| Term | Translation | Definition |
| Voll-, Ganzmantelgeschoss | full-jacketed bullet | ... |
| Vollmantelgeschoss, Ganzmantelgeschoss | full jacketed bullet, full metal cased bullet, full metal patched bullet, solid jacket bullet, solid bullet | ... |
| Vorderschaft | forearm, fore-end, forepart | ... |
| Vorderscheftsabschluss | forend tip | ... |
| Zapfen | pin | ... |
| Zentralfeuerkugelpatrone | center fire ball cartridge | ... |
| Zielfernrohr | scope | ... |
| Zielpunkt | point of aim | ... |
| Zubringer | follower | ... |
| Zubringerfeder | magazine spring | ... |
| Zünddüse, Zündloch | primer vent, flash hole, ignition vent, touch hole | ... |
| Zündhütchen | primer | ... |
| Zündhütchenglocke | primer pocket | ... |
| Zündsatz | priming mixture | ... |
| zylindrische Hülse | straight case, straightsided case | ... |
