| Spanish Term |
English Translation |
| Acción doble | Double action |
| Acción simple | Single action |
| Aceite | Oil |
| Acero | Steel |
| Aguja percutora | Firing pin |
| Aleacion | Alloy |
| Alza | Rear sight |
| Ametralladora | Machinegun |
| Anima | Rifled section of barrel |
| Antimonio | Antimony |
| Arandela | Washer |
| Arcabuz | Arquebus |
| Arma Corta | Handgun |
| Arma de fuego | Gun/firearm |
| Armazón, Armadura | (Pistol) frame |
| Asidero | Grip (on slide for pulling it back) |
| Atacador | Ram rod |
| Avancarga | Muzzleloading |
| Bala | Bullet |
| Baqueta | Cleaning rod |
| Barrilete | Revolver cylinder |
| Basculamiento (del canon) | Downward tipping (of rear end of barrel) |
| Bateria | Artillery Battery (4 guns) |
| Bìpode | Bipod |
| Biela | Trigger transfer bar, drawbar, connecting rod |
| Boca de fuego | Muzzle |
| Bocacha apagallamas | Flash hider |
| Botador | Ejector |
| Bronce | Bronze |
| Cacha | Grip panel |
| Cerrojo | Slide, bolt |
| Chaveta | Cotter pin, or spring-loaded retainer pin |
| Cierre | Locking action, closure (locking of barrel to slide) |
| Culata | Stock |
| Cajón de los Mecanismos | Receiver, action |
| Calibrar | Size (verb)(e.g. lead bullet) |
| Cantonera | Butt plate |
| Cañón | Barrel / Artillery Piece |
| Capsula | rifle/pistol primer |
| Carabina | Carbine |
| Cargador de petaca | Box magazine |
| Cargador de reserva | Spare magazine |
| Cargador | Magazine |
| Carrillera | Cheeckpiece |
| Cartucho | Cartridge, round, shot |
| Casquillo | Cartridge casing |
| Cedro | Cedar |
| Cera | Bee's wax |
| Cera Perdida | Casting, lost wax process |
| Cierre, Cerrojo | Bolt |
| Cinta de Carga | Machinegun ammo belt |
| Clavija | Pin |
| Cola de milano | Dovetail |
| Correa portafusil | Sling |
| Corredera | Slide (pistol) |
| Cromado | Chrome plating (noun) |
| Cromado duro | Hard chrome plating (noun) |
| Cromado negro | Black chrome plating (noun) |
| Cuadrillado | Chechering (noun) |
| Cuadrillar | Checkering (verb) |
| Cuerpo | Cartridge case body |
| Culata sintètica | Synthetic stock |
| Culote | Cartridge case head |
| Desmontar | Disassemble (verb) |
| Dióptero / Dioptra | Aperture sight |
| Disparador, Gatillo | Trigger |
| Eje | Pin, axis |
| Empavonado | Blue steel (verb) |
| Encasquillado | Failure to eject/extract |
| Energía | Energy |
| Escobillon | Bore brush |
| Escopeta | Shotgun |
| Escotadura | Cut-away |
| Espoleado | Checkered |
| Estampado | Stamped (noun)(like a receiver) |
| Estampar | Stamp (verb)(like a receiver) |
| Estaņo | Tin |
| Extractor | Extractor |
| Eyector, Expulsor | Ejector |
| Fiabilidad | Reliability |
| Fiador | Sear |
| Fogonazo | Muzzle flash |
| Fosfatado | Phosphate type finish |
| Fundido | Cast (e.g. iron) |
| Fusil de asalto | Assault rifle |
| Fusil | Rifle (military) |
| Gollete | Cartridge case neck |
| Goma antideslizante | Non-slip rubber |
| Grafito | Graphite |
| Grasa | Grease |
| Guardamanos | handguard |
| Guardamonte | Trigger guard |
| Guión / la Mira | Front sight |
| Haya | Birch |
| Herramienta | Hand tool, general |
| Hierro | Iron |
| Impacto | Impact |
| Indicador del cartucho | Loaded Chamber Indicator |
| Interrumptor | Interrupter |
| Laton | Brass |
| Linotipo | Linotype alloy |
| Lubrificante | Lubricant |
| Macizo de corredera | Massive rear part of slide |
| Macizo de maniobra de canon | Massive lower rear appendage of the barrel |
| Madera / Madera de... | Wood |
| Martillo | Hammer |
| Matriz | Mold, female |
| Metralleta | Submachine gun |
| Mira, la | Sight, for aiming |
| Mecanismo | Action |
| Molde | Mold, male |
| Moldeado | Molded |
| Montar | Assemble (verb) |
| Mosquetón | Short rifle |
| Muelle | Spring |
| Muesca | Notch |
| Munición | Ammunition |
| Nacar | Mother of Pearl |
| Niquelado | Nickel Plating (noun) |
| Nogal | Walnut |
| Palanca | Lever |
| Parafina | Parafin |
| Pasador | Drift pin |
| Pasivado | Electroplating (noun) |
| Pavonado | Blued steel |
| Peine (Peine de Carga) | Stripper clip |
| Percusion Anular | Rimfire |
| Percusion Central | Centerfire |
| Percutor | Hammer (firearm) |
| Perrillo Oculto | Hammerless action |
| Perro or Perrillo | Hammer, curved external |
| Pestana | Flange |
| Pestillo | Latch, catch |
| Pistola | Pistol |
| Pistolete | Pistol grip |
| Pistón | Shotgun primer |
| Plateado | Silver Plating (noun) |
| Plomo | Lead |
| Precisión | Accuracy, precision |
| Prenza | Press |
| Proyectil | Projectile |
| Punto de Impacto | Impact point |
| Punto de mira | Front sight |
| Punzon | Punch (tool) |
| Rayado | Rifling |
| Rebufo | Muzzle blast |
| Recalibrar | Resize (verb)(e.g. cartridge case) |
| Recámara | Chamber |
| Recarga | Reloading |
| Reculada | Recoil |
| Reelevación | Muzzle flip |
| Retroceso | Recoil |
| Revólver | Revolver |
| Rifle de Cerrojo | Bolt action rifle |
| Rifle de Palanca | Lever-action rifle |
| Rifle Express | Double rifle |
| Rifle Semiautomático | Semiautomatic rifle |
| Seguro | Safety |
| Seguro de aleta | Rotating Safety Lever |
| Subfusil | Submachinegun |
| Tapon | Spring Cap |
| Tambor | Cylinder (revolver) |
| Tetón de cierre | Bolt lug |
| Tirar | Shoot (verb) |
| Tirador | Shooter (a person) |
| Tiro | Shoot (noun) |
| Tornillo | Screw |
| Trabuco | Blunderbus |
| Turquesa | Bullet mold, antique |
| Uña | Extractor hook |
| Util | Hand tool, special |
| Vaina | Cartridge case |
| Vastago de percutor | Hammer rod |
| Velocidad inicial | Muzzle velocity |
| Visor (óptico) | Telescope |
| Visor de punto rojo | Red-dot sight |
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| English Term |
Spanish Translation |
| Accuracy, precision | Precisión |
| Action | Mecanismo |
| Alloy | Aleacion |
| Ammunition | Munición |
| Antimony | Antimonio |
| Aperture sight | Dióptero/Dioptra |
| Arquebus | Arcabuz |
| Artillery Battery (4 guns) | Bateria |
| Artillery Piece | Cañón |
| Assault rifle | Fusil de asalto |
| Assemble (verb) | Montar |
| Barrel | Cañón |
| Bee's wax | Cera |
| Bipod | Bìpode |
| Birch | Haya |
| Blue steel (verb) | Empavonado |
| Blued steel | Pavonado |
| Blunderbus | Trabuco |
| Bolt | Cierre, Cerrojo |
| Bolt action rifle | Rifle de Cerrojo |
| Bolt lug | Tetón de cierre |
| Bore brush | Escobillon |
| Box magazine | Cargador de petaca |
| Bullet | Bala, Proyectil |
| Bullet mold, antique | Turquesa |
| Butt plate | Cantonera |
| Brass | Laton |
| Bronze | Bronce |
| Carbine | Carabina |
| Cartridge case | Vaina, Casquillo |
| Cartridge case body | Cuerpo |
| Cartridge case head | Culote |
| Cartridge case neck | Gollete |
| Cartridge, round, shot | Cartucho |
| Cast (e.g. iron) | Fundido |
| Casting, lost wax process | Cera Perdida |
| Cedar | Cedro |
| Centerfire | Percusion Central |
| Chamber | Recámara |
| Checkered | Espoleado |
| Chechering (noun) | Cuadrillado |
| Checkering (verb) | Cuadrillar |
| Cheeckpiece | Carrillera |
| Chrome plating (noun) | Cromado |
| Chrome plating, black (noun) | Cromado negro |
| Chrome plating, hard (noun) | Cromado duro |
| Cleaning rod | Baqueta |
| Cotter pin | Chaveta |
| Cut-away | Escotadura |
| Cylinder (revolver) | Tambor, Barrilete |
| Disassemble (verb) | Desmontar |
| Double action | Acción doble |
| Double rifle | Rifle Express |
| Dovetail | Cola de milano |
| Drift pin | Pasador |
| Ejector | Eyector, Expulsor, Botador |
| Electroplating (noun) | Pasivado |
| Energy | Energía |
| Extractor | Extractor |
| Extractor hook | Uña |
| Failure to extract/eject | Encasquillado |
| Firing pin | Aguja percutora, percutor |
| Flange | Pestana |
| Flash hider | Bocacha apagallamas |
| Front sight | Guión / la Mira, Punto de mira |
| Grease | Grasa |
| Graphite | Grafito |
| Grip (on slide for pulling it back) | Asidero |
| Grip panel | Cacha |
| Gun/firearm | Arma de fuego |
| Hand tool, general | Herramienta |
| Hammer | Martillo, percutor |
| Hammer, curved external | Perro or Perrillo |
| Hammerless action | Perrillo Oculto |
| Handguard | Guardamanos |
| Handgun | Arma Corta |
| Iron | Hierro |
| Impact | Impacto |
| Impact point | Punto de Impacto |
| Latch, catch | Pestillo |
| Lead | Plomo |
| Lever | Palanca |
| Lever-action rifle | Rifle de Palanca |
| Linotype alloy | Linotipo |
| Lubricant | Lubrificante |
| Machinegun | Ametralladora |
| Machinegun ammo belt | Cinta de Carga |
| Magazine | Cargador |
| Mold, female | Matriz |
| Mold, male | Molde |
| Molded | Moldeado |
| Mother of Pearl | Nacar |
| Muzzle | Boca de fuego |
| Muzzle blast | Rebufo |
| Muzzle flash | Fogonazo |
| Muzzle flip | Reelevación |
| Muzzle velocity | Velocidad inicial |
| Muzzleloading | Avancarga |
| Nickel Plating (noun) | Niquelado |
| Non-slip rubber | Goma antideslizante |
| Notch | Muesca |
| Oil | Aceite |
| Parafin | Parafina |
| Phosphate type finish | Fosfatado |
| Pin | Eje, clavija |
| Pistol | Pistola |
| Pistol frame | Armazón, Armadura |
| Pistol grip | Pistolete |
| Press | Prenza |
| Primer, rifle/pistol | Capsula |
| Primer, shotgun | Pistón |
| Projectile | Proyectil |
| Punch (tool) | Punzon |
| Ram Rod | Atacador |
| Rear sight | Alza |
| Receiver, action | Cajón de los Mecanismos |
| Recoil | Retroceso |
| Recoil spring cap | Tapon |
| Red-dot sight | Visor de punto rojo |
| Reliability | Fiabilidad |
| Reloading | Recarga |
| Resize (verb)(e.g. cartridge case) | Recalibrar |
| Revolver | Revólver |
| Rifle (military) | Fusil |
| Rifling | Rayado |
| Rifled section of barrel | Anima |
| Rimfire | Percusion Anular |
| Safety | Seguro |
| Screw | Tornillo |
| Sear | Fiador |
| Semiautomatic rifle | Rifle Semiautomático |
| Shoot (noun) | Tiro |
| Shoot (verb) | Tirar |
| Shooter (a person) | Tirador |
| Short rifle | Mosquetón |
| Shotgun | Escopeta |
| Silver Plating (noun) | Plateado |
| Single action | Acción simple |
| Size (verb)(e.g. lead bullet) | Calibrar |
| Sleeve | Manguito |
| Slide (pistol) | Corredera, Cerrojo |
| Slide-stop | Retenida |
| Sling | Correa portafusil |
| Spare magazine | Cargador de reserva |
| Spring | Meulle |
| Stamp (verb)(like a receiver) | Estampar |
| Stamped (noun)(like a receiver) | Estampado |
| Steel | Acero |
| Stock | Culata |
| Stripper clip | Peine (Peine de Carga) |
| Submachinegun | Subfusil / Metralleta |
| Synthetic stock | Culata sintètica |
| Telescope | Visor (óptico) |
| Tin | Estaņo |
| Trigger | Disparador, Gatillo |
| Trigger guard | Guardamonte |
| Hand tool, special | Util |
| Walnut | Nogal |
| Washer | Arandela |
| Wood | Madera / Madera de... |
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