However, due to some of the reasons mentioned elsewhere in this article, such as muzzle blast and recoil, these carbines generally chamber lighter rounds than some of their heavier ( or shorter ) counterparts.

Generally speaking, military and police forces use semi-automatic pistols due to their high magazine capacities ( 10 to 17 or, in some cases, over 25 rounds of ammunition ) and ability to rapidly reload by simply removing the empty magazine and inserting a loaded one.

Competitions involving large numbers of athletes sometimes use a " cut ": all competitors compete in the first three rounds, but only athletes who are currently among the top eight or have achieved some minimum distances are permitted to attempt to improve on their distance in additional rounds ( typically three ).

The rounds often depict Paul Kruger and a springbok antelope, some even blatantly copying the design of the Krugerrands themselves, though the inscriptions are altered.

One variation is to make the maximum number of rounds on the way up no greater than 7, 8, or 9 rounds ( thus, even with four players, the players could opt to have the pattern of cards be 1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8-7-6-5-4-3-2-1, as playing 12 or 13 rounds up and then down again might be too lengthy for some ).

Between rounds, the players ' hands develop in some way, often by being dealt additional cards or replacing cards previously dealt.

Modern rifles are capable of firing more than one round per trigger squeeze ; some fire in a fully automatic mode and others are limited to fixed bursts of two, three, or more rounds per squeeze.

Therefore, some machine-guns are equipped with quick-change barrels that can be swapped every few thousand rounds, or in earlier designs, were water-cooled.

) In modern revolvers, the revolving cylinder typically chambers five or six rounds, but some models hold ten rounds or more.

Some autocannons and grenade launchers use mechanisms similar to revolvers, and some riot shotguns use spring-loaded cylinders holding up to 12 rounds.

However the fact that it involves two rounds means that, for large elections, runoff voting is more expensive than some other electoral systems.

The battle lasted three days and on the first day and night of the battle some 10, 000 rounds were fired.

President Paul Kruger proceeded to re-equip the Transvaal army, and imported 37, 000 of the latest magazine Mauser rifles, and some 40 to 50 million rounds of ammunition.

The Vulcan's rate of fire is typically 6, 000 rounds per minute, although some versions ( such as that of the AMX and the F-106 Delta Dart ) are limited to a lower rate, and others have a selectable rate of fire of either 4, 000 or 6, 000 rounds per minute.

The spin from rifling decreases the effective penetration of these rounds ( rifling diverts some of the linear kinetic energy to rotational kinetic energy, thus decreasing the round's velocity and impact energy ) and so they are generally fired from smoothbore guns ; a practice that has been taken up by Israel — a major supplier of " arrow " rounds — China, France, Pakistan, Germany, Russia, and the United States in their tanks.

Rifled guns have been kept in use by some nations ( the UK and India, for example ) because they are able to fire other ammunition such as HESH rounds with greater accuracy.

* FIA GT Championship – A former GT racing series, predominantly in Europe but some rounds elsewhere.

Even the dignified Washington indulged in a game of wickets with some children.

Despite the 45-degree weather the game was clicked off in 1:48, thanks to only three bases on balls and some good infield play.

On some early versions of the game, it was also possible to hide the ship in the score area indefinitely without being hit by asteroids.

The original 256-page game book was published in 1991 by Phage Press, covering material from the first five novels ( the " Corwin Cycle ") and some details-sorcery and the Logrus-from the remaining five novels ( the " Merlin Cycle "), in order to allow players to roleplay characters from the Courts of Chaos.

However, in general, the books only feature mental battles when there is some reason for mind-to-mind contact ( for example, Trump contact ) and magic or Trump is involved in all three of the above conflicts, so it is not clear whether Zelazny intended his characters to have such a power ; the combination of Brand's " living trump " powers and his high Psyche ( as presented in the roleplaying game ) would have guaranteed him victory over Corwin.

The game is mostly playable with some later collision detection issues requiring cheats to get past.

Dual wielded weapons have become the trademark of some game characters, most notably Lara Croft and Dante.

While this does bear some similarity with the classic posture of cowboys firing their twin revolvers from the hip, in games this posture is almost never reflected, with almost all game characters firing twin guns at shoulder level, straight-armed.

While some purists consider luck not to be a desirable component of a game, others counter that elements of luck can make for far more diverse and multi-faceted strategies, as concepts such as expected value and risk management must be considered.

The main use of the plate appearance statistic is in determining a player's eligibility for leadership in some offensive statistical categories, notably batting average ; currently, a player must have 3. 1 PAs per game scheduled to qualify for the batting title ( for the 162-game schedule, that means 502 PAs ).

In some versions, the two player game can also be played by one player against a computer opponent.

The game is played usually to 21-up in Singles and Doubles format with some competitions playing to 31-up.

Singles, triples and fours and Australian pairs are some ways the game can be played.

Variants commonly alter the starting position, restrict certain moves, or assign special value to certain dice rolls, but in some geographic regions even the rules and directions of the checkers movement change, rendering the game fundamentally different.

At the end of the game, the last remaining housemate is declared the winner of that particular series and receives prizes, often including a large amount of money, a car, a vacation and ( in some editions ) a house.

In league competitions games may end in a draw, but in some knockout competitions if a game is tied at the end of regulation time it may go into extra time, which consists of two further 15-minute periods.

Mean Machines gave the Game Boy port of the game a score of 91 %, noting that while some changes had been made the game played identical to the original arcade port and " provides much addiction and challenge ".

Some matching-type games are also shedding-type games ; some variants of Rummy such as Phase 10 and Rummikub, as well as the children's game Old Maid, fall into both categories.

In some cases, the game uses the standard 52-card deck, but the object is unique.

There is now some hardware accelerated ray tracing equipment, at least in prototype phase, and some game demos which show use of real-time software or hardware ray tracing.

The game involves some strategy but is popular even among young children.

By the late 1870s, however, croquet had been eclipsed by another fashionable game, tennis, and many of the newly-created croquet clubs, including the All England club at Wimbledon, converted some or all of their lawns into tennis courts.

Apparently no serious disorders resulted from the celebration, and within a few days, Morgan joined the force of Lafayette who now had command of some 2,000 men at Barren Hill, not far above Philadelphia on the Schuylkill.

In some studies, this has resulted in a RBE approaching 1, 000 instead of the value used in governmental regulations.

He inherited some income-generating property, but bad investments and failed business ventures resulted in a steady deterioration of the family's financial position.

The effectiveness of the vests varied widely — some successfully deflected bullets and saved lives, but others were poorly made and resulted in tragedy for the soldiers.

However the large number of copper-zinc alloys now known suggests that at least some were deliberately manufactured and many have zinc contents of more than 12 % wt which would have resulted in a distinctive golden color.

In his defense, some baseball historians have suggested that it was not customary for game-ending hits to be fully " run out ", it was only Evers's insistence on following the rules strictly that resulted in this unusual play.

Representation in the House of Commons was decided by the House itself, which resulted in boroughs ' being established in some small settlements for the purposes of parliamentary representation, despite their possessing no actual corporation.

This resulted in a number of years during which sterling silver costume jewelry was produced and some can still be found in today's vintage jewelry marketplace.

Although the system established by the Sitges agreement was phased out by 1974, the 1886 Colombian constitution — in effect until 1991 — required that the losing political party be given adequate and equitable participation in the government which, according to many observers and later analysis, eventually resulted in some increase in corruption and legal relaxation.

Supporters of the Continuity IRA leadership claim that this resulted from an internal disagreement, which although brought to a conclusion, was followed by some people leaving the organisation anyway.

This has resulted in a number of forms of fusion cuisine, often very popular in the country in question, and some of these, such as ramen ( Japanese Chinese ) have become popular internationally.

The system has resulted in successful investigation and prosecution of a number of corrupt cadre including some very powerful party officials.

A modern revelation that resulted in some " disaffection " and " led to intense conflict in scattered areas of the RLDS Church " is contained in the Community of Christ version's Section 156, presented by Prophet-President Wallace B. Smith and added in 1984, which called for construction of the Independence Temple and the ordination of women to the priesthood, among other changes.

These left him with a noticeable asymmetry during facial expression and resulted in his difficulty in eating or speaking ( he could not pronounce some consonants such as the letter ' r ').

Accordingly, by midafternoon, the rear of the column – believing the day's march to be nearly at an end – was dawdling ; this resulted in the army becoming divided, with some having already crossed the summit and others still approaching it.

The oyster fishing industry declined after 1902 when sewage polluted the oysters, which resulted in some people dying after eating oysters from Emsworth.

The late change of orders resulted in some confusion in the forward formations ( X Corps and XIII Corps ) between the desire to inflict damage on the enemy and the intention not to get trapped in the Matruh position but retreat in good order.

Initial problems of the new government, marked by policy disputes between the moderate and traditional left wings of the SPD, resulted in some voter disaffection.

This error resulted in some confusion over its status in zoos, but in 2007 it was established that all " G. c. peralta " kept in European zoos actually are G. c. antiquorum.

While the monist forces have led to a fusion between some of the goddesses ( 108 names are common for many goddesses ), centrifugal forces have also resulted in new goddesses and rituals gaining ascendance among the laity in different parts of Hindu world.

The announcement resulted in chaos and confusion, and uncertainty for the helpers as some employers deferred contracts or had dismissed helpers pending confirmation of the effective date, leaving helpers in limbo.

While the volcanic ash has resulted in fertile soils, it makes agricultural conditions unpredictable in some areas.

Eleven convictions resulted, some of which were vacated on appeal.