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WMR
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Winchester Magnum Rimfire, also known as .22 Magnum. Cannot be used in .22 LR chambered guns.

Windage
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Windage refers to the sight adjustment on a firearm used to compensate for the horizontal variation of the projectile's trajectory from the intended point of impact due to wind drift.

Wheel Gun
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Shooter slang for a revolver.

Weaver Stance
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A two-handed pistol shooting position named for its inventor Jack Weaver, a Deputy Sheriff in the 1950s.

Wadcutter
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A bullet designed with a full diameter flat point for use in a target competition.

Wad
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Any variety of materials such as felt, paper, cardboard or a plastic disk that are used in a shotshell. In muzzleloading, it's a piece of cloth used to seal the bullet in the barrel.

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