A stock or buttstock is present in many firearms and some crossbows to transfer the recoil from firing the weapon into the shooter's shoulder. It, along with a sling and occasionally a bipod, can also serve to steady the weapon prior to firing. Some firearms A firearm is a kinetic energy weapon that fires either a single or multiple projectiles propelled at high velocity by the gases produced by action of the rapid confined burning of a propellant. ... A crossbow is a type of weapon that fires projectiles called crossbow bolts or quarrels. ... The recoil when firing a gun is the backward momentum of a gun, which is equal to the forward momentum of the bullet or shell, due to conservation of momentum. ... The word sling may refer to one of the following: A sling (weapon) is a device used to hurl projectiles A sling is one of any sort of mixed alcoholic drink, also known as a cocktail. ... A bipod is a device similar to a Tripod or monopod, but with only two legs. ...

If a weapon is not fired from the shoulder--either because it is mounted on a tripod or military vehicle, or held in the hands like a pistol--a stock is not appropriate. When a weapon is designed to switch between the role of portable and vehicle-mounted weapon, a removable stock is often provided. Similarly, in the case of many submachine guns and some assault rifles, a collapsable stock is provided so that the weapon can be conveniently fired from the shoulder, the hands, or the hip, as appropriate. When mechanical components are housed in the stock, as for any bullpup design, this is neither necessary nor an option. Camera Tripod A tripod refers to any three-legged structure. ... A pistol or handgun is a usually small, projectile weapon, normally fired with one hand. ... A submachine gun is a firearm which smells the automatic fire of a machine gun with the ammunition of a pistol, and is usually between the two in weight and size. ... M16A2 Assault rifles have been defined various ways, but they are generally understood to be intermediate-power rifles capable of full or partial automatic fire (selective fire). ... The Vektor CR-21 has a typical bullpup configuration. ...

When disassembled, the MA-1 Survival Rifle's metal components and ammunition fit into its stock for watertight storage.

Traditionally, gunstocks were made from wood, generally a durable hardwood. Collapsible stocks tend to be made from steel tubing, while modern composite stocks are generally fibre reinforced plastic with a core of syntactic foam. A news/talk radio station on the frequency of 1300 AM in Grand Rapids, Michigan. ... Steel framework Steel is a metal alloy whose major component is iron, with carbon being the primary alloying material. ... Composite materials (or composites for short) are engineering materials made from two or more components. ... Fibre reinforced plastic (FRP) is a composite material comprising a polymer matrix reinforced with fibres usually of glass, carbon, or aramid and is commonly used in aerospace, automotive and marine industries. ... Glass microspheres or microballoons are hollow spheres of glass, with a diameter of the order of one micrometer. ...