underlug
One of the locking lugs on a break-action firearm that extend from the bottom of the…One of the locking lugs on a break-action firearm that extend from the bottom of the barrels under the chamber(s) and connect into the receiver bottom.
Meaning
2 sensesOne of the locking lugs on a break-action firearm that extend from the bottom of the barrels under the chamber(s) and connect into the receiver bottom.
The metal shroud underneath the barrel of a revolver that surrounds and protects the extractor rod.
Origin
From under- + lug.From under- + lug.
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