Sentence examples for upon firing from inspiring English sources

The projectile had an encircling brass ring that expanded upon firing to fit the rifling grooves of the barrel.

It is formed upon firing aluminosilicate raw materials and is the most important constituent of ceramic whiteware, porcelains, and high-temperature insulating and refractory materials.

Hoops were shrunk on over the powder chamber and breech end of the tube to give the strength required for the greater internal pressures sustained by these guns upon firing.

The bullet's diameter was small enough that it slid freely down the gun bore, and the sudden inflammation of the propellant charge upon firing drove the conical plug forward to expand the lead bullet tightly into the grooves of the rifled bore.

But there are also major technical obstacles to creating an entire gun on a 3-D printer, not the least of which is that a plastic gun would probably melt or explode upon firing a single bullet, making it about as likely to kill the gunman as the target.

Muzzle-loading rifles required a bullet smaller than the bore so it could easily be rammed into the muzzle and then, paradoxically, as large as the bore so that upon firing it would snugly fill the grooves and fully use the force of the powder gases.

The position of each throw along the shaft depends upon the firing order of the cylinders.

Neurones within the RVM are classified into three types based upon their firing patterns in response to noxious thermal stimuli.

They then entered one classroom after another, firing upon the students.

We breached the front door but came upon fire from inside, so we backed off really quick.

Upon which they ceased firing.