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Welcome to the Firearms WikiProject, a collaboration area and group of editors dedicated to improving Wikipedia's coverage of Firearms.

(For more information on WikiProjects, please see Wikipedia:WikiProject and the Guide to WikiProjects).

Goals
  • Improve articles on firearms, both civilian and military, with an emphasis on civilian firearms, as the WP:WEAPON already covers military arms.
  • To add the below infobox to firearm articles, along with the ammo infobox for ammo, and add the banner to firearms articles.
Scope
  • Firearms in general, along with organizations related to firearms, laws related to firearms, and more.

Contents

[edit] Guidelines

  • Avoid pop culture and trivia sections. In general they clutter articles, and contribute very little. Acceptable pop culture information should be notable, for example: The F-14 Tomcat became much beloved because of its appearance in Top Gun, or the Walther PPK became well known because of its use by James Bond. See WP:MILHIST#POP for a more detailed set of guidelines on pop culture.
  • Cite as much information as possible. This way the articles will have more credibility.
  • The Weaponry task force of Military History takes precedence in articles on military firearms.


[edit] Open tasks

If you find anything that really needs to be on the list, just add it to the list.

To-do list for Wikipedia:WikiProject Firearms: edit  · history  · watch  · refresh


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[edit] Participants

Please feel free to add yourself here in alphabetical order, and to indicate any areas of particular interest.

  1. Asams10 (talk • contribs), Firearms inventors, sporting and military arms, ammunition, etc.
  2. Ancjr (talk • contribs)
  3. BlackBrotherX7 (talk • contribs), I am a professional in weapons used by thugs!
  4. Cannibalicious! (talk • contribs)
  5. Commander Zulu (talk • contribs), Firearms Historian, primarily focusing on small arms of the British Empire & Commonwealth, WWI & WWII small arms, and Military & Police handguns.
  6. Deon Steyn (talk • contribs), modern, ISSF sport type, air powered
  7. Driftpin (talk • contribs), modern reloader, bullet maker. Small Arms Trainer
  8. Earthworm Makarov (talk • contribs) Small Arms, Automatic Cannon
  9. Fluzwup (talk • contribs), several years of retail firearms sales, knowledge about ballistics, reloading, basic gunsmithing, and civilian firearms
  10. Gavia immer (talk • contribs) Modern pistols, CCW and (American) legal issues
  11. Georgewilliamherbert (talk • contribs) technology and engineering
  12. Greg Glover (talk • contribs), History of Gunpowder and Kinetic energy, Design of Bullets and Cartridges, Ballistics and Reloading
  13. J.Mraz (talk • contribs) Skeet shooting
  14. Jeff dean (talk • contribs), Colt Python & Colt Diamondback; Marlin Model 1894
  15. Jirt (talk • contribs)
  16. JVkamp (talk • contribs) member of afforementioned Weaponry task force, military and civillian sporter interests.
  17. LWF (talk • contribs) Coordinator, and firearm enthusiast
  18. Mike Searson (talk • contribs) little bit of everything
  19. Muldoon X9 (talk • contribs) Modern weapons
  20. MVMosin (talk • contribs) Former member of Delfin Oznaz unit. Expert on military small arms--particularly those of US and Soviet origin.
  21. Raygun (talk • contribs) Anything that has to do with man-portable arms.
  22. RedNeckIQ55 (talk • contribs)
  23. Robbskey (talk • contribs)
  24. Seed 2.0 (talk • contribs) Modern hanguns, modern and historic rifles.
  25. SXT40 (talk • contribs) CCW, Handguns
  26. Thernlund (talk • contribs), If you can find it in a gun store or at a gun show, I'm interested. Primary interest is handguns and cartridges.
  27. Trekphiler (talk • contribs) modern weapons, mainly military.
  28. Tronno (talk • contribs) modern weapons.
  29. xaosflux (talk • contribs), all sorts of things, talk page me if any admin-related maintenance is needed (e.g. history merges).
  30. Yaf (talk • contribs), Many firearms interests, including Curio & Relic firearms, modern firearms, basic gunsmithing, sporting clay/hunting shotguns, among many other firearms-related interests.


[edit] Articles

[edit] Featured content

[edit] Candidates

[edit] New articles

Please feel free to list your new Firearms-related articles here (newer articles at the top, please). Any new articles that have an interesting or unusual fact in them should be suggested for the Did you know? box the Main Page.

GAU-19The "GAU-19/A"( "Gecal 50") is a multibarreled Machinegun in .50BMG.- while I have started the article I need assistance to expand and properly format it.Paulwharton 19:30, 24 March 2007 (UTC)

Kimber_Manufacturing — Strictly speaking, this isn't a new article but I figured it would be appropriate for inclusion here. (My thanks go to Mike Searson for adding this to the To-Do section). The article is far from done (unfortunately, I'm very busy at the moment and, thus, a bit behind) but I feel it has a lot of potential. If anyone has a company logo that's okay to post in accordance with WP's Image policy, I'd appreciate any help. Thanks. Seed 2.0 15:22, 23 March 2007 (UTC)

Coach Gun — 12ga double-barrel side-by-side shotguns manufactured with 18" barrels for use by Single Action Shooting competitors and/or hunters in bush, scrub, and marsh etc. --Commander Zulu 14:55, 14 March 2007 (UTC)

  • I've been expanding this one a bit and have some good source material. Can anyone get a good pic? I'm thinking a pic of a stagecoach with the guy riding shotgun. Mike Searson 07:22, 18 March 2007 (UTC)

KGP-9 — A Hungarian submachine gun. Standard for their military and police forces.--LWF 17:27, 12 March 2007 (UTC)

Firearms Licence — I'm amazed there wasn't an article on this anywhere in Wikipedia. The article as it stands is just a stub, but will be expanded in due course. --Commander Zulu 09:42, 10 March 2007 (UTC)

Tactical light — Not really new, but I just did a near-total rewrite of the stub that was there. Technology information from FlashlightReviews.com buyers guide, tactics and new picture from MCRP 3-01B Chapter 10. Suggestions for expansion and additional reference material welcome. scot 21:04, 9 March 2007 (UTC)

Gun law in the United States — An article on gun laws at the federal level. -- Yaf 21:06, 7 March 2007 (UTC)

Gun violence — Lots of new content has been added this week. --Yaf 04:06, 6 March 2007 (UTC)

Socimi Type 821 — An Italian submachine gun similar to the Uzi.--LWF 00:12, 27 February 2007 (UTC)

Deer gun — Weapon developed as successor to Liberator pistol, but never saw full scale service due to Vietnam war becoming full scale war.--LWF 02:40, 26 February 2007 (UTC)

Colt 2000— I've created an article based on this pistol. I saw it in the requested list and have had some experience with this gun. I owned a variant of each version up until a few years ago. I worked for a company that bought a huge number of them on closeout from Colt back in 1994. I beleive an issue of American Rifleman in 1993 covered the pistol as well and also mentioned the recall. If anyone has additional reference material, please help out.--Mike Searson 07:04, 26 February 2007 (UTC)

Marlin Model 1894 — Lever-action model going back 113 years and still available in magnum revolver calibers. Jeff dean 23:19, 2 February 2007 (UTC)

Sporterising — I've created an article on the practice of taking military surplus rifles and cutting them down or otherwise modifying them for civillian sporting use, also known as Sporterising. --Commander Zulu 14:05, 26 December 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Articles up for Deletion

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[edit] Collaboration and review

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[edit] Project userbox

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{{WPGUNSMEMBER
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Parameters:

  • color – "1" through "4", chooses between four different color schemes, show below.
    • 1. White
    • 2. Blue
    • 3. Green
    • 4. Biege


  • layout – "1" through "6", chooses among six different layouts as shown on the right.



[edit] Project banner

The {{WPGUNS}} project banner template should be added (not subst:ed) to the talk page of any article within the scope of the project. The template does not require any parameters, but does have two optional parameters that can be used to customize it's appearance.

{{WPGUNS
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Parameters:

  • class – "NA" denotes that the page is a non-article page. Any other value (or blank) denotes an article.
  • small – "yes" if the banner should be rendered in its miniature size; this should be used sparingly and only on crowded talk pages for the time being.


[edit] Weapon infobox

M1 Garand

"The rifle that won the war"
Type Service rifle
Place of origin United States of America
Service history
In service 1936–1957
Wars World War II,
Korean War
Production history
Designer John C. Garand
Designed 1924
Number built 5.4 million approx.
Variants M1C/D sniper rifle
Specifications
Weight 4.3 kg (9 lb 10 oz)
Length 1,100 mm (43.6 in)
Barrel length 610 mm (24 in)
Cartridge .30-06 Springfield (7.62 × 63 mm),
.276 Pedersen,
7.62 × 51 mm NATO (U.S. Navy)
Action Gas-operated, rotating bolt
Rate of fire Semi-automatic
Muzzle velocity 865 m/s (2,837 ft/s)
Effective range 550 m (601 yd)
Maximum range 2,743 m (3,000 yd)
Feed system 8-round "en bloc" clip (.30-06),
10-round "en bloc" clip (.276)
Sights Aperture rear sight, barleycorn-type front sight

A weapon infobox may be used to summarize information about a particular weapon or weapon system (such as a firearm, a sword, a grenade, an artillery piece, a torpedo, or a tank); cartridges and artillery shells should use {{Infobox Firearm Cartridge}} instead. The infobox should be added using the {{Infobox Weapon}} template, as shown below:

{{Infobox Weapon
|name= 
|image= 
|caption= 
|origin= 
|type= 
<!-- Type selection -->
|is_ranged=
|is_bladed=
|is_explosive=
|is_artillery=
|is_vehicle=
|is_missile=
|is_UK=
<!-- Service history -->
|service= 
|used_by=
|wars= 
<!-- Production history -->
|designer= 
|design_date=
|manufacturer=
|production_date=
|number= 
|variants= 
<!-- General specifications -->
|weight= 
|length= 
|part_length= 
|width=
|height=
|diameter=
|crew=
<!-- Ranged weapon specifications --> 
|cartridge= 
|caliber=
|action= 
|rate= 
|velocity= 
|range= 
|max_range= 
|feed= 
|sights= 
<!-- Artillery specifications -->
|breech=
|recoil=
|carriage=
|elevation=
|traverse=
<!-- Bladed weapon specifications --> 
|blade_type=
|hilt_type=
|sheath_type=
|head_type=
|haft_type=
<!-- Explosive specifications --> 
|filling=
|filling_weight=
|detonation=
|yield=
<!-- Vehicle/missile specifications -->
|armour=
|primary_armament=
|secondary_armament=
|engine=
|engine_power=
|pw_ratio=
|suspension=
|vehicle_range=
|speed=
|guidance=
}}

General parameters:

  • name – the formal name of the weapon.
  • image – optional – an image of the weapon. The image must be given in the form [[Image:Example.jpg|300px]]; in particular, the thumb attribute must not be selected.
  • caption – optional – the text to be placed below the image.
  • origin – optional – the country or place where the weapon originated or was first manufactured.
  • type – optional – the type of weapon (e.g. "service rifle", "dress sword", and so forth).

Type selection parameters (these parameters control whether—and how—particular specification fields will be displayed; multiple ones may be enabled where appropriate):

  • is_ranged – "yes" if the weapon is a ranged weapon, such as a firearm or bow; must be left blank otherwise.
  • is_bladed – "yes" if the weapon is a bladed, pointed, or blunt hand-held weapon, such as a sword, mace, or polearm; must be left blank otherwise.
  • is_explosive – "yes" if the weapon is an explosive device, such as a grenade or bomb; must be left blank otherwise.
  • is_artillery – "yes" if the weapon is a type of artillery, such as a cannon or mortar; must be left blank otherwise.
  • is_vehicle – "yes" if the weapon is a self-propelled vehicle, such as a tank; must be left blank otherwise.
  • is_missile – "yes" if the weapon is a self-propelled missile or torpedo; must be left blank otherwise.
  • is_UK – "yes" if the field labels should use British/Commonwealth English; must be left blank otherwise.

Service history parameters:

  • service – optional – the period (usually given in years) when the weapon was in service.
  • used_by – optional – the countries, armed forces, or other groups using the weapon; this may be omitted for weapons employed only in their country of origin.
  • wars – optional – any wars during which the weapon saw service.

Production history parameters:

  • designer – optional – the person or group responsible for designing the weapon.
  • design_date – optional – the date (usually given as a year) when the weapon was designed.
  • manufacturer – optional – the manufacturer of the weapon.
  • production_date – optional – the period (usually given in years) when the weapon was produced.
  • number – optional – the number of weapons of this type that were manufactured.
  • variants – optional – any variant models of the weapon.

General specification parameters:

  • weight – optional – the weight of the weapon. For firearms, separate loaded and unloaded weights may be indicated.
  • length – optional – the total length of the weapon.
  • part_length – optional – a secondary length measurement. For firearms, this should be the barrel length; for bladed weapons, the length of the blade or head.
  • width – optional – the total width of the weapon, where applicable; this is intended for use with larger weapons, such as artillery or vehicles.
  • height – optional – the total height of the weapon, where applicable; this is intended for use with larger weapons, such as artillery or vehicles.
  • diameter – optional – the diameter of the weapon, where applicable; this is intended for use with explosives and missiles.
  • crew – optional – for crewed weapons, the number of people required.

Ranged weapon specification parameters (most only available if is_ranged is set to "yes"; some are also activated when is_explosive or is_artillery is set to "yes"):

  • cartridge – optional – for firearms or artillery, the type(s) of cartridge or shell used.
  • caliber – optional – for firearms or artillery, the caliber of the barrel; this may be omitted if it is indicated by the cartridge type.
  • action – optional – for firearms, the type of action (e.g. "flintlock").
  • rate – optional – the rate of fire.
  • velocity – optional – for firearms or artillery, the muzzle velocity of the fired projectile.
  • range – optional – the effective range of the weapon.
  • max_range – optional – the maximum range of the weapon.
  • feed – optional – for firearms, the feed system or magazine used.
  • sights – optional – for firearms or artillery, the type of sights used.

Artillery specification parameters (only available if is_artillery is set to "yes"):

  • breech – optional – for artillery, the type of breech mechanism.
  • recoil – optional – for artillery, the recoil system used.
  • carriage – optional – for artillery, the type of carriage used.
  • elevation – optional – for artillery, the vertical range of possible firing angles.
  • traverse – optional – for artillery, the horizontal range of possible firing angles.

Bladed weapon specification parameters (only available if is_bladed is set to "yes"):

  • blade_type – optional – for bladed weapons (e.g. swords), a description of the blade.
  • hilt_type – optional – for bladed weapons (e.g. swords), a description of the hilt.
  • sheath_type – optional – for bladed weapons (e.g. swords), a description of the scabbard or sheath, if any.
  • head_type – optional – for blunt or striking weapons (e.g. axes, polearms, or maces), a description of the head.
  • haft_type – optional – for blunt or striking weapons (e.g. axes, polearms, or maces), a description of the haft.

Explosive weapon specification parameters (only available if is_explosive or is_missile is set to "yes"):

  • filling – optional – the explosive filling material.
  • filling_weight – optional – the weight of the explosive material or warhead.
  • detonation – optional – the detonation trigger type (e.g. "timer", "pressure", "motion sensor").
  • yield – optional – for larger explosives, the yield (in tons of TNT) of the device.

Vehicle/missile specification parameters (most only available if is_vehicle is set to "yes"; some are also activated if is_missile is set to "yes"):

  • armour – optional – the armour plating of the vehicle; different armour thickness at different points may be indicated if needed.
  • primary_armament – optional – the primary armament mounted on the vehicle, if any.
  • secondary_armament – optional – the secondary armament mounted on the vehicle, if any.
  • engine – optional – the type of engine used by the vehicle or missile.
  • engine_power – optional – the power output of the engine, usually in hp or kW.
  • pw_ratio – optional – the power-to-weight ratio, usually in hp/tonne.
  • suspension – optional – the suspension of the vehicle.
  • vehicle_range – optional – the operational range of the vehicle or missile.
  • speed – optional – the maximum speed of the vehicle or missile; this is usually the road speed, but other values may be indicated if appropriate.
  • guidance – optional – the guidance system used by the missile (or the vehicle, if unmanned).


[edit] Firearm cartridge infobox

.357 SIG

Comparison to other cartridges. .357 SIG third from left.
Type Pistol
Place of origin United States
Production history
Designer SIGARMS/Federal Cartridge Co.
Designed 1994
Specifications
Bullet diameter .355 in (9.02 mm)
Neck diameter .381 in (9.68 mm)
Shoulder diameter .424 in (10.77 mm)
Base diameter .424 in (10.77 mm)
Rim diameter .424 in (10.77 mm)
Rim thickness .055 in (1.4 mm)
Case length .865 in (21.97 mm)
Overall length 1.14 in (28.96 mm)
Primer type Small pistol
Ballistic performance
Bullet weight/type Velocity Energy
115 gr BHP 1564 ft/s
(~477 m/s)		 624 ft·lbf
(~849 J)
124 gr JHP 1329 ft/s
(~405 m/s)		 486 ft·lbf
(~661 J)
125 gr JHP 1299 ft/s
(~396 m/s)		 468 ft·lbf
(~636 J)
147 gr JHP 1186 ft/s
(~362 m/s)		 459 ft·lbf
(~624 J)
150 gr JHP 1130 ft/s
(~345 m/s)		 425 ft·lbf
(~578 J)
Test barrel length: 4 in
Source: Steve's 357 SIG Ballistic Page

A firearm cartridge infobox may be used to summarize information about a particular cartridge or artillery shell. The infobox should be added using the {{Infobox Firearm Cartridge}} template, as shown below:

{{Infobox Firearm Cartridge
|name= 
|image= 
|caption= 
|origin= 
|type= 
<!-- Service history -->
|service= 
|used_by=
|wars= 
<!-- Production history -->
|designer= 
|design_date=
|manufacturer=
|production_date=
|number= 
|variants= 
<!-- Specifications -->
|is_SI_specs=
|parent=
|case type=
|bullet=
|neck=
|shoulder=
|base=
|rim_dia=
|rim_thick=
|case_length=
|length=
|rifling=
|primer=
|filling=
|filling_weight=
|detonation=
|yield=
<!-- Ballistic performance -->
|is_SI_ballistics=
|bw1=
|btype1=
|vel1=
|en1=
|bw2=
|btype2=
|vel2=
|en2=
|bw3=
|btype3=
|vel3=
|en3=
|bw4=
|btype4=
|vel4=
|en4=
|bw5=
|btype5=
|vel5=
|en5=
|test_barrel_length=
|balsrc= 
}}

General parameters:

  • name – the formal name of the cartridge.
  • image – optional – an image of the cartridge. The image must be given in the form [[Image:Example.jpg|300px]]; in particular, the thumb attribute must not be selected.
  • caption – optional – the text to be placed below the image.
  • origin – the country or place where the cartridgeoriginated or was first manufactured.
  • type – the type of cartrige or its designed use (e.g. "Pistol", "Rifle", "Hunting", etc.).

Service history parameters:

  • service – optional – the period (usually given in years) when the cartridge was in service.
  • used_by – optional – the countries, armed forces, or other groups using the cartridge; this may be omitted for cartridges employed only in their country of origin.
  • wars – optional – any wars during which the cartridge saw service.

Production history parameters:

  • designer – optional – the person or group responsible for designing the cartridge.
  • design_date – optional – the date (usually given as a year) when the cartridge was designed.
  • manufacturer – optional – the manufacturer of the cartridge.
  • production_date – optional – the period (usually given in years) when the cartridge was produced.
  • number – optional – the number of cartridge of this type that were manufactured.
  • variants – optional – any variant models of the cartridge.

Specification parameters:

  • is_SI_specs – optional – "yes" if the specifications are entered in SI units; any other value causes it to be interpreted as Imperial units.
  • parent – optional – the cartridge that the cartridge was based on, if any.
  • case type – optional – the type of case used for the cartridge (e.g. rimmed, rimless, straight, bottlenecked, etc.).
  • bullet – optional – the diameter of the bullet used in the cartridge, expressed in mm or in; only include the number, and not the units of measurement, and omit any commas.
  • neck – optional – the neck diameter of the cartridge, expressed in mm or in; only include the number, and not the units of measurement, and omit any commas.
  • shoulder – optional – the shoulder diameter of the cartridge, if any, expressed in mm or in; only include the number, and not the units of measurement, and omit any commas.
  • base – optional – the base diameter of the cartridge, expressed in mm or in; only include the number, and not the units of measurement, and omit any commas.
  • rim_dia – optional – the rim diamter of the cartridge, expressed in mm or in; only include the number, and not the units of measurement, and omit any commas.
  • rim_thick – optional – the rim thickness of the cartridge, expressed in mm or in; only include the number, and not the units of measurement, and omit any commas.
  • case_length – optional – the case length of the cartridge, expressed in mm or in; only include the number, and not the units of measurement, and omit any commas.
  • length – optional – the overall length of the cartridge, expressed in mm or in; only include the number, and not the units of measurement, and omit any commas.
  • rifling – optional – typical rifling to stablize the bullet fired from the cartridge.
  • primer – optional – the type of primer used in the cartridge (e.g. large pistol, small rifle, rimfire, etc.).
  • filling – optional – the explosive filling material of the shell, if any.
  • filling_weight – optional – the weight of the explosive material of the shell, if any.
  • detonation – optional – for explosive shells, the detonation trigger type (e.g. "timer", "pressure", "motion sensor").
  • yield – optional – for explosive shells, the yield (in tons of TNT) of the device.

Ballistic performance parameters:

Ballistic data for up to five different weight bullets can be specified; it may be provided in either SI or Imperial units, but this choice must be consistent for all five sets. The x in the field name should be replaced with 1–5 as displayed in the template format shown above (e.g. bw1, bw2, btype1, btype2, vel1, vel2, en1, en2, etc.):

  • is_SI_ballistics – optional – "yes" if the ballistics data is entered in SI units; any other value causes it to be interpreted as Imperial units.
  • bwx – optional – the weight of the bullet for given data, expressed in grains; only include the number, and not the units of measurement.
    • btypex – optional – the type of bullet (e.g. JHP, FMJ, BHP, ect.).
    • velx – required if bw field is specified – velocity of the bullet at the muzzle, expressed in m/s or ft/s; only include the number, and not the units of measurement, and omit any commas.
    • enx – required if bw field is specified – energy of the bullet at the muzzle, expressed in J or ft·lbf; only include the number, and not the units of measurement, and omit any commas.
  • test_barrel_length – optional – the length of the barrel used when generating the ballistics data.
  • balsrc – optional – the source from which the ballistics data was obtained.

[edit] Resources

[edit] Related projects

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