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This article is about the projectile weapon. For other uses, see Gun (disambiguation).

A gun is a weapon that propels projectiles such as bullets. The projectile is generally fired through a hollow tube known as the gun's barrel. The barrel's diameter, the distance between the two sides of barrel, is measured in inches or millimeters. The diameter determines the size of the bullet needed. Differing from the musket, most modern guns are rifled, with a series of grooves spiraling along the barrel; exceptions include smoothbores on shotguns, tanks, AFVs and some artillery.

USS Iowa (BB-61) fires a full broadside during a target exercise near Vieques Island, Puerto Rico, 1 July 1984.

Terminology

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Types of guns

Colt Python .357 Magnum revolver

Military and civilian handguns

Military firearms

File:Marlin1894C.jpg
Marlin Model 1894C — a carbine in .357 Magnum

Machine guns

Autocannon guns

Artillery guns

Tank guns

Hunting guns

Guns for training and entertainment

See also

Citations and notes

References

  • Lee, R.G., Introduction to battlefield weapons, systems & technology, Royal Military College of Science, Shrivenham, UK, Brassey's Publishers, Oxford, 1981


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