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...d for the U.S. government service revolver trials of 1873 by Colt's Patent Firearms Manufacturing Company, today [[Colt's Manufacturing Company]], and adopted ...ned for the US government service revolver trials of 1873 by Colt's Patent Firearms Manufacturing Company and adopted as the standard military service revolver

...pe buffalo, lion and leopard. The double rifle excels over other repeating firearms in its ability to allow the shooter to make a split-second, secondary, foll ...of the individual rifle when chambered for such powerful cartridges, these firearms were necessarily quite heavy, often weighing 15 pounds or more. Though gene

... most commonly serves as the point from which the extractor works. Not all firearms have extractors. In bolt action, lever-action, pump action, and semi- or fully-automatic firearms, extractors typically work in conjunction with ejectors to remove a fired,

...Most military forces adopting the FAL eventually eliminated full-automatic firearms training in the light-barrel FAL. ...s to have been also influenced to some degree by other Western rifles (the Beretta AR70/223, M16, and the Galil). An estimated quantity of between 2,500 and 3

*Italy: The Minimi is made under license by [[Beretta]], which has a partnership with FN, and is employed by the Italian Armed Fo ...of its combat arms (e.g. infantry, artillery, reconnaissance) units. These firearms were acquired as part of the Marine Corps' modernization program of the mid

...s use [[smokeless powder]], [[cordite]], or other propellants. Most modern firearms (with the notable exception of [[smoothbore]] [[shotgun]]s) have [[rifling| ...ny regulatory agencies, such as the American [[Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives|US BATFE]], consider any firearm which dispenses more than o

...allow gathering evidence in some crimes, and also allow better tracking of firearms from manufacturer to any criminal, perhaps leading to arrest(s) of [[straw ...ol]] legislation generally favor requiring ballistic imprinting on all new firearms, while groups supportive of [[Gun politics|gun rights]] and the Second Ame

| [[Beretta]] 686/ 2.9 (6.5)||[[20 gauge]]/25 (⅞ oz) || 372 (1220) || 1.5 (23) ||ali | [[Beretta]] 686/ 2.8 (6.2)||[[28 gauge]]/21 (¾ oz) || 366 (1200) || 1.1 (17.5) ||al

...to the frame via the barrel extension's square shoulders. On the K100, the Beretta's barrel extension cam cut, and transfer block's cam tooth, are replaced by *[http://world.guns.ru/handguns/hg123-e.htm Modern Firearms]

...Selected Findings of the 1996 International Crime (Victim) Survey"] Canada Firearms Centre. Accessed: 2007-10-13. </ref> ...in the former group, there are many who believe that personal ownership of firearms is one of the best deterrents to robbery, assault, vandalism and crime in g

...onsiderations on how best to ensure public safety and how deaths involving firearms can most effectively be prevented. Unlike in the [[United States]], there i However, since power to legislate on firearms was reserved under the Scotland Act 1998 that re-established a Scottish Par

...en used. This characteristic differentiates handguns as a general class of firearms from their larger cousins: [[long gun]]s such as [[rifle]]s and [[shotgun]] .... By the 18th century, the term came to be used often to refer to handheld firearms. Practical revolver designs appeared in the 19th century, and it was in tha

...ventually replace the G3, therefore further development of H&K's series of firearms chambered for the [[5.56x45mm NATO]] cartridge had been halted. Heckler & K ...id=knkWAAAAEBAJ&dq=Manfred+GuhringLoading lever assembly for hand-operated firearms]", US 5821445, issued 1996-10-13</ref>

...a [[rotating bolt]]. The Galil is fed from a curved, steel box [[Magazine (firearms)|magazine]] with a 35-round capacity (SAR and AR versions) a 50-round capac ...e 1980s to the trial tests for the new Italian service rifle (won by the [[Beretta AR70/90]]), was acquired in small quantities by the NOCS special operations

Several companies design and manufacture firearms specifically for use in ISSF shooting events. Some companies would speciali *[[Benelli (firearms)|Benelli]] (Italy)

* Italian [[Beretta AR70/90|AR70/90]] {{DEFAULTSORT:5.56x45mm NATO firearms}}

...ine guns, the OVP 1918 and the Beretta 1918. It is always claimed that the Beretta beat the [[MP18|Bergman MP18]] by a couple of months or a couple of weeks i The Beretta's rate of fire was estimated to be in the 1000 to 1300 rounds per minute ra

*[[Beretta Model 38|MP 738 (i)]] (captured Italian Beretta model 38/42) *[[Beretta Model 38|MP 739 (i)]] (captured Italian Beretta model 38/44)

* '''[[Beretta 1934|Beretta Modello 1934]]''': A fine compact pistol adopted as the Italian service pi * '''[[Beretta M1935|Beretta Modello 1935]]'''

...|Belt-fed]] weapons or rifles with very limited capacity fixed [[Magazine (firearms)|magazine]]s are also generally not considered assault rifles. This list i | '''[[Beretta AR70/90]]'''