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Trigger guard Trigger weight Swing-out cylinder (of revolver) Eject, Ejector Extract, Extractor Front sight Rifle (often) Rifle sights on a shotgun Pepperbox Rotating barrel action (uncommon) Unlocking Decock (lower the hammer safely without firing) Decocking lever Blowback action Checkering Grip panels Semiautomatic Hammer spur Ejection (of fired cartridge case) Rifle; often a shortened model (carbine) Rear sight Tilt-up barrel; top-break action Front sight Crane (holds a swing-out revolver cylinder) A (relatively) bullet-resistant vest Loading gate Barrel bushing Barrel length Rib Barrel lugs Flare gun; flare pisto Sight which superimposes a red dot on the image of the target (e. g., 'Aim-Point®) This is not a 'laser sight', which puts a red dot on the target itself. Magazine release (button) Magazine safety, which prevents firing if the magazine is not in place. Mauser: German arms designer and manufacturer Muzzle Muzzle brake Flash hider Night sighting system / apparatus / assembly All parts have the same serial number Eye relief (space between the eye and the ocular lens of a telescope sight so that the eye is not struck when the rifle recoils. 9 x 19 mm 'Parabellum' or 'Luger' Frame (of a pistol) Spare magazine Recoil; kick Round-nose (bullet) Suppressor; 'silencer' Sniper rifle Target revolver Mainspring Firing pin, as part of hammer1120 Recoil spring Slide (of semiautomatic pistol) Slide stop lever Action; locking mechanism Shotgun Pivoting breechblock lock Safety Pointed bullet Fixed sights Cylinder (of revolver) Drum magazine (for submachine gun) Transfer bar Lever action Locking Action; breech; bolt; etc. Adjustable sights Sight radius Fully jacketed Slide action Telescope sight Feeding (of cartridges from magazine to chamber) Firing pin Bipod |