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Folding stock of a SIG 550 rifle

A stock or buttstock or shoulder stock is present in many firearms and some crossbows, and performs three functions - to facilitate easy and steady holding and aiming of the weapon prior to and during firing (which may be further assisted by a sling or a forward-mounted monopod, bipod or tripod); to transmit the recoil from the fired weapon into the shooter's shoulder, or as a weapon in itself as a club. If a weapon is not fired from the shoulder (either because it is mounted on a tripod or a military vehicle, or held in the hands like a pistol, as in the case of machine pistols), a shoulder stock is not needed. When a weapon is designed to switch between the role of portable and vehicle-mounted weapon, a detachable stock is often provided. Image File history File links Question_book-3. ... Image File history File links Size of this preview: 800 × 600 pixelsFull resolution (2560 × 1920 pixels, file size: 218 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) F ass 90 File historyClick on a date/time to view the file as it appeared at that time. ... Image File history File links Size of this preview: 800 × 600 pixelsFull resolution (2560 × 1920 pixels, file size: 218 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) F ass 90 File historyClick on a date/time to view the file as it appeared at that time. ... The SIG 550 is an assault rifle manufactured by SAN Swiss Arms (formerly SIGARMS) of Switzerland. ... Firearms redirects here. ... This article is about the weapon. ... 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 unipod, also called a monopod, is a pole used to help support cameras (and more rarely binoculars). ... A bipod is a support device that is similar to a tripod or monopod, but with only two legs. ... Look up tripod in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... An early naval cannon design, allowing the gun to roll backwards a small distance when firing 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. ... This article is about the body part. ... Look up tripod in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... A Browning 9 millimeter Hi-Power Ordnance pistol of the French Navy, 19th century, using a Percussion cap mechanism Derringers were small and easily hidden. ... A machine pistol shares several properties of the semi-automatic handgun and the sub-machine gun. ...

A Russian Stechkin APS machine pistol with a detachable wooden stock

Similarly, in the case of many submachine guns and assault rifles (such as the pictured SIG 550, as well as some higher caliber target or sniper rifles (such as the Accuracy International AWP or Sako TRG) a collapsible or folding stock may be used to fire from the hands, or the hip, as appropriate- although they are usually a convenience measure to save weight and bulk. When a weapon's working parts are housed in the stock, as for any bullpup design of assault rifle, they are positioned in the rear portion of the weapon. Many machine pistols can be fitted with a stock (as pictured below), to improve the accuracy of the weapon. Image File history File links Pistol_APS.jpg‎ Source:http://www. ... Image File history File links Pistol_APS.jpg‎ Source:http://www. ... The MP5 is a third-generation submachine gun that is widely used by law enforcement tactical teams and military forces. ... The AK-47 is the worlds most common assault rifle. ... The SIG 550 is an assault rifle manufactured by SAN Swiss Arms (formerly SIGARMS) of Switzerland. ... Accuracy International AWP, with AWP standing for Arctic Warfare Police. ... Sako TRG-22/42 sniper rifles were developed by Finnish company SAKO. The TRG-22 is designed to fire standard 7. ... The Steyr AUG is one of the most successful bullpup rifles Bullpup is a firearm configuration in which the action (or mechanism) and magazine are located behind the trigger. ... A machine pistol shares several properties of the semi-automatic handgun and the sub-machine gun. ...

History

The term stock is derived from the word stick, and butt indicates the lower or thicker end of a piece of wood. Early weapons used sticks to support the barrel only, and later the buttstock was added to balance the weapon and steady the firer's aim when hand-held aiming was required. Foot-soldiers would thump the butts of their early muskets on the ground to assist in the loading process. Look up stick, sticks in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... A musket is a muzzle-loaded, smooth-bore long gun. ...

An early gonne supported by stock

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Construction

Traditionally, stocks are made from wood, generally a durable hardwood such as walnut. Collapsible stocks tend to be made from steel or alloy tubing, while modern composite stocks are generally fibre-reinforced plastic with a core of syntactic foam. For other uses, see Wood (disambiguation). ... For other uses, see Walnut (disambiguation). ... A folding stock is a weapon stock that folds. ... For other uses, see Steel (disambiguation). ... An alloy is a homogeneous hybrid of two or more elements, at least one of which is a metal, and where the resulting material has metallic properties. ... A cloth of woven carbon fiber filaments, a common element in composite materials Composite materials (or composites for short) are engineered materials made from two or more constituent materials with significantly different physical or chemical properties and which remain separate and distinct on a macroscopic level within the finished structure. ... Fibre-reinforced plastic (FRP) (also Fibre-reinforced polymer) is a composite material comprising a polymer matrix reinforced with fibres. ... Glass microspheres are spheres of glass technically manufactured with a diameter in the micrometer range (from 1 to 1000 (microns))[1], although the term is also used for a wider range of 100 nanometres to 5 millimetres. ...