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...ally [[break open]] designs. Unlike double barrelled shotguns and double rifles, where single selective or double triggers are used to allow rapid firing o ...s are primarily European, American calibers are rarer and, at least in the American market, more desirable and expensive. 20 gauge drillings and vierlings als

... their modern manufactured replicas, used in the sport are of the pre-1900 American West and Military eras. Competitors are encouraged to wear costumes or clothing of the [[American west]] or Classic B-Western Movies or military cavalry uniforms of any time

...901|Winchester 1887]] lever-action shotguns and Colt Lightning pump-action rifles are also legal. Both original and reproduction guns are equally acceptable. ... to 1899. Some CAS matches also offer side events for single-shot "buffalo rifles", [[derringers]], etc. Replica firearms are available from companies such a

...eads to officially sanctioned conflicting differences between European and American ammunition dimensions and chamber dimensions. Since C.I.P. and SAAMI do not ...tridges the dimension „S “ is always identical. On the other hand many American calibers exhibit an oversize designated as delta L (ΔL). This leads to the

...nd receiver has been evidenced shortly after the adoption of the M16. Many American technicians and inventors have proposed systems to convert these weapons to *Huon, Jean. Proud Promise--French Semiautomatic Rifles: 1898-1979, Collector Grade Publications,1995,ISBN 0-88935-186-4

! colspan="2" style="background:#efefef;" | [[:category:American gun law|US Gun Law]] / [[:category:gun rights|Gun Rights]] case, 2008 ...so struck down the portion of the law that requires all firearms including rifles and shotguns be kept "unloaded and disassembled or bound by a trigger lock.

...on was to make a larger gun. The largest bore guns in common use (and bore rifles with the advent of breech loading and rifling in the late 1800s) included t === Nitro Express rifles ===

...fghanistan. The 5.45 mm bullet was developed using the experiences of the American cartridge and was specifically designed to tumble. While controversial, bot

...would soon be renamed and normalized into the army under the name the 95th Rifles Regiment of Foot. Baker would also later write a book on his experiences making and using rifles.

...s and knees in a forward roll, did not allow for heavier equipment such as rifles and [[machine gun]]s to be safely carried during jumps. At Crete, long-rang ...iant that would ultimately be accepted into production as the FG 42. Fifty rifles were fabricated by Rheinmetall-Borsig for evaluation purposes by the end of

.../le/products/firearms/model.asp?fid=FNF013&gid=FNG007&mid=FNM0038 FN F2000 Rifles - F2000 Tactical], [[FNH USA]], 2010</ref> <li>3.65 kg (8.04 lb) (''FS2000' ....fnhusa.com/le/products/firearms/family.asp?fid=FNF013&gid=FNG007 FN F2000 Rifles], [[FNH USA]], 2010</ref> The F2000 made its debut in March 2001 at the [[I

...Russian [[SKS]] [[carbine]] and French [[MAS-49]] series of semi-automatic rifles. The gas system is fitted with a gas regulator behind the front sight base, FAL rifles have also been manufactured in both light and heavy-barrel configurations,

... pistol grip was initially copied directly from the [[FN FAL|FAL]] and FNC rifles, currently a modified grip with lateral grooves is used, installed at a sma ...sh suppressor]] with side ports as seen on the FNC, [[FN CAL|CAL]] and FAL rifles; new production guns have a shorter, cone-shaped slotted flash suppressor.

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In [[1955]], the [[Browning Arms Company]] introduced this pistol for the American market as the Model 1955. Made in Belgium, this model was virtually identic *[http://www.gunsworld.com/ French and World Guns, Pistols, Revolvers, Rifles Since 1800.]

...er Repeating Arms Company|Winchester]]) and [[Browning Arms Company]] (an American gun company founded by [[John Browning|John Moses Browning]]'s family). Tog In 1898 the company entered into a long lasting relationship with the famous American firearms designer, [[John Browning|John Moses Browning]].

The [[Ross Rifle Company|Ross Rifle Co.]] made sporting rifles from early in its production, most notably chambered in [[.280 Ross]], intr ...nd eventually landed his first contract in 1903 for 12,000 ''Mark I Ross'' rifles.

The term "assault weapon" in the context of civilian rifles has been attributed to [[gun grabber|gun-control activist]] [[Josh Sugarman ...er term [[assault rifle]], refers to rifles that are select-fire (that is, rifles that are capable of either semi-automatic or fully-automatic fire), firing

...echnological need given the need to stand when reloading either muskets or rifles. Breech loading allowed cover and concealment to be utilized, but the chan ...s it was far ahead of its time. General Howe held no especial bias against rifles other than against their expense, and of the wastage of officers in an army