Types of fire arm weapons
I- Muzzle -loaders, loaded from the muzzle II - Breach - loaders, loaded from the breach. divided into: A- Non rifled weapons: A- Rifled weapon: most commonly used FA
Non rifled weapons : (smooth bore) 1- Sporting gun: 2- Ghaffir guns: A-Greener, B- Schneider C-Remington
Percussion cap powder shots Outer wad Non rifle cartridge Sporting gun Inner wad Rounded Shots
Sporting gun
shots
Black smokeless smokeless
Types of powders Smokeless powder 1.Nitrocellulose 60% 2.Nitroglycerine 35% 3.Mineral Gel5% Black powder 1.carbon 15%, 2.slupher 10% 3.potassium nitrate 75%
2- Ghaffir guns:
Outer wad Greener Schneider Remington Inner wad
Greener
Main differences in Gaffir gun typeGreener Schneider Schneider Remington Remington PowderSmokeless black powder ShotsRounded Semi cubical Semi cubical Semi cubical shoulder NO NOfaintdistinct Outer wad +NONO Bore Bore121628
Types of rifled weapons: 1-long weapons :(S rifle): non automatic( rim) automatic has a groove 2 -short weapons (pistol) A- Revolver: Old (non jacketed) New (jacketed) B- Automatic pistol. (groove)
Products of firing a gun 1- The flash of light 2- The gases 3- Flam 4- smoke 5-Unburnt powder particles Rifled weapons bullet Non rifled weapons Shots + wads
Estimation of the distance of firing: powder marks 1. gases 15 cm tearing 2.Flam burn 0.5 BL 3.Smoke blackening BL 4.Unburned particles tattooing 2-3 BL
5- Inner wad penetrate body up to 3 M hits the body up to 10 M 6- outer wad penetrates body up to 1 M hits the body up to 3 M causing slight abrasion.
The shots Up to 2 M the whole shots enter the body in one mass producing only one central hole. At 2 M and more start of dispersion hole and few surrounding separate shots hole. At 3 M the central hole is smaller in size with increased dispersion of shots holes. At 4 M complete dispersion of shots holes having a circular diameter of about 16 cm.
The shots In longer distance, the spaces between the shots are increased and the power of penetration of shots is decreased.