Classification

1. Classification of
Firearms
-Sumukhprakash Pathak
Submitted to- Ketan Sir

2. Firearms
• A firearm is a portable gun that inflicts damage on targets by
launching one or more projectiles driven by rapidly expanding
high-pressure gas produced chemically by exothermic
combustion.
• Classification of firearms is done to conduct the effective
recognisation, differentiation, and understanding of firearms.

3. Classification
• The Firearms are classified on the following
basis:-
 Bore Characterstics
Mechanism Characterstics
Air Weapon
Handling Characterstics
Use Characterstics

4. Bore Characterstics
• Bore is the interior of the barrel of firearm.
On the basis of bore characterstics firearms are
classified in –
 Riffled Bore
Smooth Bore

5. Firearms
Bore
Characterstics
Mechanism
Characterstics
Using
Characterstics
Riffled Bore
Smooth Bore Sporting
Military
Targetive
Self Defense
Action
Mechanisms
Loading
Mechanisms
Lever Action
Bolt Action
Automatic
Muzzle Loading
Breech Loading
Magazine Loading
Paradox

6. 1) Bore Characterstics
• Smooth Bore Firearms: A smooth bore firearm
is one that has a barrel without rifling. All the
primitive firearms are smooth bored.
• Riffled Bore Firearms: The firearms in which
the barrel is riffled i.e. containing grooves in
inside surface.

7. Bore Characterstics

8. 2)Mechanism Characterstics
(I) Action Mechanism:
 Lever Action- It is a type of firearm action which
uses a lever located around the trigger guard
area (often including the trigger guard itself).

9. • Bolt Action-In this a turning bolt slide in an extension
to the barrel. The pushing of bolt forward brings the
bolt face into battery with the breech end of the
barrel and cock the striker.

10. Continue..
Self Loading- This firearms are with the exception
of the lowest power weapons, of the locked
breech pistols, but of a much stronger design to
lope with the higher pressures involved.
 Semi-automatic
 Automatic
 Selective

11. (II) Loading Mechanism:
Muzzle Loading -The primitive firearms in which
the primer, propellant and shot is loaded from the
end of the barrel.
Breech Loading-It is one in which the bullet or
shell is inserted or loaded into the firearm at the
rear of the barrel.
Magazine Loading: In this the whole ammunition
is fitted on a magazine which is either load from
butt or direct at breech end.

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