Andrew-Steinbach MWF
How to handle a bolt action rifle
Rifles are a great tool to use, and an efficient way to test your accuracy, collect meat during the fall, or eradicate foxes of rabbits. However, safety is the number one rule when it comes to handling a rifle. Remember when you fire a shot it can never call it back. Therefore, to avoid accidents, it Is important to be responsible with a rifle. Usually an expert hunter will keep the gun pointed in a safe direction. Never point the barrel at something you do not intend to kill, even if the gun is unloaded. Keep your finger off the trigger until you are ready to shoot, and always keep your gun unloaded until you are ready to use the gun. Now that we have covered the basic rules of safety. It
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The magazine is typically in-between the trigger and the for-end. When the ammunition has been loaded successfully. Pull back the bolt handle to let the cartilage slip into the chamber. An alternative to the former, is through loading the cartilages into the rifle by pressing down on the magazine. Once the cartilage is in the chamber, push the bolt handle forward to lock the chamber; you will also want to flick the safety off. The safety is above the trigger, and a little to the left. The safety is off when you can spot a red dot. Place the butt of the rifle in the soft spot on your body which is in-between your chest and shoulder. Make sure you keep a firm grip on the fore-end of the rifle. Be sure to keep your eye a few inches from the scope to avoid having the scope smash into your eye when the rifle kicks back. When you look through the scope, you will notice that the crosshairs which are usually in the shape of a cross. Center your target on the crux, or the place where the two lines meet. Once your target has been sighted squeeze the trigger. Make sure no one is near the target when you shoot. After you are done with your rifle; be sure to clean it Always be sure
Each shot couldn’t be more than inches from the center of the bull’s eye. At the end of these contests, 1,000 winners were enlisted in the 1st United States sharper shooters. The next generation of breechloaders, called magazine rifles, would prove ever more deadly to confederate opponents. “Guns such as Spencer and Henry repeating rifles were designed to carry preloaded magazine of seven to fifteen bullets which could be inserted into the rear of the gun. ”3
Wireless voice poles are kept in front of the shooter, so when they are ready for a target they simply call out “Pull”, and a target is thrown. Posture is very important when shooting. Feet are to be placed a shoulder width apart, with feet almost perpendicular to the top of the square. Assuming the shooter is right handed, the right elbow is kept straight out, even with the shoulder, right hand holding the trigger guard and butt of the gun, and left hand holding the stock. Both eyes must be open while shooting for the best accuracy.
Soldiers were ordered to load and they would take a cartridge and rip it open. Sometimes they would open them with their own teeth. After they opened it, they poured powder into the pan of the firing mechanism to fill it up. They would pour the main portion of the powder down into the barrel, and then they folded paper and put it into the barrel and dropped the ball at the top. They used the ramrod under the barrel of the musket to...
Knowing how your weapon shoots is a game charger. Knowing the range you are comfortable shooting at so when the shot presents itself, you’re ready. You can never have enough practice when it comes to shooting. The more comfortable you become with your weapon the better off you will be in the field. Good shots don’t come often but when they do you need to be ready, there’s no excuse for a missed opportunity.
Firearm safety is the important piece in reducing the deaths and firearm abuse, and it should be made mandatory in schools. The first step in making firearm safety mandatory in schools is to find programs that will teach it. Thankfully, there are many programs that will do it. The NRA, which stands for National Rifle Association, has a program that teaches gun safety (Eddie Eagle GunSafe). There is also a program called STAR, which stands for Straight Talk About Risks (Moore), that teaches gun safety.
Early gunsmiths used techniques much like blacksmiths and watchmakers. Hand forging barrels,hammers and other parts one at a time as they needed them and hand carving stocks. Some of these were works of art and took months or years to produce. As technology advanced and new machines were introduced it allowed gunsmiths to greatly improve their output. When it was first developed it could take weeks of work for a decent gunsmith to rifle a barrel, but with the invention of the electric lathe it became much easier. Now in modern times with CNC or Computer Controlled Numerical milling machines make receivers for rifles such as the AR-15 and handguns like the M1911 produce thousands in a single day. Many gunsmiths specialize in building AR-15s and accurizing various handguns for competition shooting. Building an AR-15 is quite simple, it could be compared to a lincoln logs set or a kit bike. After acquiring the various parts assembly should only take a few hours. Building and accurizing handguns is an art. To achieve maximum accuracy the rails between the frame and slide must be polished, the point where the hammer and trigger meet filed so it is smooth and without grit or creep. A well worked trigger is compared to a glass rod braking. Solid weight as soon as pressure is applied without any dead
Guns are an instrument that even the most careful of people could do harm with. Gun owners should go to firearm safety classes so they will be educated on proper handling and storage of the gun. While this should only be voluntary, something should be done to insure that guns are only sold to people who have a safe background and are of age. Congress should mandate the registration of handguns in order to keep criminals from possessing guns, to cut back on violence in the home, and to avoid accidental or intentional violence among children.
Violence related to guns is a prominent issue in America. Guns are a means to an end; meaning guns have played a strong role in suicides, murders, and injuries. In the past decade there has been an average of 400-500 thousand incidents of firearms per year (Gun Violence). The number of injured people from firearm incidents in the United States per year for the past decade is 400-600 thousand people (Gun Violence). These statistics are absolutely shocking to anyone. The amount of violence and crime that comes from guns is enormous. It is imperative that proper gun control is put into place by means of background checks and proper training. It can almost be certain that the number of incidents of accidental discharges from children and the number of victims affected by gun crimes in general can be highly reduced.
Many people have misconceptions about hunting. One such misconception is that hunting is easy and any person can go sit in the woods and wait for an animal to cross the hunter’s path. However, people who believe this are sorely mistaken. Hunting is not just sitting in the woods with a rifle; there are many other aspects that must be considered. An individual must have all preparations complete, purchase or gather the equipment needed, and know what to listen for while in the woods.
Gun control, when you tightly grasp the grip of the gun with two hands, properly place hands on the gun, stand with feet planted shoulder-width apart, and extend your arms to absorb the recoil of the gun. By doing so, you are operating the gun responsibly and safely. Proper gun control will establish a safer and more accurate shot each time. By exercising control of their weapon, the gunmen can safely operate their equipment in a responsible way without harming themselves or others. Many people mistake proper gun control as removing all weapons from the hands of law-abiding citizens and forbidding ownership. Not only does this violate the 2nd amendment, but it also puts many lives in danger. One example that portrays this violation is when
The firing process begins when the trigger of a gun is pulled. This releases the firing pin, allowing it to collide with and ignite the primer and cartridge. As the cartridge burns, it produces a hot gas that increases the temperature and pressure inside the cartridge. Once the pressure of the cartridge exceeds the friction holding the bullet in place, the bullet moves down the barrel of the rifle. When the bullet leaves the barrel the pressure decreases greatly and the hot air expands as it leaves the barrel. This is the cause of the loud bang when a rifle is shot.
I am doing my writing assignment on the reality tv show Keeping up with the Kardashians, the episode I chose was “Kim turns into a diva”. I watched the episode on tv and re watched it online to get the information I needed. In this episode Kim is viewed as a diva because she slowly starts acting more and more like a diva. She goes as far as to gloat about being the top google and AOL search on the internet. The more she starts becoming a diva the more her sisters Khloe and Kourtney make fun of her. Khloe continuously tells Kim she is full of herself and up her own ass. Overall I was able to find a situation for each of the categories I will present an interaction where Kourtney finds messages on Scott’s phone, the social construction of reality
The most startling examples of these risks usually involve children. Children are very curious and will stop at nothing to discover new ideas. When they play, it is normal for them to move about and find bits and pieces around the house. This innocent, normal behavior becomes dangerous when children start finding guns hidden or lying around. A typical story was told by the Physicians for Social Responsibility, an organization working together for nuclear disarmament, (PSR) when “three-year-old Billy Higgins sat in the corner of his parent’s bedroom, trembling and confused, a gun having just gone off in his hand. His 2 year old sister, Anne Marie, lay motionless on her back, a small hole in her chest. While playing with his sister, Billy had found his father’s loaded handgun in a bedroom drawer. The father, John Higgins, never dreamed his small children were capable of finding or using his gun. He was wrong. And his daughter died”. (“Billy Higgins”) Obviously, John Higgins thought that he had his gun only accessible to himself, and even if his kids found it, they would not be able to shoot it. However, the National Safe Kids Campaign website shows that “Children as young as age 3 are strong enough to pull the trigger of many of the handguns available in the United States”.
Anything in the world could be dangerous if people do not know how to use them. For example, knife is an indispensable tool for cooking. Cutting ingredients into small pieces, making a cut into meat to make it taste good, or cutting in beautiful shapes to make the dish to look good people use knifes in many ways. It makes are life better. However, what if people do not know how to use it safely? Knifes could easily hurt you if you use it in a wrong way. Guns are the same. It could be used as a self-defense but at the same time, if you use it wrong, it could be a
Gun safety is very important in the matters of teaching people that firearms are not a toy. One should always treat the gun like it is loaded. Too many people choose to play around with guns by swinging them around, tossing them to people, or aiming the gun at other people and pretending to shoot them. These are signs that people are much too immature and should not be handling a firearm.