Battery

[GunLvrNLearner]

What does the term "battery" mean in reference to guns?

 

[The Lone Haranguer]

"In battery," as it applies to handguns, means the slide is fully forward and (unless blowback operated) the barrel locking lugs fully engaged.

 

[Mot45acp]

I think it means in the ready to fire position (whether loaded or not)

or a group of guns ie. a battery of artillery.

This id THR someone will be along with definitions, sources and letters from parents

 

[Steve C]

Battery, as used in relation to firearms, definitions 2, 3, and 6 are the mosto common:

Etymology:
Anglo-French baterie, from batre to beat, from Latin battuere
Date:
1531

1 a: the act of battering or beating b: an offensive touching or use of force on a person without the person's consent — compare assault

2a2[Middle French batterie, from battre to beat] a: a grouping of artillery pieces for tactical purposes b: the guns of a warship

3: an artillery unit in the army equivalent to a company

4 a: a combination of apparatus for producing a single electrical effect b: a group of two or more cells connected together to furnish electric current; also : a single cell that furnishes electric current <a flashlight battery> cplural : level of energy or enthusiasm <needs a vacation to recharge her batteries>

5 a: a number of similar articles, items, or devices arranged, connected, or used together : set, series <a battery of tests> b: a usually impressive or imposing group : array

6: the position of readiness of a gun for firing

7: the pitcher and catcher of a baseball team

 

[jwr_747]

or,oh,oh,need a battery for my lazer sight or rail mounted flashlight. jwr

 

[Happiness Is A Warm Gun]

Generally with firearms battery refers to the position of the guns components when it is properly ready to fire.

More importantly is "out of battery".

In firearms and artillery, the term out-of-battery refers to a condition in which a live round is at least partially in the firing chamber and capable of being fired, but is not properly secured by the usual mechanism of that particular weapon. This is a dangerous condition because a round fired out-of-battery can result in pressure being vented at the breech of the weapon, where the operators are. This high pressure venting can rupture the casing of the round and deform the frame of the weapon, potentially creating flying shrapnel.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Out-of-battery