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    called Henry Pitcher patented a gas-operated conversion system that he claimed could be applied to any manually-operated magazine rifle. In 1890 he would...
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    Revolutionary Guard Corps Ground Forces, (IRGC). This assault rifle uses gas-operated reloading, using a 5.56×45mm NATO caliber from 30-round STANAG magazine. The...
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  • propel an explosive projectile Gas pistol, a non-lethal weapon used for self-defense and other purposes Gas-operated reloading, a system of operation used...
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    experiments and patents with gas-operated reloading systems were developed by Hiram Maxim and Richard Paulson as well as a gas-operated conversion system from...
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    switched from gas to straight-pull bolt action by rotating counterclockwise the cylinder located on the muzzle, to revert to gas-operated reloading the cylinder...
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    velocities. Thinner jackets may be damaged by and foul barrel ports for gas-operated reloading or recoil compensation. "Total Metal Jacket Bullets". Lucky Gunner...
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    (commonly referred to as WASR-series rifles) are a line of Romanian-designed gas-operated semi-automatic rifles sold in the United States by Century International...
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  • propellant) moving forward, as described by Newton's third law of motion. Gas-operated reloading List of blow forward firearms List of delayed-blowback firearms...
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    Pneumatics (redirect from Air operated)
    drill Compressed-air engine and compressed-air vehicles Gas Chromatography Gas-operated reloading Holman Projector, a pneumatic anti-aircraft weapon HVAC...
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  • Fire piston, an ancient device for kindling fire Gas-operated reloading, sometimes referred to as a gas piston. Piston, the working name for the Steam Machine...
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    Piston (section For gases)
    types.[citation needed] Air gun Fire piston Fruit press Gas-operated reloading, using a gas piston Hydraulic cylinder List of auto parts Piston motion...
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    rounds per minute in special test versions in 1939, all operating from internal gas-operated reloading. Some 150,000 ShKAS weapons were produced for arming...
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    rounds per minute in special test versions in 1939, all operating from internal gas-operated reloading. Some 150,000 ShKAS weapons were produced for arming...
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    and of these, most utilize the principle of gas-operated reloading, which taps off some of the propellant gas from the fired cartridge, using its mechanical...
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  • parts copied directly from the AK-74 including new flash hiders, sights, gas blocks, bayonet mountings and bayonets. AR-M1 receivers are milled, rather...
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    offered sufficient electric power to operate the gun, and electric operation was more reliable than gas-operated reloading. With multiple barrels, the rate...
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    searching for a way to allow his weapon to operate safely without the complexity of a recoil or gas-operated reloading mechanism. Blish's design (then known...
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    sniper rifle is a semi-automatic weapon with rotating bolt and gas operated reloading. It has an eight riflings straight back from left to right.[clarification...
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  • American Rifleman. The Versa Max features a patented gas-operated reloading system that "self-regulates gas pressure, based on the length of the shell". The...
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  • 452 mm (17.8 in) Cartridge 5.56×45mm NATO Caliber 5.56mm Action Gas-operated reloading Rate of fire 750 rounds/min Muzzle velocity 980 m/s (3,215 ft/s)...
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    (101.4 lb) Cartridge 20×110mm USN Caliber 20 mm (0.787 in) Action Gas-operated reloading Rate of fire 1,000 rpm Muzzle velocity 1,010 m/s (3,300 ft/s)...
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  • was the first pistol to successfully use gas operated reloading. Under the barrel there is a lever that under gas pressure swings and unlocks releasing the...
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  • firing 10,000 rounds through the Huot, Enfield uncovered fouling of the gas cylinder at 4,000 rounds, and the barrel worn out at 10,000. Since this example...
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    firearms, see List of blow-forward firearms Blowback Recoil operation Gas-operated reloading Hammerfell, Richard (7 March 2015). Firearms Illustrated - Pistol...
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  • (Trichy Folding Stock Top) Cartridge 7.62×39mm Caliber 7.62 Action Gas-operated reloading Rate of fire 600 rounds/min (Full automatic) Muzzle velocity 710–715 m/s...
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  • accuracy. Gas-operated reloading: A system of operation used to provide energy to operate autoloading firearms. Gatling gun: A hand-crank operated cannon...
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  • 62×54mmR: variant of the Garanin general-purpose machine gun using gas-operated reloading as the action. Prototype only.) Olin Corporation Rifles Olin/Winchester...
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    all4shooters Hornady 11th Edition Reloading Manual C.I.P. TDCC 6 mm Advanced Rifle Cartridge Vihtavuori 6mm ARC reload data C.I.P. TDCC 6 mm Advanced Rifle...
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  • Kurzpatrone (Stg-51) 7.5x55mm Swiss (Stg-54) Caliber 7.5mm Action gas-operated reloading, closed bolt, tilting breechblock Feed system Magazine Sights Iron...
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    rifle. The selector consists of safe, single and full auto mode. It is a gas piston rifle that has a rate of fire at 600 to 800 rounds per minute. Tests...
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