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FLOATING CHAMBER [1 record]

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Record 1 2007-08-15

English

Subject field(s)
  • Small Arms
DEF

Moveable chamber in a sub-calibre device which increases recoil and simulates firing of the full calibre ammunition, e.g. Colt Ace .22 calibre conversion unit for the .45 Colt automatic pistol.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Armes légères
DEF

Chambre mobile d'un sous-calibre, servant à augmenter le recul et simuler le tir de la cartouche normale de l'arme à feu, e.g. le sous-calibre Colt Ace pour le pistolet automatique Colt de calibre .45.

OBS

chambre mobile : terme et définition uniformisés par le Groupe de travail de terminologie des armes légères.

Spanish

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