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Magazine

A cartridge storing device that feeds cartridges into firearms.

Muzzle

The end of the gun barrel where the projectile is released.

National Integrated Ballistic Information Network (NIBIN)

A database of digital images of spent bullets and cartridge cases from crime scenes.

Pistol

A handgun designed to be fired with one hand.

Primer

A metal cup containing primer powder in the base of ammunition.

Primer Powder

The initial explosive charge in center-fire ammunition.

Projectile

The bullet or shot propelled by gunpowder explosions.

Recoil

The backward movement of a firearm upon discharge.

Revolver

A handgun with a revolving cylinder.

Rifle

A long gun with a spiral grooved barrel fired from shoulder level.

Rifling

The spiral pattern of lands and grooves in a firearm barrel.

Semiautomatic

A firearm that fires a single shot and reloads automatically.

Shot

Small round pellets in shotgun ammunition.

Shotgun

A long gun firing shells filled with shot or a slug.

Shotgun Shell

Contains shot or a slug, gunpowder, and wadding.

Slug

A single large projectile used in shotguns.

Trajectory

The flight path of a projectile.

Wad or Wadding

Material separating gunpowder from shot or slug in a shotgun shell.