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1911 Pistol
AR-15
AR Pistol
Autoloading Firearms Operating Systems
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Handgun
J-Frame/K-Frame/L-Frame Revolvers
Pistol
Pistol-Grip Firearm
Revolver
Semi-Automatic/Fully Automatic/Single Shot
Short-Barreled Rifle (SBR)
Snub-Nosed Revolver
Title I/Title II Firearms
Holsters/Types of Holsters/Kydex
KydexPistol BraceQuick-Loading Ammunition Devices
Snap CapsSuppressor/Suppressor-Height SightsTrigger Shoe
Barrel/Barrel CrownBoreBump StockChamberClipCylinderDust CoverEn Bloc ClipEjection PortEjectorExtractorFlash SuppressorFrameGripGrip SafetyHammerMagazines/Types of Magazines
Magazine CatchMagazine (Mag) WellManual SafetyMuzzlePull-and-Release Trigger/Binary® TriggerRevolver Loading Mechanisms
SearSingle-Stage/Two-Stage TriggerSlideSlide CatchStrikerTriggerTrigger GuardVentilated (Vent) Rib
Armor-Piercing Ammunition+P and +P+BallBerdan-Primed/Boxer-Primed AmmunitionBimetal AmmunitionBonded-Jacket Hollow-Point (BJHP)BulletCaliberCartridgeCaseChargeCorrosive/Non-Corrosive Ammunition Enclosed Base (EB)Full Metal Jacket (FMJ)Foot Pounds Energy (FPE)Feet Per Second (FPS)Frangible BulletsGaugeGrainGreen-Tip AmmunitionHardened LeadHollow-Point Jacketed Hollow-Point (JHP)Low Flash Low Recoil/Managed RecoilLong Rifle (LR) Lead Round Nose (LRN)RoundSemi-Jacketed Hollow-Point (SJHP)Semi-Jacketed Soft-Point (SJSP)Special (SPL)Semi-Wadcutter (SWC)Semi-Wadcutter Hollow-Point (SWHP)Truncated Cone (TC)Total Metal Jacket (TMJ)Wadcutter (WC) Winchester Magnum Rimfire (WMR)