30 SPORTSMAN'S HAND BOOK. 



Names of the Parts of the Breech- 

 goading Grun, 



ALPHABETICALLY ARRANGED. 



Action. Used generally, such as "snap action," "side 

 action." 



' Action. Used specifically, being the iron body which 

 lies between the barrels and the stock. 



Back Action. When the locks are bedded into the 

 stock alone. 



Bar Action. When the locks are bedded partly into 

 the stock and partly into the action, frequently likewise 

 called " Fore Action." 



Bolt. The part which, in a- snap gun, passes into the 

 lump of the barrel to hold the barrels into the action when 

 the gun is closed. 



Breech. The end of the barrels in which the ignition 

 of the powder takes place. 



Bump. The corner of the stock at the top of the 

 heel-plate. 



Cases. A term used for cartridges when empty. 



Chambers. The enlarged spaces made for the cartridges 

 to be inserted into. 



Cartridges. Cases when loaded. Made of paper or 

 metal. Paper cases are cylindrical. Metal cases for shot- 

 guns are likewise cylindrical. Metal cases for rifles are 

 largely made what is termed "bottle-nosed," *. ^., the part 

 which contains the powder is one or two bores larger than 

 the actual bore of the weapon, in order that being wider a 

 shorter case may be used and the proper charge of powder 

 retained. The I2A metal shell can be used in a gun cham- 

 bered for the common 12-bore paper shell, but the I2B metal 



