Unit 22 Misconceptions

A firearm is one of the weapons that may be used when hunting. A firearm utilizes pressure produced from the burning of gunpowder to create gas. The pressure produced from the burning powder propels a projectile out of the barrel at a target. In rifles and most handguns the barrel has rifling on the inside of the barrel to make the projectile spin to travel better in the air. Rifling are groove that spin as they go through the inside of the barrel. Shotgun barrels are smooth and can fire “slugs”, a single projectile, or “shot”,

A Rifle could shoot a bullet up to 1,000 yards–and were more accurate. However, until the 1850s it was nearly impossible to use these guns in battle because, since a rifle’s bullet had roughly the same diameter as its barrel, they took too long to load. (Soldiers sometimes had to pound the bullet into the barrel with a mallet.)

The Colt handgun is a PIstol, ranged from .36- .44 caliber, a steel handheld gun, with nearly the same distances as a regular musket. The .44 caliber colt handgun could reach about 25-50 yards further in all aspects, of shooting. The Colt was well known by everyone during the Civil war, and before. Each side had a version of a colt, there were 9 different versions, but all get the same job done. The

A smooth-bore musket is a type of gun that is smooth on the inside. The bullet is pushed through the smooth barrel and can be launched about eighty yards. A rifled musket has a groove and is spiraled in the inside. The actually bullet is closer to the trigger and can shoot four hundred yards. These two different guns bring their own importance to the war because of the new, easy way killing someone became. The rifled musket seemed more effective in the long run, but the smooth-bore musket was just as useful. 620,000 Americans died (although a majority of the death was caused by disease) during this tragic war.

The M249 fires a 5.56x45 millimeter round that can fire up to 850 rounds per minute from a 100 round linked drum and can accurately engage a target out to 1,000 yards. Just like its 1940s counterpart it is used on the front lines for its light weight and maneuverability. The M249 will soon be replaced with the M27. The medium weight machine gun that is in use today is the M240G which weighs in at 25.6 lbs at 49.7 inch’s. The M240G can fire up to 950 rounds per minute from a 100 round linked drum and can accurately engage and eliminate a target out to 1,800 yards. The M240G, just like the M1919, fires a 7.62x51 millimeter and was placed on the front lines and in aircrafts for its high caliber and its high rate of fire. Lastly the heavy machine gun that we use today is the same that was used in the 1940s, the M2. There have been very few changes, such as parts made out of lighter medals.

In addition to advancements in smaller firearms, the US military also saw improvements in the sector of long range rifles. Muzzle loading muskets from the Revolutionary War were highly inefficient and and extremely dangerous to use. When on the battlefield, trying to load a muzzle loading musket became very complicated. If the soldier loaded a bullet but it got jammed, and they tried to fire, the musket would explode in their face, causing many unnecessary injuries to the soldier force (National Park Service, “Evolution of the Breechloader”). With the invention of the breech loader, loading a rifle became exceedingly simple. In a breech loading rifle, the soldier loads a cartridge containing the bullet and the gunpowder into a chamber. They would then proceed to fire the weapon. This method of loading a weapon was

Springfield Model 1861: The Springfield Model 1861 was the most common weapon used during the Civil War. The Springfield’s barrel was 40 inches long, and fired a .58 caliber Minié ball. The total weight of the rifle was approximately 9 pounds. Because of these features, it is able to use percussion caps to fire at an effective range of 200 to 300 yards.

To inspect what the problem is, he utilizes some inert rounds (dummy) in order to check the feeding. As he is working with this weapon, a shell falls out from the bottom while pumping the shotgun. Immediately he suspects he cartridge stop being the culprit. On the underside where you load the shells, he shows the viewer the two plates facing opposite. One is the primary cartridge stop, and the other is secondary. One holds the shell, and as you pumo, the primary disengages, and the secondary cartridge stop pops out, and holds the cartridge (in the tubular magazine I'm assuming). The corrective action for this to replace the primary cartridge stop. It can be anything from a simple bend, to as bad as needing to completely replace the part.

For example, in the Las Vegas shooting, Stephen Paddock, the shooter, modified at least one of his guns to a high-capacity magazine as well as modifying his semi-automatic rifle into a “machine gun-like killing machine” (Dugan) says Kevin Dugan. Another instance where high-capacity magazines were used was the Orlando nightclub shooting. The gunman was able to fire 200 bullets in the first 20 minutes, which led to the death of 49 people. For these reasons, high-capacity magazines should be banned, it would lessen the change of mass shootings to happen in the future. According to the New York post, high-capacity magazines are made by SureFire out of Mountain Valley, California. California, Connecticut, Connecticut, Washington D.C., Hawaii, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Jersey, and New York are all states that allow high-capacity magazines, which have become the standard method for mass shooters. If there were no more of them, gunmans would have to reload quite frequently in shootings which could lead to the jamming of the gun and give people some leeway to escape the scene or allow others to take down the shooter.

The assignment will provide detailed information using case laws and a report around the main elements of a contract. These case laws will include:

Firearms are generally classified into three broad types. They include handguns, rifles and shotguns. Under the broad type of a handgun, there are three different types of handguns which include the revolver, pistol and derringer. A handgun is a weapon designed to fire a small projectile form one or more barrels when it is held in a hand. It has a short stock that is designed to be gripped by one hand, hence the name handgun. A revolver is a handgun that contains its ammunition in a revolving cylinder. It will typically hold five to nine cartridges, each within a separate chamber. Before a revolver fires, the cylinder will rotate and the next chamber is aligned with the barrel. A pistol is any handgun that does not contain its ammunition in a revolving cylinder. Pistols can be manually operated or semiautomatic. A semiautomatic pistol generally contains cartridges in a magazine located in the grip of the gun. When the semiautomatic pistol is fired, the spent cartridge that contained the bullet and propellant is ejected, the firing mechanism is cocked and a new cartridge is chambered. A derringer is a small single or multiple shot handgun that is other than a revolver or semiautomatic pistol. A rifle is weapon that is

The most common types of firearms that are used in crimes are semi-automatic pistols, and revolvers. There are different types of semi-auto pistols and revolvers out there, which are but not limited to .38, .38 special, .44 magnum, .357 magnum, 9mm, walther ppk, colt peacemaker just to name a few of the types of firearms that would likely be used in a crime.

Common sense would tell us that a bigger bullet is a better bullet. But, bigger bullets have greater felt recoil and since most

Both are considered long guns because they are shot from the shoulder and held with two hands. One of the major differences between the two is the barrel. On a rifle the barrel has a thicker wall with a smaller bore and rifling. Rifling is a thin grove or ridges inside the bore to give a spin on the projectile, which increases accuracy and distance. Shotgun has a thinner wall with a smooth bore. Specialty shotguns may have a choke in the bore, which adds a narrowing about 1½ inch from the end of barrel, to control the shot as it leaves. Another option for a choke is a screw on choke. When using a screw on choke one must be cautious about using the correct threaded choke, such as a Remington choke with a Remington barrel. A second difference is rifles use a cartridge and shotgun uses shells. Cartridges are measured in calibers and shells are measured in gages, except .410gage, which is acutely a caliber and would be equivalent to 68gage. Both rifles and shotguns have different types actions, such as single shot, semi-automatic and

The .22 caliber small diameter projectile was one of the first small diameter projectiles introduced and has been developed and adapted for over a century becoming the most popular small bore caliber in history. While most shooters automatically jump to .22 LR when they hear .22 caliber, however there are hundreds of variations of the .22 caliber loadings and cartridges. The .22 Short rimfire cartridge is one of the longest running .22 caliber cartridges still in production, it was introduced in 1857 for use in a Smith & Wesson revolver1. This development went on to lead to the .22 long, .22 extra long and a whole lineage of .22 caliber rimfire cartridges all the way to the .22 WMR in 1959, another very popular .22 rimfire design that has recently been giving the .22LR a run for its money. The .22 caliber bullet continued on to be developed into centerfire