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...nal treasure, being one of the few surviving masters of post-WWII American firearms design"</ref> ...ally at [[Colt's Manufacturing Company]] where he began to learn about how firearms are designed. He moved on to Pratt & Whitney and later Republic Aviation. D

... historian James E. Serven as "events which shaped the destiny of American Firearms." ...t is thought that it was this incident that brought the manufacture of his firearms to Paterson, New Jersey. Shortly after his arrival home he rushed to Washin

...ng in Indianapolis, Indiana. There he devoted himself to the perfection of firearms. In [[1861]], the same year the war started, he invented the [[Gatling gun] ... 179.</ref> In [[1870]] he sold his patents for the Gatling gun to [[Colt Firearms|Colt]].<ref>Keller. Page 181.</ref> Gatling remained president of the Gatl

...htm#11 The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives’ National Firearms Registration and Transfer Record] Evaluation and Inspections Report I-2007- ...n or [[semi-automatic shotgun|semi-automatic]] shotguns have a [[Magazine_(firearms)#Tubular|tube magazine]] attached to the underside of the barrel which limi

...e measuring up at less than 63 cm (25 inches). These weapons are typically break-action .410 "gauge" (caliber), single-barrel designs with no magazine and no autom Since early firearms, such as the [[blunderbuss]], [[arquebus]] and [[musket]] tended to have la

...are less complex than [[revolver]]s or [[Magazine (firearm)|magazine]]-fed firearms, and many single-shot designs are still produced by many manufacturers, in :''see also: [[History of firearms]]

... ammunition is frequently battle-tested and well-studied by ammunition and firearms experts. Consequently, police forces tend to follow military practices in c * [http://world.guns.ru/sniper/sn00-e.htm Modern Firearms list of sniper rifles]

The term '''stock''' in reference to firearms dates to 1571 is derived from the Germanic word ''stoc'', meaning tree trun ...licher stock that runs all the way to the muzzle. Most common on sporting firearms is the ''half-stock'', which extends roughly half the length of the barrel.

...' in the UK. The term ''silencer'' has since fallen out of favor among the firearms industry, being replaced with the more accurate term ''sound suppressor'' o [[Image:Suppressors.jpg|right|250px|thumb|Several firearms with detachable suppressors]]

...ed design of many [[break-action]] firearms allows takedown. Some regular firearms can be modified to allow takedown after custom [[gunsmith]]ing. American gun manufacturers [[Marlin Firearms|Marlin]], [[Savage Arms|Savage]], and [[Winchester Repeating Arms Company|W

The rules of engagement for non-military use of firearms usually require that a life, or in some jurisdictions, property, must be in

James Wesley Rawles is the author of numerous firearms FAQs on topics including: [[AR-15]] [[magazines]], [[M1 Carbine]] magazines ...here are the answers to the questions that I most commonly get on pre-1899 firearms. [[#Do you have a list of "cut-off" serial numbers for determining if my g

...soncenterlogo.jpg|right]]'''Thompson/Center Arms Company''' is an American firearms company based in Rochester, New Hampshire. The company is best known for i The Thompson/Center Hawken is one of the most copied rifles in the history of firearms, and comes with solid brass hardware and an American Walnut stock.

...proved Firearms Safety Devices Compability Chart] California DOJ Bureau of Firearms] 2008-05-06</ref> ...ca/factsheets/storagetransport_e.asp Storing, Transporting, and Displaying Firearms] Royal Canadian Mounted Police</ref>

...[[long gun]]s from 1834&ndash;1979, when the company ceased to manufacture firearms and instead focused on producing [[air pistol]]s and [[air rifle]]s. Recent In 1920 the passing of the [[Firearms Act]] in the UK, which limited the availability of handguns to civilians, c

...partments and provincial governments, on IT services involving the Federal Firearms Centre. ...has been panned for fabrications of facts, including referencing models of firearms which don't exist.

...ificantly longer, up to 3 inches in length), allowing many [[single-shot]] firearms and some [[revolver]]s chambered in that caliber to fire shot without any m The small size of the .410 bore makes it popular for use in compact firearms carried for emergency use. Commonly these are [[combination gun]]s, with a

* [[April 4]] &mdash; Cost of the [[Canadian Firearms Program]] more than triples. The tab for implementing the [[long gun regis ...mes more, to be precise). It was also disclosed that one out of every six firearms registered has no [[serial number]].

...://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0BQY/is_2_48/ai_81477143 "New Weatherby Firearms For 2001"]. Dave Anderson, ''Guns Magazine'' Feb, 2002.</ref>

|feed= 10-round detachable box [[Magazine (firearms)|magazine]] ...cation Scoped Rifle) developed by the [[United States|American]] [[Barrett Firearms Company]]. It is used by many units and armies around the world, including