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Bullet Bullet
Bullet Background A bullet is a projectile, often a pointed metal cylinder, that is shot from a firearm. The bullet is usually part of an ammunition cartridge, the object that contains the bullet and that is inserted into the firearm. Cartridges are often called bullets, but... Read more
Trajectory Trajectory
Trajectory The trajectory of a bullet is the path of flight it follows from being fired to reaching its target. In cases of shootings that claim a victim as their target, the forensic specialist will want to try to work out the trajectory of the bullet as part of the crime scene... Read more
Dax Dax
Dax , town (1990 pop. 20,119), Landes dept., SW France, in Gascony, on the Adour River. It has long been famous for its hot mineral springs. An aviation school is in the town.... Read more
Caliber Caliber
Caliber There are two recognized definitions of caliber that differ slightly. First, there is the factual term caliber that is defined as the internal diameter of the barrel of a firearm. Second, the nominal caliber of a bullet refers to its nominal diameter and the characteristics of the... Read more
gun gun
gun in general, any weapon that discharges shot, shells, or bullets by the explosion of gunpowder or some other explosive from a straight tube. See firearm ; artillery ; small arms .... Read more
machine gun machine gun
machine gun an automatic gun that fires bullets in rapid succession for as long as the trigger is pressed. v. machine-gun shoot with a machine gun. machine-gunner n.... Read more
Rifle Rifle
RIFLE RIFLE. The history of the rifle is a combination of technology, ideology, and the changing nature of war and military tactics. The first rifle barrels appeared during the sixteenth century. A spiraled groove allowed the bullet more accuracy and to travel farther than a bullet fired from a... Read more
Chatham Chatham
Chatham, ‘homestead or village in or by the wood’, Celtic *cę̄d + OE hām: Chatham Medway. Cetham 880, Ceteham 1086 (DB). Chatham Green Essex. Cetham 1086 (DB).... Read more
Bulletproof vests Bulletproof vests
Bulletproof Vest Background Bulletproof vests are modern light armor specifically designed to protect the wearer's vital organs from injury caused by firearm projectiles. To many protective armor manufacturers and wearers, the term "bulletproof vest" is a misnomer. Because... Read more
Ammunition Ammunition
Ammunition Background Small arms ammunition, or cartridges, are used in a variety of firearms ranging from pistols to rifles and shotguns to heavier automatic weapons sometimes called machine guns. The term "bullet" is commonly used to describe the cartridge, when in fact,... Read more

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