Types of Guns

Types of guns

Military
Long gun
Arquebus
Blunderbuss
Musket
Musketoon
Wall gun
Grenade launcher
Submachine gun
Personal defense weapon
Rifle
Lever action rifle
Bolt action rifle
Assault rifle


Battle rifle
Carbine
Service rifle
Sniper rifle
Shotgun
Combat shotgun
Semi-automatic shotgun
Automatic shotgun

Machine guns
Gatling gun
Minigun

Nordenfelt gun
Metal Storm
Mitrailleuse
Submachine gun
Machine pistol
Machine gun
General-purpose machine gun
Light machine gun
Squad Automatic Weapon
Infantry Automatic Rifle
Medium machine gun
Heavy machine gun

Handguns

Handgun

Service pistol
Revolver

Service revolver
Machine pistol

Autocannon
Autocannon
Chain gun
Revolver cannon

Artillery
Artillery gun
Cannon
Carronade
Falconet
Field gun
Howitzer

Tank
Tank gun

Hunting
Elephant gun
Express rifle
Shotgun

Training and entertainment
Air gun
Airsoft gun
BB gun
Drill Purpose Rifle
Paintball gun
Spud gun
Water gun
Nerf gun

Fiction

Raygun

Guns, Guns, and More Guns

Just a high level list of the various types of weapons we humans have developed for the sole purpose of killing our fellow man:

Ancient weapons;medieval weapons;American Civil War weapons;World War I weapons;World War II weapons;Korean War weapons;Vietnam War weapons; aircraft weapons;antiaircraft weapons;artillery;flamethrowers; firearms;bullpup firearms;multiple barrel firearms;pistols;submachine guns;shotguns;assault rifles;service rifles of national armies;sniper rifles;recoilless rifles;battle rifles;carbines;machine guns;grenade launchers;blow forward firearms;delayed blowback firearms;martial arts weapons;Mêlée weapons;premodern combat weapons;missiles;rockets;nuclear weapons;torpedoes;airplane missiles.

Gun Manufacturers

Just a high level list of gun manufacturers world wide.

Company / Country

Accuracy International UK
Air Weapons Complex (AWC) Pakistan
Alexander Arms USA
Antonov Ukraine
Alliant Techsystems USA
Arcus Co. Bulgaria
Aquarius International PAK
Aquarius International AUS
Aquarius International SG
Arab Organization for Industrialization Egypt
Areios Defense Canada
ArmaLite USA
Armi Jager Italy
Armament Technology Canada
Armscor Philippines
Arsenal Corporation Bulgaria
Arsenal, Inc. USA
Astra Arms Switzerland
Kiev Arsenal Ukraine
ASELSAN Turkey
Atlas Elektronik Germany
Avibras Brazil
BAE Systems UK
BAE Systems AB Sweden
Baikal Russia
Bangladesh Ordnance Factories Bangladesh
Barrett Firearms Manufacturing USA
Bazalt Russia
Benelli Italy
Beretta Italy
Bharat Dynamics India
Bharat Earth Movers Limited India
Bharat Electronics Limited India
Birmingham Small Arms Company UK
BMC Turkey
Boeing Defense, Space & Security USA
Browning Arms Company Belgium
Bushmaster Firearms International USA
Caspian Arms Ltd USA
Chaiseri Metal & Rubber Thailand
Charles Daly USA
Charter Arms USA
CheyTac USA
Colt Canada (formerly Diemaco) Canada
Colt's Manufacturing Company (CMC) USA
Companhia Brasileira de Cartuchos (CBC) Brazil
Česká Zbrojovka Strakonice Czech Republic
Česká Zbrojovka Uherský Brod Czech Republic
Defense Industries Organization Iran
Degtyarev Plant Russia
Denel South Africa
Denel Dynamics South Africa
Detonics USA
Diehl BGT Defence Germany
Doosan DST South Korea
EADS Europe
EAS Greece
Elbit Systems Israel
Embraer Brazil
Fábrica de Armas Halcón Argentina
Fabrique Nationale (FN) Belgium
Fabryka Broni "Łucznik" - Radom Poland
FAMAE Chile
FAMARS Italy
Federal Cartridge Company USA
Fegyver- és Gépgyár (FEG) Hungary
Ferfrans Philippines
Finmeccanica Italy
Floro International Corporation Philippines
General Dynamics USA
Nexter (formerly GIAT Industries) France
Glock Ges.m.b.H. Austria
Grand Power Slovakia
Hanwha South Korea
HAVELSAN Turkey
Heavy Industries Taxila Pakistan
Heckler & Koch (H&K) Germany
Henry Repeating Arms USA
Hispano Argentina Fábrica de Automóviles Argentina
Helibras Brazil
Hi-Point Firearms USA
Hindustan Aeronautics Limited India
Holland & Holland UK
Howaldtswerke-Deutsche Werft (HDW) Germany
HS Produkt Croatia
Hyundai Rotem South Korea
IBRAP Brazil
Iran Aviation Industries Organization Iran
Iran Electronics Industries Iran
IMBEL Brazil
INDEP Portugal
Indumil Colombia
Innalabs Ireland
Insys UK
Israel Military Industries (IMI) Israel
Israel Weapon Industries (IWI) Israel
Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) Israel
Izhevsk Mechanical Plant Russia
Izhmash Russia
James Purdey and Sons Ltd. UK
JP Enterprises Inc USA
Kahr Arms USA
KBP Instrument Design Bureau Russia
Kel-Tec CNC Industries Inc USA
Kharkiv Morozov Machine Building Design Bureau Ukraine
Kimber Manufacturing USA
Klimovsk Specialized Ammunition Plant Russia
Knight's Armament Company (KAC) USA
Kongsberg Defence & Aerospace Norway
Korea Aerospace Industries (KAI) South Korea
KAL-ASD South Korea
Krauss-Maffei Wegmann (KMW) Germany
Land Warfare Resources Corporation (LWRC) USA
Les Baer USA
LFK Germany
LIG nex1 South Korea
Lockheed Martin USA
Franchi Italy
Lürssen Germany
Magnum Research Inc. (MRI) USA
Mechanical and Chemical Industry Corporation (MKEK) Turkey
Manroy Engineering Ltd. UK
Manroy USA USA
MasterPiece Arms USA
Mauser Germany
Marlin Firearms USA
Matra BAE Dynamics Alenia (MBDA) France
McBros Rifles USA
Miguel Enrique Manzo Sal (MEMS) Argentina
Metal Storm Australia
Malyshev Factory Ukraine
Nammo Norway
National Organization of Military Industry Egypt
National Service Products Organization Egypt
Norinco China
Northrop Corporation USA
Norton Firearms, Inc USA
O.F. Mossberg & Sons USA
Oerlikon Contraves Switzerland
Olympic Arms USA
OMI Ordtech Military Industries Greece
Ordnance Factories Board India
Otokar Turkey
Pakistan Aeronautical Complex (PAC) Pakistan
Pakistan Ordnance Factories (POF) Pakistan
Para-Ordnance Manufacturing Inc Canada
Patria Finland
Productos Mendoza Mexico
Pindad Indonesia
Rafael Advanced Defense Systems (Rafael) Israel
Rangemaster Precision Arms UK
Remington Arms (Remington) USA
Rheinmetall AG (Rheinmetall) Germany
RND Manufacturing USA
Rock River Arms USA
ROKETSAN Turkey
Romtehnica Romania
Rosoboronexport Russia
Royal Ordnance UK
Royal Aquarius Defense Industries USA
RPC Fort (Fort) Ukraine
S&T Daewoo South Korea
SENTINEL WEAPON'S INDUSTRIES INDIA
Saab AB Sweden
SAKO Finland
Samsung Techwin South Korea
Savage Arms USA
Sellier & Bellot Czech Republic
Scientifical Technical Center Delta Georgia
Serbu Firearms USA
Sharps Rifle Manufacturing Company USA
Smith & Wesson (S&W) USA
Springfield Armory (former U.S. Army arsenal) USA
Springfield Armory (modern company) USA
Sphinx Systems Ltd. Switzerland
Sterling Armaments Company UK
Steyr Mannlicher (Steyr) Austria
ST Engineering Singapore
STI International USA
Stoeger Industries Italy
Strayer Voigt Inc USA
Sturm, Ruger, & Co. (Ruger) USA
Swiss Arms
(US subsidiary known as SIG Sauer) Switzerland
Thai Aviation Industry Thailand
THOR Global Defense Group USA
TsNIITochMash Russia
Thompson USA
Turkish Aerospace Industries (TAI) Turkey
Taser International USA
Forjas Taurus (Taurus) Brazil
Tbilisi Aircraft Manufacturing Georgia
TEREM Bulgaria
Textron Systems (Textron) USA
Thompson Center Arms (Thompson Center) USA
Thales Group (Thales) France
ThyssenKrupp Germany
United Defense Manufacturing Corporation (UDMC) Philippines
U.S. Fire Arms Manufacturing Company (U.S. Fire Arms Mfg. Co.; USFA) USA
U.S. Repeating Arms Company (USRAC) Belgium
Uralvagonzavod (UVZ) Russia
Winchester Repeating Arms Company Belgium
Walther Germany
Webley & Scott UK
W. W. Greener UK
Valmet Finland
Yuzhnoye Design Bureau Ukraine
Zastava Arms Serbia

Bullet Primer

As this blog is about guns for brains perhaps I should apply a bit of knowledge to educate the readers "brains" about guns, or more precisely, bullets used in guns. Another posting will talk about gun types

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There are many different bullets created for various specific uses such as hunting but there are very few actual types of bullets.

Modern ammunition varies in size, appearance, materials and parts. Rifle ammunition is called cartridges or rounds. Shotgun ammunition is referred to as shotshells or shells. Ammunition is classified as centerfire or rimfire.

The location of the primer tells you if a cartridge is rimfire or centerfire. Generally, center-fire cartridges are more powerful than rim-fire cartridges.

The center-fire cartridge has a primer located in the center of the base.

The rim-fire cartridge has no noticeable primer. Instead, the priming compound is placed and spun into the case rim. When the rim is struck by the firing pin, the priming compound explodes, igniting the powder.

Ammunition comes in different lengths, shapes, and diameters depending on the type of bullet or case used. If the case is really small, chances are it is a .22 rimfire cartridge.

A rimfire cartridge will travel 1300 feet per second while a centerfire cartridge will do over 2000 feet per second. The centerfire case is bigger than the rimfire case and holds more powder.

There are three common case styles for rifle cartridges. Look at the base of the cartridge case to see if the case is rimless, rimmed or belted magnum. Care must be taken when loading rimmed cases into magazines to prevent feeding problems.

Bullets come in different shapes and sizes, and are commonly made of lead. Some bullets have a metal jacket, making them travel faster. Full metal-jacketed bullets cannot be used for hunting! They are okay for target shooting.

Ballistics is the science that studies the motion of projectiles. Changing ammunition changes the ballistics for your firearm.

Two common types of powder available are black powder and smokeless powder. Modern ammunition is loaded with smokeless powder. Smokeless powder produces greater energy and pressure compared to black powder.

Some rifle and pistol cartridges might be referred to as a "magnum." Depending on the cartridge design, it may referring to the powder charge or the case design.

The length of a shotshell is normally given in inches and is based on the length of the spent hull. Common lengths for 12 gauge are 2 3/4, 3 and 3 1/2 inch. Some European shells give the shotshell length in millimeters....You must know the correct length of the shotshell, gauge and shotsize when selecting shotgun ammunition. 

A shotgun shell generally contains multiple projectiles or pellets called shot. A single projectile in a shotgun shell is called a slug. Shot and slugs are traditionally made of lead.

Nontoxic shot can be made of bismuth, steel, tin, tungsten-iron, tungsten-matrix, or tungsten-polymer materials. Nontoxic shot has different properties and ballistics than lead shot. Shot comes in various sizes. No. 9 shot is very small while No. 000 shot is large.

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Bullet Power

Bullets are a poor mans solution to an intolerable situation brought about by either the government, corrupt police, local gangs, greedy or corrupt businessmen or practices and just about every other annoyance that seems to be irritating more and more people each day.

Bullets are generally used in conjunction with some form of firearm big or small, single shot or rapid fire, as one is pretty much useless without the other. The determining factor in the lethality of the firearm / bullet combination however, has always been the result of the mindset of the individual brandishing the firearm at that time. Note that the term "individual" is used as for the most part, a firearm is a one person tool.

The individual may be required  to use the firearm as a part of their normal everyday job requirements but the choice to actually pull the trigger still rests solely in the mind of the beholder.

Why you may ask would I state something in this post that is so obvious to the general populace as "it is the individuals choice that makes firearms lethal", it's simple....

"Firearms of any make, model, caliber or capacity" are inanimate objects until there is human interaction and that interaction regardless of caliber or capacity can be deadly. Restricting a particular family of weapons or quantity of bullets allowed is a shortsighted approach that fails to address the human component.

It is also the human component of corrupt or dictatorial governments and religions that need to be "corrected" to permit the growth of the human species.

Although it is quite small in comparison to a bomb or an advancing army, the single bullet when properly applied is perhaps the most effective tool available to address an intolerable or inhumane person or regime. A single well placed bullet can eliminate a negative influence on a society or religion making way for a more moderate, progressive or moral government or society to flourish.

So, the prescription for many of today's ills is an ounce of lead.

Call this guns for brains, but is it not better to expend a single bullet than to see a thousand lives wasted. Is it not better to end one life than to throw thousands into the meat grinder called war. The problem with that thought is that people, politicians and religions that use guns for brains are simply to lazy to think. To join them in their methodologies of self perpetuity damns us with them. The human component of the equation needs to be modified to be universally acceptable and effective.

Bullets hold the immediate power but do not provide the long term solution.

Guns for brains cannot be defeated except by brains for guns...

Power at any cost

Aya Mohammed al-Hussein suffered severe burns when a small shard of hot shrapnel burst through the roof of her home.

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"ALEPPO, SYRIA—With enough oil to export, Syrians used to get their fuel cheap, and a mother warming her child by a diesel space heater had nothing to fear.

Now there is nothing simple about surviving to see the next day.

On Jan. 26, Syria’s civil war turned one of the most basic human needs, the want for heat against the cold, into a weapon that seared 9-year-old Aya Mohammed al-Hussain deep into her soul.

She was sitting alone in her one-room house around 3 p.m. when dictator Bashar Assad’s forces randomly lobbed three mortar bombs into their neighbourhood."

( By: Paul Watson Star Columnist, Published on Wed Feb 06 2013 )

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Thus begins another news story about adults waging war to hold onto power with little or no regard for the suffering they are causing others, especially the children. Although our weaponry has evolved through time our basic human evolution stopped somewhere between Pierolapithecus catalaunicus (believed to be a common ancestor of humans and the great apes) and Sahelanthropus tchadensis. (S. tchadensis is sometimes claimed to be the last common ancestor of humans and chimpanzees)

Bashar al-Assad is the President of Syria, Regional Secretary of the Ba'ath Party and he has has a net worth of about $550 million. He has been criticized for a disregard for human rights, economic lapses, and corruption. He is also an outspoken critic of the United States and Israel.

In Syria websites such as Wikipedia Arabic, You Tube and Facebook were blocked from people accessing them from 2008 until February 2011. U.S. President Barack Obama signed an Executive order to place sanctions against Bashar Assad in an effort to pressure his regime "to end its use of violence against its people and begin transitioning to a democratic system that protects the rights of the Syrian people." This order took place on May 18, 2011, due to this order Mr. Assad and nine other officials were added to a list with travel bans and asset freezes.

Not enough it seems to quell Mr. Assad's lust for power and demaoguary

The word demagogue, meaning a leader of the common people, is an ancient Grecian term originally with no negative connotation, but eventually came to mean a troublesome kind of leader. Even though democracy gave power to the common people through electoral processes, the Demagogues were a new kind of leader who emerged from the lower classes. Demagogues relentlessly advocated action, usually violent, immediately and without deliberation. Demagogues appealed directly to the emotions of the poor and uninformed, pursuing power, telling lies to stir up hysteria, exploiting crises to intensify popular support for their calls to immediate action and increased authority, and accusing moderate opponents of weakness or disloyalty to the nation. All politicians in a democracy must make occasional small sacrifices of truth, subtlety, long-term concerns, or other matters that don't have immediate popular impact or else they will lose the popular support which is the base of their political power.Demagogues do these things relentlessly and without self-restraint.

Democracies are instituted to ensure freedom for all and popular control over government authority; through their popular appeal, demagogues exploit the freedom secured under democracy to gain a level of power for themselves that overrides the rule of law, thereby undermining democracy. The Greek historian Polybius thought that democracies are inevitably undone by demagogues. He said that every democracy eventually decays into "a government of violence and the strong hand," leading to "tumultuous assemblies, massacres and banishments.

Throughout history, the word demagogue has been used to disparage any leader thought to be manipulative, pernicious, or bigoted....That kind of refers to many world leaders today, or to say in a more accurate way, usurpers of democracy.

The term "Usurp" has been around since about 1275 A.D. and is defined as:

1. to seize and hold (a position, office, power, etc.) by force or without legal right
2. to use without authority or right; employ wrongfully: to commit forcible or illegal seizure of an office, power

A common trait of such people is that they have guns for brains.