| Answer | Crossword Clue |
|---|---|
| recoilless | without recoil (of a gun) |
| kicked | (of a gun) Recoil when fired |
| kick | (of a gun) Recoil when fired |
| spades | The part of the trail of a gun carriage that digs into the earth to brace the gun during recoil |
| hammerless | without a hammer (eg of a gun) |
| stripped | (of a bullet) Be fired from a rifled gun without spin owing to a loss of surface |
| stripping | (of a bullet) Be fired from a rifled gun without spin owing to a loss of surface |
