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Forc106 - Module 3

This document provides definitions and explanations of various types of firearms and ammunition. It defines air guns, artillery firearms, grease guns, paradox guns, and small arms. It differentiates pistols from revolvers, carbines from rifles, muskets from shotguns, smooth bore barrels from rifled barrels, and zip guns from freakish guns. It also explains that a firearm is not the gun itself, but rather the ammunition, as a gun cannot be used without proper ammunition.

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This document provides definitions and explanations of various types of firearms and ammunition. It defines air guns, artillery firearms, grease guns, paradox guns, and small arms. It differentiates pistols from revolvers, carbines from rifles, muskets from shotguns, smooth bore barrels from rifled barrels, and zip guns from freakish guns. It also explains that a firearm is not the gun itself, but rather the ammunition, as a gun cannot be used without proper ammunition.

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FORC106

Forensic Ballistics
 
 
 
 
 
College of Criminal Justice Education
BS Criminology
 
 
 
 
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Module No. 3

Firearms: Its Nature and


Classification

1st Semester AY 2022-2023

Hilda B. Espadilla
Instructor III

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Activity

Learning Check

I. Define the following:

1. Air Gun - An air gun is a weapon based on the basic design of the blowgun that
fires darts, pellets, or bullets by expanding compressed air.

2. Artillery firearm - Large-caliber, mobile weapons with large barrels are


referred to as artillery in reference to land wars. The army division that uses
these large cannons is known as the artillery.

3. Grease gun - a small hand pump for forcing grease under pressure into
bearings, Due to its striking resemblance to the mechanic's tool, the M3 was
often referred to as the "Grease Gun" or simply "the Greaser." Cal.
submachine gun 45, M3. Guide Lamp M3 submachine gun from World War II
with 30-round magazine and additional extras.

4. Paradox gun - Due to the barrel of this cannon being partially rifled, it is
special. While the majority of the barrel is smooth, a small part at the muzzle
end is rifled. The projectiles, which are often slugs or ball ammo, are rifled to
give them gyroscopic stability.

5. Small Arms – these are firearms that propel a projectile with less than one
inch diameter and it can be handied, moved and operated by one man.
Examples: Machine gun, shoulder arms and handguns.

II. Differentiate the following:

1. Pistol from revolver - They're both firearms. A revolver has a cylinder that
revolves while being loaded with bullets. Typically, revolvers may store six

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rounds. Any handgun that doesn't store its ammunition in a rotating cylinder
is classified by the ATF as a pistol.
2. Carbine from rifle - The basic distinction between a carbine and a rifle is the
length of the barrels: the carbine has a shorter barrel than the rifle. The rifle
weighs a lot, but carbon is lightweight. While the rifle is more difficult to use
and requires appropriate handling skills, the carbine is simpler to use.
3. Musket from shotgun - A musket is a heavy, smoothbore, single-shot, typically
muzzle-loading, black-powder weapon that can discharge one or a small
number of bullets. while the shotgun is a smoothbore weapon that may fire a
variety of bullets of smaller calibers, while it can also be loaded with just one
projectile for a particular use.
4. Smooth bore from rifles bore - The projectile spins when it exits the muzzle of
a rifled barrel because of the lands and groves in the barrel (end of the barrel).
A smooth bore is just as smooth as it sounds. There are no lands or grooves in
a smooth bore. In contrast to a rifled barrel, a smooth bore does not encourage
the bullet to spin.
5. Zip gun from freakish gun - Zip guns typically comprise of a barrel,
breechblock, and a firing mechanism and are unrefined improvised weapons.
For compact, low-pressure cartridges, such as the typical. Even very thin-
walled tubing can be used as a barrel for 22 caliber rimfire rounds when it is
fastened to a block of wood for a handle. while the freakish gun is a tool in
which firearm mechanism is attach to prevent easy identification.

II. Explain in not less than 25 words the statement -—“A firearm is not the gun,
It’s the ammunition”.
 Firearm cannot be used without proper ammunition, as its just a metal
barrel without the ammunition.

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