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| weapon:tiger_claw [2019/01/06 01:08] – created luca | weapon:tiger_claw [2019/01/06 01:29] (current) – [Design] rifled slug description extended luca | ||
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| A pump-action or slide-action firearm is one in which a fore-end can be moved forward and backward in order to eject a spent round of ammunition and to chamber a fresh one. It is much faster than a bolt-action and somewhat faster than a lever-action, | A pump-action or slide-action firearm is one in which a fore-end can be moved forward and backward in order to eject a spent round of ammunition and to chamber a fresh one. It is much faster than a bolt-action and somewhat faster than a lever-action, | ||
| - | The weapon has a single barrel above a tube magazine into which shells are inserted. New shells are chambered by pulling a pump handle (often called the forend) attached to the tube magazine toward the user, then pushing it back into place to chamber the cartridge (in a few cases this action is reversed). The barrel of the gun is smooth-bore, | + | The weapon has a single barrel above a tube magazine into which shells are inserted. New shells are chambered by pulling a pump handle (often called the fore-end) attached to the tube magazine toward the user, then pushing it back into place to chamber the cartridge (in a few cases this action is reversed). The barrel of the gun is smooth-bore, |
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| The following shotshell payloads are commonly used by owners of a Tiger Claw. | The following shotshell payloads are commonly used by owners of a Tiger Claw. | ||
| - | * **Buckshot** - Generally double-aught sized lead pellets, ideal for police and security for its low penetration. | + | * **Buckshot** - Generally double-aught sized lead pellets, ideal for police and security for its low penetration |
| - | * **Birdshot** - A finer grade of buckshot optimised for hitting far-away, moving targets. | + | * **Birdshot** - A finer grade of buckshot optimised for hitting far-away, moving targets |
| - | * **Rifled Slug** - A heavy slug with a rifling around it and a powerful | + | * **Rifled Slug** - A heavy slug with a rifling around it and a powerful |
| - | * **Beanbag** - A heavy beanbag compressed into and fired at low pressure, likely to bruise a target and __less likely__ | + | * **Beanbag** - A heavy beanbag compressed into and fired at low pressure, likely to bruise a target and //less likely// |
| ===== Where can I get one? ===== | ===== Where can I get one? ===== | ||