Barrel: the part through which the projectile is fired. Increasing barrel length increases ATK.
Possible barrels lengths:
– tiny guns: 5–20 cm
– handguns: 10–40 cm
– long guns: 30–90 cm
– machine guns: 20–90 cm
Action: the parts that are responsible for propelling the projectile, ejecting the casing and replacing the cartridge.
Different types of actions:
– pump action (PA): the gun needs to be "pumped" to eject the cartridge and insert a new one
– semi-automatic action (SA): the gun fires one catridge per trigger pull
– automatic action (AA): the gun will keep firing as long as the trigger is being pulled (or fires a round of for example 10 cartridges)
Igniter: the part that ignites the gunpowder (propellant) in the cartridge.
Magazine (clip): the pack that contains catridges. Recyclable.
Sizes:
– tiny (for tiny guns)
– small (for handguns)
– medium (for long guns)
– large (for machine guns)
Chamber: the place into which a magazine is put. Sizes vary according to the gun type and magazine.
Cartridge: comprises casing, propellant, primer and the projectile itself (bullet). Casing recyclable. There are several different kinds of propellants and bullets.
Safety: a mechanism that prevents accidental firing.
Silencer: a mechanism that prevents worsening of the user's hearing.
Improving guns:
better rifling
better controlling of the propelling
multiple barrels?
special silencers