Ballistics Summative Flashcards
Define Action
Part of firearm that loads, fires, and ejects cartridge
Define barrell
Metal tube through which bullet is fired
Define breach
End of barrel attached to the action
Define Butt/buttstick
Portion of gun which is held or shouldered
Define Bullet
Projectile: Shaped different for different purposes
Define Round-nose in terms of bullets?
End of the bullet is blunted
Define hollow-point in terms of bullets?
Central cavity in bullet nose
Define Jacketed in terms of bullets
Soft lead is surrounded by another metal (think jacket over clothing)
Define wadcutter in terms of bullets
Front of bullet is flattened
Define Caliber
Diameter of bore measured from land to land
Define cartridge
AKA round, made up of case, primer, powder, and bullet
Define centerfire
Cartridge contains primer in the center of the base which can be struck by firing pin
Define Chamber
part of action that holds cartridge ready for firing
Define gauge
Reders to the diameter of the barrel on a shotgun in terms of the number of lead balls the size of the bit would take to weigh one pound
Define hammer
Metal rod or plate that typically drives a firing pin to strike cartridge primer
Define lands and grooves
Lands are metal inside the barrel
Magazine
Device for storing cartridges in a repeating firearm for loa ding into the chamber
Magnum
improved cartridge
Muzzle
end of barrel which bullet exits
Primer
substance that ignites when struck to detonate powder
Rimfire
Primer inside base of cartridge
Rifling
Spiral grooves cut inside gun barrel to give bullet spinning motion
When did gunpowder first appear?
China
what is yaw?
Bullet Turn sideways
