1. shoot
   chute
2. barrel
   stick

The metal tube through which a bullet is fired is called a barrel. Gun barrels are typically made of a rigid, high-strength metal.

1. pin
   safety
2. hammer
   barrel

The safety prevents a fun from firing. But a safety isn't fail proof, so make sure you practice gun safety.

1. trigger
   barrel
2. bore
   stock

The trigger initiates the firing sequence. Triggers are typically activated using a finger.

1. shooter
   flier
2. spot
   bullet

The projectile fired from a gun is called a bullet. There are multiple types of bullets.

1. muffler
   tunnel
2. silencer
   cloud

A silencer muffles the sound of a gunshot. A silencer fits over the barrel of a gun.

1. looker
   sign
2. overlayer
   sight

The device used to aim a gun is called a sight. The sight is located on top of the barrel.

1. holder
   snout
2. nose
   stock

You hold on to a stock. Stocks are made of either plastic, metal or wood.

1. rifle
   machine gun
2. revolver
   tommy gun

A revolver is a handgun with a cylinder that holds the cartridges. It is called a revolver because the cylinder revolves to move the cartridge into firing position.

1. movement
   slammer
2. shooter
   action

The action is the term used for when the cartridge loads, fires and ejects. Action can be single or double.

1. rifle
   shotgun
2. pistol
   machine gun

A handgun that does not have a revolving cylinder might be called a pistol. The term originated in 16th century Europe.

1. ender
   hole
2. shooter
   muzzle

The term for the end of the barrel where the bullet exits is "muzzle." The muzzle is critical to a firearm's accuracy.

1. chamber
   bore
2. muzzle
   pin

The chamber holds a cartridge that is ready for firing. Revolvers have multiple chambers.

1. barrel
   bore
2. muzzle
   kick

Kick is the term used to describe the backward motion of a gun when it is discharged. The term recoil may also be used.

1. storer
   magazine
2. holder
   carrier

A repeating firearm uses a magazine to store and feed ammunition. A magazine can be fixed or detachable.

1. bore
   gun
2. rifle
   ammunition

The package of a propellant and a projectile is referred to as ammunition. The package itself is a cartridge.

1. tunnel
   rifle
2. handgun
   bore

The inside of a barrel is called a bore. The bore of a shotgun is smooth, which leads to the term "smoothbore."

1. dust
   black powder
2. gold
   shooting stuff

Gunpowder made of nitrate, charcoal and sulfur was called black powder. This kind of gunpowder is no longer used.

1. repeaters
   overlogs
2. rounders
   shooters

Firearms that can shoot multiple rounds are called repeaters. Repeaters may or may not require manual action between rounds.

1. white
   smokeless
2. green
   blue

Modern gunpowder is called smokeless. However, modern gunpowder is neither true gunpowder nor truly smokeless.

1. firer
   ignition
2. shooter
   propeller

Ignition is the term for the manner in which gunpowder is ignited. Modern guns are ignited differently from old fashioned guns.

1. pound
   liter
2. yard
   grain

The weight of the powder in a cartridge or of a bullet is called grain. This term used to be based on a grain of wheat or barley.

1. hammer
   muzzle
2. bore
   cartridge

The hammer strikes the firing pin. The firing pin then ignites the primer.

1. coat
   sweater
2. jacket
   sock

The lead core of a bullet is surrounded by a jacket. Jackets are usually made of copper.

1. single
   double
2. bore
   barrel

A rifle with two barrels is called a double-barrel rifle. A double barrel may be over/under or side by side.

1. stick
   ramrod
2. wire
   hand

A ramrod was once used to push the projectile down the bore toward the propellant. A ramrod was typically made of metal or wood.

1. gauge
   measure
2. length
   width

The diameter of a barrel is expressed using the term gauge. Gauge is a measure of the bore diameter.

1. wet fire
   soaked fire
2. rain fire
   dry fire

Dry fire is the term used when firing a weapon without ammunition. But, be careful, dry firing can damage a firearm.

1. plinking
   dunking
2. slinking
   thunking

Informal target shooting is called plinking. Shooting at cans can be called plinking.

1. carry
   velocity
2. weight
   movement

Velocity is the term for the speed at which a projectile leaves the muzzle. Velocity may be as high as 4,000 feet per second.

1. extractor
   remover
2. slapper
   slougher

An extractor ejects the spent casing after the firearm has been fired. The extractor is part of the action cycle.

1. movement
   elevation
2. upper
   lower

The up/down adjustment of a sight is called elevation. This refers to the vertical adjustment.

1. chamber
   bore
2. barrel
   blank

A cartridge that contains gunpowder but no bullet is called a blank. Blanks do make a flash and a sound.

1. level
   grope
2. windage
   gown

The side to side adjustment of a sight is called windage. This changes the horizontal aim of the weapon.

1. wiper
   swiper
2. sniper
   snake

A bore snake is used to clean inside the barrel. A bore snake might also be called a cleaning cord.

1. 1
   2
2. 3
   4

A drilling has three barrels. The term "drilling" is based on the German word for three, which is drei.