1. HANDGUNS/FIREARMS
By Brennon Sapp
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2. Types of Hand Guns Pistols Revolvers Modern design Older style
Semi-Automatic
Varied safeties
Temperamental
10-20 rounds
Ejects shells when fired
Revolvers
Older style
Single or double action
No safety
Rugged
5-8 rounds
Retains shells when fired
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3. Revolver Diagram
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4. Pistol Diagrams
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5. Names for Common Handguns44 22
357
Diameter of the bore from land to land
Measured in 100ths of an inch or mm

6. Down the Barrel
As a bullet travels down the barrel of a gun it is twisted by the lands and grooves of the barrel.
These lands and grooves are called rifling
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7. Rifling
rifling causes the bullet to exit the end of the barrel in a spiral motion; stabilizing the round
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8. Rifling Analogy Throwing a spiral pass in football
Rifling is done to increase ACCURACY

9. Do all guns have rifling?
Most weapons do have rifling
Shot guns do not
Small shotgun pellets would not be affected by rifling