Glossary of firearms terms

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Jacket
The hard metal covering surrounding the lead core of a bullet.

Jacketed bullet see Bullet, jacketed

Jaws
Part of a flintlock cock, the vice like mechanism that holds the flint.

Jezail
A long barrelled crooked stocked Afgan matchlock, often rifled and sometimes converted to flintlock. The weapons overall length sometimes reaches seven feet.

Jingal
A small portable gun resting on two legs and its butt end.

Jove
The cheek hollow in the butt of a rifle stock.

Jump
The amount measured both vertically and horizontally that the bore axis changes while a projectile is moving from the chamber to the muzzle.