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  Tasco Target/Varmint 2.5-10X42 MM, M, mil dot reticle VAR251042M Rifle Scopes
Tasco Target/Varmint 2.5-10X42 MM, M, mil dot reticle VAR251042M Rifle Scopes
Propoint 1X25MM, M, 5 MOA dot (FOV 40' @100 - PDP2
Tasco Target/Varmint 2.5-10X42 MM, M, mil dot ret - VAR251042M An outstanding performer at intermediate and long ranges with an extra-large 44mm objective lens.
www.binocularsdirect.com /Tasco_Rifle_Scopes/dprfozoylfse.html   (304 words)

  
  Olympic Rifle Events
The same.22-caliber (5.6 mm) smallbore used in the men’s three-position event is used for this event.
As in cross-country skiing, any competitor who is about to be passed must clear the track on the first request, although this does not apply to the last 100 meters before the finish or the last 100 meters before the relay tag zone.
The caliber of the barrel must be less than 5.6 millimeters,.22 caliber U.S. standard, and the minimum trigger pressure is 500 grams.
www.myoan.net /shootingart/sm_rifle_olym.html   (1869 words)

  
  Dodge Caliber, 2006-   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-27)
The ride is soft and comfortable, as the Caliber absorbs all the bumps well, but the handling isn't good.
The Dodge Caliber is larger than most of the hatchbacks in this class, but it is not as large inside.
Caliber's boot is probably the largest in the class, furthermore the rear seats can be folded, creating a flat loading bay.
www.car-catalog.com /medium_cars/dodge_caliber.htm   (454 words)

  
 Dodge Caliber SXT - News - Motoring - theage.com.au
Other neat Caliber features include mounting the gearshift in the centre console rather than the floor, the rear interior light that snaps out to become a flashlight, the sliding centre armrest, the glowing cupholder rings and washable vinyl load floor.
The problem for the Caliber is not that it's over-priced or under-equipped.
The Caliber is blighted by vague steering, woozy body control and only average grip.
www.theage.com.au /news/news/dodge-caliber-sxt/2006/11/08/1162661739281.html   (1388 words)

  
 rec.guns FAQ: II.B.3.b. Related Laws and Regulations, Including Hunting Licenses   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-27)
5 Five years have not passed since the last day of the execution of the sentence if you were sentenced to a penalty heavier than fining for murder, burglary, sexual assault, abduction, injuring, flmailing and other serious offenses using firearms and swords or knives with a blade 6 cm in length.
5 If the use or purpose of each firearm is clear and reasonable, there is no limit for the number of firearms owned by one individual.
5 Handgun Ownership Handgun ownership among the civilians in Japan is almost non-existent except for some special cases.
www.recguns.com /Sources/IIB3b.html   (3568 words)

  
 PSM
Owing to the overall dimensions and weight of this class of pistol (overall length from 150 to 178 mm, empty weight from 0.500 to 0.810 kg), they can be carried in clothing pockets without the holster.
Stadman from the Fighting Firearms recalls that the dispersion diameter was 25 to 30 mm in the standing position firing at a distance of 7 m.
Bearing in mind the destructive criteria for weapons imported to the U.S.A., the enterprise developed the pistol, nicknamed Baikal-441 and chambered for the 6.35mm Browning cartridge that is widespread in Europe and America.
www.enemyforces.com /firearms/psm.htm   (993 words)

  
 Dodge Caliber: little SUVs
Size-wise, the Caliber is similar to the Matrix, though it seems a bit wider and lower — like the Commander, it looks taller than it is; it isn’t all that high but seems to have nice interior space.
While the Caliber is neither as slippery as the first-generation Neon nor as light, both of which make its performance nowhere near as good as a stick-shift Neon, it has more cargo space, more passenger room, and higher safety and emissions standards...not to mention a high performance diesel option for Europeans.
The Caliber SRT-4 blasts the XRS out of the water, but is rated at the same acceleration as the Neon SRT-4; it is probably safer and easier to drive, though.
www.allpar.com /cars/dodge/caliber.html   (3721 words)

  
 Lethal Caliber - By Adam Baddeley - Special Operations Technology
For as many calibers as a pistol can be built, there are those that believe that their choice is the best.
Assessments of the Heckler and Koch 4.6x30 mm and the FN Herstal 5.7x28 mm SS190 round found the Belgian round to have a slight advantage in the area of lethality by NATO.
The 9 mm and.40 SandW requirement can be met with one frame in the Glock Standard, but the company uses a wider frame for the.45 ACP and 10 mm rounds.
www.special-operations-technology.com /article.cfm?DocID=586   (3203 words)

  
 Caliber Electronics, Inc.
Caliber Electronics Inc. is 100% committed to addressing the environmental compliance issues that face the electronics industry.
The Caliber Pb-free program is implemented in accordance with European Union (EU) Legislation titled "Restriction of the use of certain Hazardous Substances (RoHS)" including banning the use of Pb in electronic assemblies after July 1, 2006.
Caliber Electronics Inc. is a Quartz Frequency Control Product supplier offering a full range of frequency devices in standard industry packages and footprints.
www.caliberelectronics.com /pbfreecharter.htm   (1181 words)

  
 Glock 21 Standard handgun .45 caliber $497.00   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-27)
For law enforcement applications, the magazine capacity is 13 rounds and that's almost twice what's normally carried in the 1911 pistol of military fame and legend.
To those who believe that personal defense starts with the numbers "4" and "5" (and in that order) the GLOCK model 21 has been the answer to their prayers.
To many Americans, there is only one caliber for a personal defense handgun and that's the.45 Auto.
www.usglock.com /index_files/glock21.htm   (202 words)

  
 Assault rifle - FirearmWiki
The 9 mm Bergman was based on the 9 mm Parabellum, with reduced charge to reduce recoil in the MP18.
Some have called for a reintroduction of larger caliber rounds to improve conventional lethality, or an increase in caliber in the 6–7 mm range, with rifle round velocities and lower mass bullets: a kind of intermediate philosophy between the smaller caliber–faster modern rounds and the standard caliber–slower rounds of the previous generation.
In the United States, Remington has developed the 6.8 mm Remington SPC cartridge, which is the same overall length at the 5.56 x 45 mm NATO round but fires a bullet the same caliber at the.270 Winchester hunting cartridge.
firearmwiki.com /mw/index.php?title=Assault_rifle   (2218 words)

  
 Biathlon
The rifles used are 5.6 mm caliber (.22) and are not automatic or semi-automatic; loading must be done by the biathlete's muscle force.
Teams consist of four biathletes, who each ski 7.5 km (both men and women), with two shooting rounds (once prone, once standing).
For each 5 targets, there are 8 bullets available, though the last three can only be loaded one at a time.
www.ebroadcast.com.au /lookup/encyclopedia/bi/Biathlon.html   (611 words)

  
 Black Hawk Down - Military.com Special Feature
The M-60 series general purpose machine gun is a light weight, belt fed, gas operated, air cooled weapon and timing to allow for the rapid exchange of barrels during sustained firing situations.
This 7.62 mm caliber Soviet assault rifle is gas-operated and fires in semi-automatic or automatic mode.
The RPG7 is an 85 mm Soviet infantry anti-tank weapon.
www.military.com /ContentFiles/BHDequipmentW   (149 words)

  
 5"/32 Cal. Gun
Using their 5 inch guns, they had the ability to fire a 55 lb projectile over 9 miles and they did this from supporting U.S. Marine Corp ground troops storming the shores of Guadalcanal in the Pacific during World War II to supporting Army Rangers operating in Vietnam.
The two model of 5 inch/38 Caliber guns shown on this page were the standard guns used by U.S. Navy Destroyers and continue to serve today for the foreign Navies that still operate these long lived Ships.
This corresponds to the standard 5" round, the MK 66 which were 50.14" long, had a range of 14,000 yards and carried a shell with 7.9 lbs of explosives.
www.gyrodynehelicopters.com /5_inch_38_cal__gun.htm   (1049 words)

  
 AIRGUN PROJECTILES
5 mm (".20" caliber") pellet and the HandN 5.05 mm pellet for Sheridan
Technically speaking, BB is now an official U.S. caliber, often referred to as.177”, or 4.5 mm, but actually having, by governmental standard, a maximum diameter of.175" and a minimum diameter of.162".
Because the projectile is lead, and of normal weight, it does not present the hazards to gun and shooters and bystanders that bay be presented by extra lightweight plastic pellets with steel cores.
www.beemans.net /airgun_projectiles.htm   (6028 words)

  
 The QBZ-96 (Type 95) Assault Rifle
It is chambered for Chinese 5.8 x 42 mm cartridge.
China began it's own studies for a small caliber infantry weapon in the early 70-ties.
This model is chambered for a standard NATO 5.56 x 45 mm (.223 Rem) cartridge and is intended for export.
www.enemyforces.com /firearms/qbz95.htm   (571 words)

  
 CNN.com - Former Iraqi generals caught in U.S. raid - Nov. 5, 2003
The former generals are suspected of being key financiers and organizers of anti-coalition fighters operating around Fallujah, coalition officials said.
Afterward, troops from the 16th Infantry Regiment, attached to the division, found an array of ammunition, including 225 rounds of 60 mm mortar ammunition, 20 rocket-propelled grenades and 100 rounds of.50-caliber machine gun ammunition, officials said.
Elsewhere, soldiers from Task Force Ironhorse, led by the 4th Infantry Division, found a cache of explosives, weapons, ammunition and a grenade launcher in a raid on a building in Hadid thought to be a safe house for people suspected of mortar attacks.
cnn.com /2003/WORLD/meast/11/05/sprj.irq.main   (925 words)

  
 Glock 36 slimline handgun .45 caliber $497.00   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-27)
This new slim-line Glock 36 with it’s 6 rounds magazine became the first choice for a concealed carry weapon.
To those who believe that personal defense starts with the numbers "4" and "5" (and in that order) the GLOCK model 30 has been the answer to their prayers.
To many Americans, there is only one caliber for a personal defense handgun and that's the.45
www.usglock.com /index_files/glock36.htm   (178 words)

  
 Modern Firearms - Assault Rifles - Steyr ACR
Steyr ACR is built around a specially designed cartridge of nominal caliber of 5.56mm.
Fleschette diameter is about 1.5 mm (.06 inch), lenght is about 41 mm (1.6 inch), weight 0.66 gramm (10 grains).
Barrel of nominal caliber of 5.56mm, has a very slow rifling to give initial stabilisation to the fleschette, which is stabilised in flight by its own small fins.
world.guns.ru /assault/as56-e.htm   (794 words)

  
 URBAN PUNCH: 155mm mortars
The only reluctance I have to not letting go with mortars is the economy and precision of single HE rounds and their plunging fire support so necessary to to ground maneuver.
I favor the 155mm caliber mortar because of the advantages of using the full family of sophisticated 155 mm rounds available, from COPPERHEAD, SADARM to FASCAM to ICM.
This large a caliber may cause significant problems with rates of fire and range which may lead to a 120 mm caliber NATO standard.
www.g2mil.com /155mortars.htm   (1221 words)

  
 .177 calibre at AllExperts
.177 calibre (4.5mm) is the smallest size of pellets widely used in air guns, and is the only caliber generally accepted for formal target competition.
It is also sometimes used for hunting small game, and in field target competition, where it competes with.20 caliber (5 mm) and.22 caliber (5.5 mm) rifles.
The.17 calibre (actually.172 inch or 4.37 mm diameter) is the smallest size bullet that is widely available for use in firearms, both in rimfire (.17 HMR) and centerfire (.17 Remington) ammunition.
en.allexperts.com /e/0/.177_calibre.htm   (202 words)

  
 MOI / News /
Recently, in an apartment of a 27-year-old unemployed man in the village of Proletariy, officers of the Criminal Investigation Department of OVD seized and impounded a TT pistol.
Yesterday in the city of Surgut militia servicemen detained a 28-year old unemployed woman who was found to possess, both on her and at her apartment, 520 g of heroin.
Recently, on a road near Blagodarnaya village (stanitsa), in the course of inspection of a vehicle driven by a 25-year-old unemployed man, servicemen of road militia of the district OVD seized and impounded from the vehicle’s trunk an AK assault rifle and 44 cartridges of 5.45-mm caliber.
eng.mvdinform.ru /index.php?newsid=3131   (577 words)

  
 AR-15, M16, M4, M4A1, M4
The M16 is a lightweight, 5.56 mm caliber, air-cooled, gas-operated, magazine-fed rifle, with a rotating bolt, actuated by direct impingement gas operation.
The bullet had to penetrate a standard U.S. steel helmet, body armor, or a 0.135 inch (3.4 mm) steel plate and retain a velocity in excess of the speed of sound at 500 yards (460 m), while equaling or exceeding the "wounding" ability of the.30 Carbine.
Their SS109 round was based on the U.S. cartridge but included a new bullet design with the same 5.56 mm caliber with a small steel tip to improve penetration.
www.bravocompanyusa.com /Articles.asp?ID=125   (6640 words)

  
 The Big One...
The rounds are manufactured by Pretoria Metal Pressings for the 20 mm caliber.
The rifle is built around two cartridges: the South African MG151 20x83.5 mm and the Russian API or API-T 14.5x114 mm.
Optionally, and for the purpose of decreasing cost of training, the rifle can be made in caliber 12.7 mm.
exit3.i-55.com /~suit/big_one   (916 words)

  
 BM-21 122-mm Multiple Rocket Launcher
The 9V170 firing device is cab mounted, but the rockets can be fired using a remote-firing device that has a 64-meter-long cable.
Although the BM-21 rockets are smaller in caliber than previous models, the warhead is equal to that of the 140-mm rocket, and the range exceeds that of the older 140-mm and 240-mm models.
Due to the smaller caliber of its rockets, the BM-21 also can fire a greater quantity of rockets than the earlier models, making it especially useful for area fire and delivering massive surprise fires.
www.fas.org /man/dod-101/sys/land/row/bm-21.htm   (947 words)

  
 SV-99 Sniper Rifle.
In fact, my recent research on sniper rifles developed by various companies around the globe reveals that the "sharps" industry has a strong tendency towards larger calibers:.338 Lapua Magnum, 12.7 mm and even 20 mm.
I was told by Vietnam veterans that Viet Cong fighters used old TOZ 5.6 mm plinkers as weapons of close combat and sniper rifles successfully deployed in towns.
Similar reports I had from the snipers who took part in the actions in Chechnya: Standard hunting.22LR "Sobol" rifles were used in the "snipers' war" in Grozniy.
club.guns.ru /eng/sv99.html   (707 words)

  
 caliber@Everything2.com
The diameter of the bore, as a cannon or other firearm, or of any tube; or the weight or size of the projectile which a firearm will carry; as, an 8 inch gun, a 12-pounder, a 44 caliber.
The diameter of round or cylindrical body, as of a bullet or column.
-- Caliber rule, a gunner's calipers, an instrument having two scales arranged to determine a ball's weight from its diameter, and conversely.
everything2.com /index.pl?node=caliber   (169 words)

  
 7.62mm (7.62 x 51 mm) Ammunition
The cartridge is intended and specifically prepared for use in high accuracy weapons.
Its spread (accuracy standard) for a 10-shot group is no more than 12 inches (305 mm) at 600 yards (550 m) - fired from an accuracy barrel in a test cradle.
The bullet consists of a gilding metal jacket and a lead antimony slug.
www.inetres.com /gp/military/infantry/rifle/762mm_ammo.html   (1410 words)

  
 Request an unlisted caliber @ www.reloadersnest.com
If you don’t find your caliber in the “Rifle” or “Pistol” section, fill out the form and we will include it in the database.
As soon as a new caliber is requested, you can start submitting new loads for it right away.
If the caliber you are requesting exists in the main Rifle or Handgun section, your request will be deleted without any further notice.
www.reloadersnest.com /request_caliber.asp   (253 words)

  
 MOI / News /
Yesterday on Ryabinova street officers of militia detained a 62-year-old man, who was found to keep Makarov gun with nine cartridges of 9-mm caliber.
Yesterday in the settlement of Karlanurt militiamen detained a militant supporter, who was found to keep: six grenades and 390 cartridges of 5,45-mm caliber.
Yesterday in a forest near the settlement Voznesenskaya militiamen found a cache, from which was impounded: three rounds for BMP-1 of 73-mm caliber and 3 cartridges for them.
eng.mvdrf.ru /index.php?newsid=3135   (291 words)

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