This glossary is the core of Gun Credibility resource. It not only defines terminology, but also discusses them in a way that is accessible to the uninitiated and relevant to writers and filmmakers. Topics are heavily hyperlinked to help find the information you need.
- ammo
- ammunition
- armor piercing (armor penetrating)
- assault weapon (assault rifle)
- ATF
- ArmaLite
- auto-loader (auto-loading)
- automatic
- automatic weapon
- BATFE
- ballistics
- bayonet
- black powder
- breech
- bullet
- bump stock (bump fire)
- butt
- butt stock
- caliber
- carbine
- cartridge
- case
- casing
- chamber
- clip
- compensator
- cop killer bullets
- cordite
- crown
- external ballistics
- FFL
- firearm trace
- fire power
- flash hider
- flash suppressor
- fully-automatic
- gas
- gas check
- gas-operated
- ghost gun
- Glock
- gun trace
- high-powered
- hollow point
- internal ballistics
- long gun
- machine gun
- magnum
- millimeter
- pistol
- pistol whip
- recoil
- rifle
- rifling
- safety
- sawed-off shotgun
- shell case
- shell casing
- shotshell
- shoulder stock
- silencer
- sonic crack
- sound suppressor
- subsonic
- supersonic
- terminal ballistics
- trace
- untraceable
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