Cylinder (firearms)
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cylinder-firearms-166-16885641
title:
Cylinder (firearms)
text:
In firearms, the cylinder is the cylindrical, rotating part of a revolver containing multiple chambers, each of which is capable of holding a single cartridge. The cylinder rotates (revolves) around a central axis in the revolver's action to sequentially align each individual chamber with the barrel bore for repeated firing. Each time the gun is cocked, the cylinder indexes by one chamber. Serving the same function as a rotary magazine, the cylinder stores ammunitions within the revolver and all
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wiki
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encyclopedia
description:
Cylindrical revolver part that holds rounds
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cylinder_(firearms)
date created:
2007-04-21T07:15:33Z
date modified:
2024-08-30T06:39:04Z
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13
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