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The significant recoil of the M14 when fired in full-automatic mode was seen as a problem as it reduced accuracy, and in the 1960s it was replaced by Eugene Stoner's AR-15, which also marked a switch from the powerful. 30 caliber cartridges used by the U. S. military up until early in the Vietnam War to the much less powerful but far lighter and light recoiling. 223 caliber ( 5. 56mm ) intermediate cartridge.
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Roll crimps hold the bullet far more securely, and are preferred in situations, such as magnum revolvers, where recoil velocities are significant.
The mass and velocity of the gases is significant enough to move the firearm in the opposite direction of recoil.
Porting is most commonly used on shotguns, where recoil is most significant and makes rapid firing difficult.
Spring guns, especially high-powered ones, have significant recoil resulting from the forward motion of the piston.
Because of this design, having no significant movement of heavy mechanical parts during the firing cycle, the recoil produced is only the ' true ' recoil, equivalent to the equal and opposite reaction to the pellet and air volume's acceleration up the bore.
He is generally credited with implementing the multichannel analyzer and the technique of recoil to isolate reaction products, although both of these were significant extensions of previously understood concepts.
For small arms, the way in which the shooter perceives the recoil, or kick, can have a significant impact on the shooter's experience and performance.
Propellant gas is generally a fraction of the projectile mass, but it exits the muzzle at multiples of the projectile velocity, and since recoil energy is a function of mass times velocity squared the elimination of the propellant recoil can be significant.
Revolvers in. 357 Magnum caliber have the significant advantage of also being able to fire. 38 Special ammunition, with its lower cost, recoil, noise, and muzzle flash.
Incidences of partial recoil occurred at 1-week post-procedure, with no further, significant, breast volume decrease afterwards, nor at the follow-up treatment at 30-weeks post-procedure.
The most detailed analysis to date, by some of the original investigators, explicitly looks at two methods of estimating thermal forces, then states " We find no statistically significant difference between the two estimates and conclude that once the thermal recoil force is properly accounted for, no anomalous acceleration remains.
We find no statistically significant difference between the two estimates and conclude that once the thermal recoil force is properly accounted for, no anomalous acceleration remains.
As with most large magnum revolver cartridges, the. 475 Linebaugh produces a significant amount of muzzle blast and felt recoil to the shooter.
The recoil of this pistol is significant.
Each shared a significant number of physical characteristics and common parts, and both operated on the principle of short recoil with a rotating bolt.
With full power loads, recoil is significant but not difficult to control or become accustomed to.
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The Noble M14 debuted at the 2004 British Motor Show and generated significant interest in the motoring press.
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A statistically significant result ( when a probability ( p-value ) is less than a threshold ( significance level )) justifies the rejection of the null hypothesis.
A significant episode occurs near the end of part IV, when Tarrou and Rieux sit on the terrace of a house, from which they can see far into the horizon.
A transformation of a thermodynamic system can be considered adiabatic when it is quick enough that no significant heat is transferred between the system and the outside.
However, when there are complementary allophones of a phoneme, so that the allophony is significant, things become more complicated.
One of the most significant differences between the adversarial system and the inquisitorial system occurs when a criminal defendant admits to the crime.
Its pack-in game, Super Breakout, was particularly criticized for not doing enough to demonstrate the system's capabilities, and this gave the ColecoVision a significant advantage when its pack-in, Donkey Kong, delivered a more authentic arcade experience than any previous game cartridge.
Plenary sessions provide a forum for members to engage in public debate on legislative issues before them, but they tend to be well attended only when significant legislation is being considered.
Meyer became director when Gropius resigned in February 1928, and brought the Bauhaus its two most significant building commissions, both of which still exist: five apartment buildings in the city of Dessau, and the headquarters of the Federal School of the German Trade Unions ( ADGB ) in Bernau.
Quite possibly it was a survival of a Roman concept of " Britain ": it is significant that, while the hyperbolic inscriptions on coins and titles in charters often included the title rex Britanniae, when England was unified the title used was rex Angulsaxonum, (' king of the Anglo-Saxons '.
* See Leveraged buyout, or highly leveraged transaction, or " bootstrap " transaction, when an investor acquires a controlling interest in a company's equity and where a significant percentage of the purchase price is financed through leverage ( borrowing ).
Isaiah's first significant acts as a prophet occurred when Judah, under king Ahaz, faced invasion from Israel and Aram Damascus ( Syria ) after refusing to join them in a revolt against Assyria, the dominant imperial power of the age.
Each half runs continuously, meaning that the clock is not stopped when the ball is out of play ; the referee can, however, make allowance for time lost through significant stoppages as described below.
A comeback of sorts was seen during the 1960s and 1970s, but it was not until 1981, when the Liberals allied with the newly formed SDP to form the SDP-Liberal Alliance, that the party enjoyed significant electoral success.
The one significant reunification came in 1946 when the Liberal and Liberal National party organisations in London merged.
Consequently, when the accession of Elizabeth I re-asserted the dominance of Protestantism in England, there remained a significant body of Reformed believers who were nevertheless hostile to the Book of Common Prayer.
This was significant at a time when most electronic computers were incompatible with one another, even those made by the same manufacturer.
German research in 2003 showed significant benefits in reducing breast cancer risk when large amounts of raw vegetable matter are included in the diet.
Although the Portuguese arrived on Cameroon's doorstep in the 16th century, malaria prevented significant European settlement and conquest of the interior until the late 1870s, when large supplies of the malaria suppressant, quinine, became available.
The most recent significant migrations came as a result of the Croatian War of Independence when hundreds of thousands were displaced.
The movie Office Space ( 1999 ), which lost money during its box office run, managed to turn significant profits when word-of-mouth made it a popular video rental and purchase.
Release or burning of methane would of course at least partially offset the obtained sequestration result – except when the gas is allowed to escape into the atmosphere in significant quantities: methane has a higher global warming potential than CO < sub > 2 </ sub >.
Initially Barringer's ideas were not widely accepted, and even when the origin of Meteor Crater was finally acknowledged, the wider implications for impact cratering as a significant geological process on Earth were not.
In the more powerful cartridges, the short barrel of a carbine has significant disadvantages in velocity, and the high residual pressure when the bullet exits the barrel results in substantially greater muzzle blast.
Foods preserved for winter consumption by smoking, curing, and pickling have remained significant in world cuisines for their altered gustatory properties even when these preserving techniques are no longer strictly necessary to the maintenance of an adequate food supply.
Mail, if a warrior could afford it, provided a significant advantage to a warrior when combined with competent fighting techniques.
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