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  2. Air gun - Wikipedia

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    Airforce Condor, one of the most powerful PCP air rifles on the market. Pre-charged pneumatic air guns or PCP have their internal reservoir pre-filled from an external air source (such as a diving cylinder or air compressor, or by manual charging with a high-pressure stand pump), and remain pressurized until depleted after repeated shooting ...

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  4. ISSF 10 meter air pistol - Wikipedia

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    The 10 meter air pistol is an Olympic shooting event governed by the International Shooting Sport Federation (ISSF). It is similar to 10 meter air rifle in that it is shot with 4.5 mm (or .177) caliber air guns at a distance of 10 metres (11 yards), and that the match consists of a qualification round of 60 competition shots within 75 minutes.

  5. Girardoni air rifle - Wikipedia

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    Girardoni air rifle. The Girandoni air rifle is an air gun designed by Italian inventor Bartolomeo Girandoni circa 1779. The weapon was also known as the Windbüchse ("wind rifle" in German ). One of the rifle's more famous associations is its use on the Lewis and Clark Expedition to explore and map the Louisiana Purchase of 1803.

  6. List of countries by level of military equipment - Wikipedia

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    Japan, South Korea and Poland [citation needed] are generally considered de facto nuclear states due to their believed ability to wield nuclear weapons within 1 to 3 years. [17] [18] [19] South Africa produced six nuclear weapons in the 1980s, but dismantled them in the early 1990s. South Africa signed the NPT in 1991.

  7. List of aircraft weapons - Wikipedia

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    Guns. In World War I, aircraft were initially intended for aerial reconnaissance, however some pilots began to carry rifles in case they spotted enemy planes.Soon, planes were fitted with machine guns with a variety of mountings; initially the only guns were carried in the rear cockpit supplying defensive fire (this was employed by two-seat aircraft all through the war).

  8. .500 S&W Magnum - Wikipedia

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    Cartridge design and specifications. The .500 S&W Magnum is a semi-rimmed, cylindrical cartridge optimized for use in revolvers. The cartridge is designed to headspace on its rim. However, unlike the .44 Magnum and other rimmed cartridges designed for use in revolvers, the .500 S&W cartridge is semi-rimmed, and can accordingly be cycled more ...

  9. List of anti-aircraft weapons - Wikipedia

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    Anti-aircraft land cannon. Rheinmetall 20 mm Twin Anti-Aircraft Canon. VADS (Vulcan Ai) Republic. Raytheon MIM-104 Patriot. Raytheon MIM-23 Hawk. MBDA Mistral. Crotale NG#K-SAM Pegasus. Chiron (missile) KM-SAM.