Firearms Directory

Hello and welcome all visitors to the website that offers you all the information of the subject matter of firearms. Firearms as most of us know are the weapons that are designed to fire bullets or shots. These shots are also interchangeably called projectiles or ammunitions. The fired shots are capable of doing heavy damage depending upon their gauge and caliber which are the measurement for their size and capacity. Firearms can also be understood as mechanical devices that fire bullets at very high speed with the help of propellant.

Short history of firearms

The history of firearms is more than 100 years old and has gone through different phrases in which one thing was always common, the development of newer and more lethal and compact firearms. From handguns, to rifles, manual to semi-automatic and fully automatic all types firearms have remained popular in their own era and are still in favorite list of many handlers. Handles is a person who carries or handles the firearms. It can be a police officer, a civilian, and even a burglar or law breaker. It is important to note that firearms are lethal weapons capable of making loss of life and goods and hence must be handle with utmost care in all circumstances and by all handlers. Almost all the firearms depending upon their type and ammunition used produce gases and loud noise while in use. Thus all the firearms handlers must take precaution against the same by covering their ears, wearing eye glasses and gloves if the need be. For a common man all the terms may seem alike such as guns, firearms, pistols, revolvers, rifle but in the technical parlance they are different from each other in terms of their designs, operating systems, ammunition used and their capacity to damage.

Information on different Firearms

Those who are interested in knowing the details of all these types of firearms can visit other web pages of our website where we have kept all the information for our visitors based on the company name, type of firearm, and the ammunition used. This indeed will provide all our visitors a chance to know their favorite firearms in details and enjoy the same by increasing their knowledge base. In technical terms a gun is such a firearm that has high muzzle velocity. They can be understood with the examples of tank gun, anti-tank gun but firearms that are hand held devices such as rifles, pistols, revolvers and other small firearms should not be called guns. We always try to provide the facts and the correct information on the subject of firearms to all our visitors and encourage their participation to make these informative articles even more interesting and knowledgeable. Therefore you can also send us information on firearms and we will share the same with all other visitors through our website. The WW I and the WW II has seen the unprecedented production of these firearms of all types ranging from hand held pistols to rifles and semi automatic machine guns. Even today in every corner of the world firearms are used by police officers and law enforcement agencies and military to establish peace and safer environment yet the success does not depends only on the firearms but the international diplomacy and politics as well. Though the firearms are called the weapons their projectiles are also sometimes referred to as weapon making the firearms the device in side which the weapon (projectile) is used. However the most of the people still call the firearms the weapon because they can cause damage even without the bullets as sometime the rifle are fixed with long knives and their grips, barrel and stock can also be used to cause damage to the target.

Firearm Safety

Those who handle the firearms regularly must know and learn the ways to keep the same safe and working for longer times by disassembling, cleaning, and through lubrication. The longer the firearms are used higher is the possibility of their malfunctioning. Due to accumulation of very small waste particle produced by the continuous combustion, cartridges used and other metal particles it is highly advisable for firearms to be given regular maintenance. In case of malfunctioning of the firearms they can rupture and projectiles may not leave the barrel and explode inside the firearms itself. As we provide information and details about different firearms it is relevant to provide information on the gauge and the caliber as well. Gauge is the number of lead balls that can be made out of one pound of lead having the diameter equal to the barrel of the gun or the firearm. This method was used earlier when the ammunition was made at home by buying lead. On the other hand the caliber is the measurement of the inner diameter of the gun barrel and is depicted in inches or millimeters.