Post by rene on Aug 6, 2010 15:17:48 GMT -5
This is a simple list of guns and other weapons your character may use in there fight to survive.
Pistols-When most people say "pistol" all they mean is "handgun." However, for some purposes--like the FBI Unform Crime Report system--the term is used to mean "semiautomatic handgun, which is often called an "automatic" even if it isn't really." However, a "machine" pistol is a fully automatic handgun, like the "UZI" you see in movies. The term may also be used to refer to anything--including a single-shot or breech (rear) loading handgun.
Revolver-A revolver could be a "long" gun in that rifles (types of long guns) have been built using a "cylinder" to hold the cartridges in the gun preparatory to them being fired. However, the word "revolver" is generally used to refer to a handgun that uses a cylindrical magazine called the "cylinder." It is this cylinder from which the gun gets its name.
Derringer-A "derringer" is a type of handgun that is very small and short. It has one barrel or often two "barrels" (actually "bores") together in one barrel structure that hinges down in front to enable the cartridge(s) to be loaded directly into the back end of the barrel. Such guns have been built with several bores. The design is named after the inventor or an early maker of such guns, although with a spelling error.
Rifles-A rifle is a gun that is designed to be held in two hands and usually has a barrel over 18 inches long and a "stock" that rests up against the shooter's shoulder when the gun is fired. This stock helps to steady the firearm so that it can be aimed more accurately than a hand held firearm. The firearm name comes from the treatment called "rifling" on the inside of the barrel. This is a set of grooves that spiral down the length of the barrel. These grooves cause the projectile to spin along its flight from the gun to the target. This spin causes the projectile to fly straighter.
Shotgun-A shotgun is a long gun that looks somewhat like a traditional rifle on the outside. But a shotgun is usually used to shoot a packet of "shot," like little beads. Because of what it shoots, the inside of a shotgun barrel is not usually "rifled." If the gun is used only to shoot big chunks of lead, called "slugs," the barrel may be rifled. Most shotguns, however, are designed primarily to shoot the "shot" and, if the gun is used to shoot slugs, the slugs themselves usually have the grooves to cause the slugs to spin as they come out of the barrel.
Semi automatics-A semiautomatic firearm is one that shoots one cartridge each time the trigger is pulled, but uses energy from the firing of each cartridge to eject the empty case and insert the next cartridge into the firing chamber of the gun
Pistols-When most people say "pistol" all they mean is "handgun." However, for some purposes--like the FBI Unform Crime Report system--the term is used to mean "semiautomatic handgun, which is often called an "automatic" even if it isn't really." However, a "machine" pistol is a fully automatic handgun, like the "UZI" you see in movies. The term may also be used to refer to anything--including a single-shot or breech (rear) loading handgun.
Revolver-A revolver could be a "long" gun in that rifles (types of long guns) have been built using a "cylinder" to hold the cartridges in the gun preparatory to them being fired. However, the word "revolver" is generally used to refer to a handgun that uses a cylindrical magazine called the "cylinder." It is this cylinder from which the gun gets its name.
Derringer-A "derringer" is a type of handgun that is very small and short. It has one barrel or often two "barrels" (actually "bores") together in one barrel structure that hinges down in front to enable the cartridge(s) to be loaded directly into the back end of the barrel. Such guns have been built with several bores. The design is named after the inventor or an early maker of such guns, although with a spelling error.
Rifles-A rifle is a gun that is designed to be held in two hands and usually has a barrel over 18 inches long and a "stock" that rests up against the shooter's shoulder when the gun is fired. This stock helps to steady the firearm so that it can be aimed more accurately than a hand held firearm. The firearm name comes from the treatment called "rifling" on the inside of the barrel. This is a set of grooves that spiral down the length of the barrel. These grooves cause the projectile to spin along its flight from the gun to the target. This spin causes the projectile to fly straighter.
Shotgun-A shotgun is a long gun that looks somewhat like a traditional rifle on the outside. But a shotgun is usually used to shoot a packet of "shot," like little beads. Because of what it shoots, the inside of a shotgun barrel is not usually "rifled." If the gun is used only to shoot big chunks of lead, called "slugs," the barrel may be rifled. Most shotguns, however, are designed primarily to shoot the "shot" and, if the gun is used to shoot slugs, the slugs themselves usually have the grooves to cause the slugs to spin as they come out of the barrel.
Semi automatics-A semiautomatic firearm is one that shoots one cartridge each time the trigger is pulled, but uses energy from the firing of each cartridge to eject the empty case and insert the next cartridge into the firing chamber of the gun