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Term TranslationDefinition
muzzle...
muzzle brake Redirects gases to the rear and thus reduces the effects of recoil....
muzzle climb, muzzle flip...
muzzle device ...
muzzle flash ...
muzzle-loader...
neck Hülsenhals...
night sights ...
night vision ...
nine, ninaSlang word for 9 mm handgun....
non-combatant ...
non-dominant hand, weak hand ...
non-lethal ...
nutation...
ocular, eyepiece Okular...
offhand shooting ...
offset stock gebogener Schaft...
ogival bullet ogival Geschoss...
ogival bullet with flat point ogival Geschoss mit flacher Spitze...
ogival wad cutter bullet with flat point ogival Geschoss mit flacher Spitze und Scharfrand...
one handed gun grip ...
one-piece stock Ganzschaft...
open carry ...
over and under rifle, over and under shotgun Bockgewehr Long firearm with two barrels, where one is placed on top of the other. Both barrels can be smooth-bore, rifled-bore or as a combination gun (one......
palm rest...
paper case...
peep sight Diopter, Lochvisier This type of [[sights|sight]] uses height and sideways adjustable occluder (disc) with a small hole in its center, through which the shooter can......
penetrating wound ...
perforating wound ...
perforating wound ...
permanent cavity ...
permit...
personal defense weapon (PDW)...
Picatinny rail ...
pin Zapfen Component similar to a screw, that holds certain parts or objects together...
pistol grip Pistolengriff...
pistol grip cap Pistolengriffkappe...
pistol grip, hand grip Pistolengriff, Handgriff...
pistol grip, handle Griffstück, Pistolengriff...
pistol lanyard ...
piston Kolben...
plane of fire, departure plane Schussebene...
plastic case...
point of aim Zielpunkt...
point of fall Fallpunkt...
point of impact Treffpunkt The point where the bullet strikes the target ...
point shooting, instinctive shooting ...
point-blank range ...
powder charge, propellant charge Pulverladung ...
powder measure (reloading)...
powder scale ...
practical shooting, dynamic shooting, action shooting ...
precession...
pressed air cylinder Druckluftzylinder...
pressed air cylinder nut Druckluftzylindersperre...
primer Zündhütchen...
primer pocket Zündhütchenglocke...
primer vent, flash hole, ignition vent, touch hole Zünddüse, Zündloch...
priming mixture Zündsatz ...
progressive twist, gain twist ...
projectile stability ...
proof firing ...
proof house ...
proof mark ...
propellant ...
pull a gun on someone ...
pull the trigger ...
ramp Kornsattel...
range of fire Schussweite, Schussent­fernung The distance from the point of departure to the target (point of impact)...
rate of fire...
rear sight slide Einstelltrommel ...
rear sight, backsight Visier, Visiereinrichtung...
reassembly...
recapper, recapping device...
receiver (boxlock action) Basküle...
receiver cover ...
receiver, breechcasing Verschlussgehäuse, Kammer ...
recoil ...
recoil spring guide rod ...
recoil spring, return spring Rückholfeder, Vorholfeder ...
release (the safety)...
reloading press...
reloading, handloading cartridges...
repeating firearm...
repeating rifle...
repeating shotgun...
retainer Sperrbolzen...
retainer screw ...
retainer spring Sperrbolzenfedei ...
retarder Verzögerungseinrichtung ...
retarder spring Feder der Verzögerungseinrichtung...
reticle Absehen...
ricochet, keyhole...
rifle, carbine Buchse, Karabiner, Gewehr Long gun with one rifled barrel....
rifle-grenade...
rifle-shotguns, combination guns Kombinationswaffen Long guns with two or more barrels, with at least one rifling barrel and one smoothbore barrel....
rifled barrel Kugellauf Gun barrel with rifling....
rifled firearms, rifled guns Kugelschusswaffen...
rim Hülsenrend ...