Glossary

Shooter's slang term for any protective eye covering.

A gun’s mechanism that pulls cases from the chamber after the ammunition has been fired.

On firearms, an external safety or safety catch is a mechanism used to help prevent the accidental discharge of a firearm. The safety must be switched to off when the shooter wants to fire the gun.

The setting on the sights of a firearm that controls the vertical placement of the shot. On rifle scopes the elevation setting is on the top turret.

A gun’s mechanism that releases or “kicks” the spent case from the chamber.

The rigid, sliding metal rod located near the muzzle end of a revolver cylinder. Once a round is fired, the shooter opens the cylinder and depresses the front end of the ejection rod, which forces the empty cases or live ammunition out of the cylinder.

Shooter's slang term for any hearing protection device.