Break action is a type of firearm action in which the barrel(s) are hinged much like a door and rotate perpendicularly to the bore axis to expose the breech...
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Actions can be categorized in several ways, including single action versus double action, break action versus lever-action, pump-action, bolt-action,...
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Shotgun (redirect from Bolt-action shotgun)
range of different action types, both single-shot and repeating. For non-repeating designs, over-and-under and side-by-side break action shotguns are by...
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Thompson/Center Arms (section Break-action pistols)
their use in the 1970s. In the 1960s, Warren Center developed an unusual break-action, single-shot pistol in his basement workshop that later became known...
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Point Break is a 1991 American action film directed by Kathryn Bigelow and written by W. Peter Iliff. It stars Patrick Swayze, Keanu Reeves, Lori Petty...
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Trigger (firearms) (redirect from Double Action / Single Action)
hammer before firing. Single-action triggers with manually cocked external hammers lasted a while longer in some break-action shotguns and in dangerous game...
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The Thompson/Center Contender is a break-action single-shot pistol or rifle that was introduced in 1967 by Thompson/Center Arms. It can be chambered in...
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Single-shot (redirect from Dropping block actions)
single-shots; ivory and trophy hunters in Africa and Asia used Martini and break-action "express rifles" and "elephant guns." These rifles were designed for...
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Double-barreled shotgun (category Break-action shotguns)
A double-barreled shotgun, also known as a double shotgun, is a break-action shotgun with two parallel barrels, allowing two single shots that can be fired...
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pump-action rifles BSA experimental model 1949 Remington 7600 Single-shot Break-action Rolling block Falling block Repeating Revolving Bolt-action Lever-action...
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Quantum Break is a 2016 action-adventure third-person shooter video game developed by Remedy Entertainment and published by Microsoft Studios for Windows...
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The Chiappa Triple Crown is a family of Italian-made triple-barrel, break-action shotguns, chambered in 12-gauge, 20-gauge, 28-gauge, and .410 bore. The...
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Prison Break is an American crime drama television series created by Paul Scheuring for Fox. The series revolves around two brothers: Lincoln Burrows...
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The M79 grenade launcher is a single-shot, shoulder-fired, break-action grenade launcher that fires a 40×46mm grenade, which uses what the US Army calls...
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Look up break or breaks in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Break or Breaks or The Break may refer to: Recess (break), time in which a group of people...
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The IZhK (ИЖК) is a Soviet single-shot, break-action shotgun. IZhK was designed in 1955 and it was based on previous ZK single-shot model. It was made...
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The IZh-18 (ИЖ-18) is a single-shot, break-action shotgun. IZh-18 was designed in 1962-1963 as a successor to the IZhK, since 1964 began its serial production...
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the break-action Thompson/Center Contender), and on some break-action single- and double-barrel shotguns. In bolt-action, lever-action, pump-action, semi-automatic...
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Breechblock (redirect from Floating action (firearms))
breech-loading weapon or firearm. Perhaps the simplest way of achieving this is a break-action, in which the barrel, forestock and breech pivot on a hinge that joins...
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bolt action rifles Automatic rifle Blowback operated Blow forward operated Recoil operated Gas operated Break action Falling block action Lever action Pump...
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a Russian double-action/single-action revolver designed by the state-owned Izhevsk Mechanical Plant (IZHMEKH), with a break-action chamber and an automatic...
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Prison Break: The Final Break is a television film that is part of the Prison Break franchise. The movie was released on May 27, 2009. It serves as the...
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[luˈpaːra]) is an Italian word used to refer to a sawed-off shotgun of the break-action type. It is traditionally associated with the Sicilian Mafia for their...
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a sliding block.[citation needed] Bolt-action Lever-action Pump-action Break-action Rolling-block Semi-automatic rifle Westwood, David (2005). Rifles:...
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typically used with shot or some type of shotgun slug. Most have been break-action guns, although there have been other designs as well. Combination guns...
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American box office. Japan was a difficult market for Hong Kong action cinema to break into. Prompted by the success of Enter the Dragon and the popularity...
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Coach gun (category Break-action shotguns)
Interstate Armscorp. Modern coach guns are commonly encountered in Cowboy Action Shooting competitions, among collections of Western guns, as home-defense...
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attach to a rifle. It uses the same rounds as the older stand-alone M79 break-action grenade launcher, which utilizes the high-low propulsion system to keep...
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