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  2. Lock n' Load with R. Lee Ermey - Wikipedia

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    Release. July 26. ( 2009-07-26) –. November 13, 2009. ( 2009-11-13) Lock n' Load with R. Lee Ermey is a reality television series about the development of military weaponry throughout the centuries. Hosted by actor and former U.S. Marine drill instructor R. Lee Ermey, its one season originally aired on the History channel in 2009.

  3. Firearm malfunction - Wikipedia

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    Rim lock is where the rim of the shell casing gets caught on the extractor groove of the casing underneath it. It is a common issue for calibers with large rims, such as 7.62×54mmR , or guns that have been rechambered for cartridges shorter than intended without replacing the original magazine with one that compensates for the shorter round.

  4. Lock 'n Load Publishing - Wikipedia

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    Lock 'n Load Publishing is a developer and publisher of board and computer games, specifically strategy games and wargames. They are based out of Colorado.From a small three-game beginning, Lock 'n Load Publishing has grown to a game company offering over fifty products including the Nations at War, World at War, Lock 'n Load, Corps Command, Tank on Tank series, Command Ops 2, and a company ...

  5. List of equipment of the Philippine National Police - Wikipedia

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    Philippines: assault rifle: 5.56×45mm NATO: M16A1 >30,000 Current standard-issue rifle, either made by Colt USA or Elisco Tool (Elitool) Philippines. 30,000 units were handed-over to the PNP on loan from the Armed Forces of the Philippines, several are with the PNP-SAF. Norinco CQ China: assault rifle: 5.56×45mm NATO: CQ-A5b 6000 [51] [52]

  6. Lock 'N Load (TV series) - Wikipedia

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    Lock 'N Load. (TV series) Lock 'N Load is a six-part, unscripted, hidden-camera American reality television series that premiered on October 21, 2009 on Showtime. It is based at The Shootist gun store in Englewood, Colorado, and focuses on a high volume salesman, Josh T. Ryan, [1] while examining the gun enthusiast lifestyle. [2]

  7. Wheellock - Wikipedia

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    Wheellock. A wheellock pistol or puffer, Augsburg, c. 1580. A wheellock, wheel-lock, or wheel lock is a friction-wheel mechanism which creates a spark that causes a firearm to fire. It was the next major development in firearms technology after the matchlock and the first self-igniting firearm. Its name is from its rotating steel wheel to ...

  8. Glossary of British terms not widely used in the United ...

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    v. t. e. This is a list of British words not widely used in the United States. In Commonwealth of Nations, Malaysia, Singapore, Hong Kong, Ireland, Canada, New Zealand, India, South Africa, and Australia, some of the British terms listed are used, although another usage is often preferred. Words with specific British English meanings that have ...

  9. Guns, goons, and gold - Wikipedia

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    The phrase "guns, goons, and gold," sometimes referred to as the "Three Gs of Philippine Politics" was a catchphrase coined by media to describe the violence and vote-buying that characterized the political campaign period in the Philippines, beginning with the presidential reelection campaign of 1969, declining only with the advent of electronic voting machines during the elections of 2010.