7 assault rifle
  ...ion Squad Weapon (NGSW) program and ultimately won a 10 year contract with the U.S. Army.]] ...ad Weapon]] program in 2022 to replace the M4 carbine. The XM5 is based on the [[SIG MCX Spear]].
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• Sarsılmaz Silah Sanayi A.Ş.
  ...px|thumb|right|alt=Sarsilmaz Logo Turkey.|The logo of Sarsilmaz, a Turkish firearms manufacturer that has operated since 1880!]] ...Sarsilmaz SAR 9 pistol.|Photo of a [[Sarsılmaz SAR 9]], made by Sarsılmaz of Turkey and imported by their American distributor, [[Sar USA]].]]
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• Sarsılmaz SAR 9
  ...to of a Sarsılmaz SAR 9, made by [[Sarsilmaz Silah Sanayi A.S.|Sarsilmaz]] of Turkey and imported by their American distributor, [[Sar USA]].]] ...k handguns, especially when viewed from the top. In fact, the internals of the SAR 9 are fairly similar to Glock handguns.
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• Marlin Model 989 M2
  The '''Marlin Model 989 M2''' is a magazine-fed semi-automatic rifle chambered ...as well as improved sights compared to the main [[Marlin Model 99]] series of rifles.
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• Ithaca Model 37
  ...2-16-20-28-gauge-firearmwiki-firearm-wiki-2.jpg|frame|right|alt=A photo of the Ithaca Model 37 Featherlight chambered in 12 gauge.|An Ithaca Model 37 Feat ...'and'' eject from the bottom, operation of the gun is ambidextrous, making the shotgun popular with left-handed and right-handed shooters alike.
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• RG Industries
  ...nt to be a diversification for German tool manufacturer RÖHM GmbH to enter the gun industry. Both companies specialized in cheaply-made "Saturday night sp ...n. It is capable of firing by merely by chambering a round without pulling the trigger!
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• Rohm RG-14
  ...i.png|frame|right|An RG Model 14 , a .22 LR double-action revolver. It was the handgun used by John Hinckley Jr. in his attempt to assassinate U.S. Presid The '''RG Model 14''', (also known as the "'''RG-14'''" or "'''Rohm RG14'''") is a .22 Long Rifle double-action revol
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• P.O. Ackley
  ...nd author. He is probably most known for his development of a large number of wildcat cartridges.]] ...was an American gunsmith, author, columnist, and perhaps most famously, a firearms researcher and wildcat cartridge creator.
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• Thompson Light Rifle
  ...hine-gun-smg-prototype-firearmwiki-firearm-wiki.png|frame|right|A photo of the prototype Thompson Light Rifle, based on their M1921/27 SMG. It was chamber ...tates Armed Forces around 1941. It was one of several designs submitted by the company during these trials.
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• Ingram Model 6
  ...Police Ordnance Company]] from 1949 to 1952. It bears heavy resemblance to the [[Thompson]].]] ...to Ian McCollum of Forgotten Weapons (video below), approximately 2,000 of the guns were made.
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• Tech Sights
  ...ghts, a company that produces aftermarket aperture sights for a variety of firearms.]] ...ty aftermarket adjustable aperture sights for a large selection of popular firearms.
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• .277 Fury
  ...Firearm-Wiki-FirearmWiki.jpg|frame|right|A side-by-side comparison between the [[.270 Winchester]] (left), '''.277 Fury''' (center), and [[.27 Nosler]] (r ...are connected by a locking washer to support its high max chamber pressure of 80,000 psi , which ''significantly'' exceeds even rounds with notoriously h
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• George Hyde (Gun Designer)
  ...nist, he immigrated to the [[United States]] in 1927. His family followed the next year. Hyde was married in Germany about 1917, to German-born Margarett ...imball in Woburn, Massachusetts. The latter was an early semi-custom maker of rifles chambered in [[.257 Roberts]].
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• JO.LO.AR. Pistol
  ...special cocking lever on the right side of the handgun is also visible in the photo. This example appears to be chambered in [[9mm Largo]].]] ...lixto Arrizabalaga]], located in Eibar, Spain..? Some sources have claimed the handgun was made by Star, but this may just be a confusion as they were ''a
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• STANAG magazine
  ...I-Comparison-Side-By-Side-Firearm-Wiki-Firearmwiki.jpg|frame|right|A photo of a USGI-style STANAG magazine, next to a [[Magpul PMAG]] for comparison. (Ph ...tly developed or purchased rifles that would accept this type of magazine. The standard was never ''officially'' ratified, and remains a "Draft STANAG".
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