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...uve des Armes à Feu Portatives''' (Permanent International Commission for Firearms Testing - commonly abbreviated as C.I.P. or CIP) is an international organi To achieve this, the firearms are all professionally [[proof test|proofed]] at a C.I.P. accredited [[Proo

...stry standards organizations [[C.I.P.]] and [[Sporting Arms and Ammunition Manufacturers' Institute|SAAMI]] have assigned different standards for the same cartridge ... dimensions so this problem is mostly theoretical. The arms manufacturer [[Swiss Arms AG]] (in the US known as [[SIG SAUER]]) brands Blaser and [[Mauser]] a

...s use [[smokeless powder]], [[cordite]], or other propellants. Most modern firearms (with the notable exception of [[smoothbore]] [[shotgun]]s) have [[rifling| ...ny regulatory agencies, such as the American [[Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives|US BATFE]], consider any firearm which dispenses more than o

...rship, use, and regulation of firearms as well as safety issues related to firearms both through their direct use and through legal and criminal use.<ref>Spitz ...ten find themselves faced with a range of penalties or sanctions regarding firearms by neighboring states.

...volumes of hot solids and gases which can be used as a [[propellant]] in [[firearms]] and fireworks. ...ref>[http://www.swissrifles.com/ammo/index.html The History of the 10.4x38 Swiss Cartridge]</ref><ref>[http://www.chuckhawks.com/blackpowder_pyrodex.htm Bla

...consistency. Many handloaders customize their cartridges to their specific firearms, usually in pursuit of accuracy: they can assemble precision ammunition usi Collectors of obsolete firearms often have to handload because cartridges are no longer commercially produc

... (short for ''Maschinenpistole 5'') was created within the fourth group of firearms, initially known as the '''HK54'''. The first MP5 models used a double-column straight box [[Magazine (firearms)|magazine]], but since 1977, slightly curved, steel magazines are used with

Manufacturers markings are as follows: ...caliber, but, the efficiency of the .303-caliber cartridged as designed by Swiss Col. Eduard Rubin caused the eventual scrapping of the .402 and experiments

|parent= [[Swiss Arms]] ...h the name '''SIGARMS''' (until October 2007) to import and distribute SIG firearms into the [[United States]], although it now also has some manufacturing cap

...ru">"P226", Guns.ru, web: [http://world.guns.ru/handguns/hg09-e.htm Modern Firearms article on P226].</ref> ...llschaft is a Swiss company and Swiss law severely restricts the export of firearms. Consequently, SIG entered into an agreement with German gun manufacturer (

... lead core that went all the way up to the point. Other designs from other manufacturers may be anything from close copies of the MatchKing design to hollowpoint bu ...eloping the new bullet, changed the sales pitch in order to sell it to the Swiss government.

... SIG''' [[pistol]] [[cartridge]] is the product of [[Switzerland|Swiss]] [[firearms]] manufacturer [[Schweizerische Industrie Gesellschaft|SIG-Sauer]], in coop ...ng to produce the round. These problems have since been corrected by major manufacturers. As a result, the round now exhibits nominal setback characteristics, simi

...ce of the bullet on target, especially the first-shot kill rate when using firearms that don't achieve the velocity to cause fragmentation.<ref name=woundingin ... United States civil standards organization [[Sporting Arms and Ammunition Manufacturers' Institute|SAAMI]]. The piezoelectric sensors or transducers NATO and SAAMI

...anslation “assault rifle” gradually became the common term for similar firearms sharing the same technical definition as the name giver StG 44. In a strict ...to the close range engagement of modern warfare. Military leaders and arms manufacturers thus began grasping for a new type of weapon for this new era.

...s its activities as "''Production, commerce, maintenance and reparation of firearms of all sorts and ammunitions, as well as of electronic, mechanical and othe *[[Llama firearms]]

The history of bullets parallels the history of firearms. It's no surprise that advances in one resulted from or precipitated advanc ...ry of the rifle bullet occurred in 1883, when Major Rubin, director of the Swiss Laboratory at Thun, invented the copper jacketed bullet; an elongated bulle