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A repeating firearm that has a cylinder containing multiple chambers and at least one barrel for firing.
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A handgun with a chamber that is integral with the barrel.
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Able to fire repeatedly but requiring release and another pressure of the trigger for each successive shot.
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Fully-automatic firearms are those that, after firing a round of ammunition, automatically reload and fire again, performing this sequence repeatedly as long as their triggers are depressed and their ammunition supplies have not been expended.
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A shoulder-fired firearm which uses the energy of a fixed shell to fire a number of small spherical pellets called shot, or a solid projectile called a slug from a barrel with a smooth bore.
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A shoulder-fired firearm whose barrel is grooved in a spiral pattern to impart spin on the bullet, improving accuracy over longer distances.
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An ammunition storage and feeding device within or attached to a repeating firearm.
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A cartridge (also called a round, a shell or ammunition) packages a bullet, propellant (usually either smokeless powder or blackpowder) and a primer within a metallic, paper, or plastic casing that is precisely made to fit within the firing chamber of a firearm.
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