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|weight= 4.0–4.45 kg (8.8–9.8 lb) ...including one in [[bullpup]] configuration, chambered for their new [[.280 British]] calibre intermediate cartridge. After evaluating the single bullpup proto

|cartridge= [[.303 British]] ([[7.70×56 mm R]])<br>[[.280 Ross]] ...us distinction of quite possibly being the most despised rifle in Canadian military history.

...just look at the name of this website), but usually only by civilians. In military use, a gun is an [[artillery]] piece with a relatively high [[muzzle veloci ...typically, higher [[trajectories]]. Hand-held firearms, like [[rifles]], [[carbines]], [[pistols]] and other small firearms are rarely called "guns" in the res

...], the current main service rifle of the ''Bundeswehr'' and numerous other military and police forces. In 2002 BAE Systems, as it was by now known, resold HK t ...e fact that Heckler & Koch provides firearms for many of the world's elite military and paramilitary units, like the Special Air Service, U.S. Navy SEALs, Delt

...rmy's [[XM8 rifle]] project cancelled in 2005 and the modernization of the British Armed Forces [[SA80]] small arms family. ... M4 in dust test]</ref> The HK416 has been tested by the [[United States]] military and is in use with some law enforcement agencies and special operations uni

|unit_cost=US$ 894<ref>[http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/systems/ground/mp-5n-specs.htm globalsecurity.org]</ref> ... Ordnance Factories]]), [[Sudan]] ([[Military Industry Corporation (Sudan)|Military Industry Corporation]]), [[Turkey]] ([[Mechanical and Chemical Industry Cor

|type= [[Bolt-action]] [[rifle]] |action= [[Bolt-action]]

*'''Engineer carbine M1889''', wooden hand guard, shorter than the other carbines. ... [[Springfield Armory]] in Massachusetts from 1894–1904. It was the U.S. military's main rifle from 1894 to 1903 (when it was replaced by the [[M1903 Springf

|type= [[Bolt-action]] [[rifle]] |cartridge= [[.303 British|.303 Mk VII SAA Ball]]

This rifle has a long and colorful history in British service. The "Lee" years most military development work was done on arms later adopted by

|unit_cost= USD$586<ref>For M16A2, per [http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/systems/ground/m16-specs.htm GlobalSecurity.org]. Civilian purchase costs '''The M16''' (more formally '''Rifle, Caliber 5.56 mm, M16''') is the U.S. military designation for a family of [[rifle]]s derived from the [[ArmaLite]] [[AR-1

...field M1903 rifle]] as the standard [[service rifle]] of the United States military (the M1903 retaining a valuable role as a [[sniper rifle]]), and was subseq ...sh;2005). [http://www.olive-drab.com/od_other_firearms_rifle_m1garand.php3 Military Firearms: M1 Garand Rifle].</ref>

|type= military [[carbine]] |manufacturer=[[M1 Carbine#Military Contractors|''Military contractors'']]<br/> [[M1 Carbine#Commercial copies|''Commercial copies'']]

... is 60,943 rifles at a cost of $1k each."'' [http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/systems/ground/m4.htm globalsecurity.org]</ref> Except for the very first delivery order, all U.S. military-issue '''M4''' and '''M4A1''' possess a flat-top NATO [[Picatinny rail|M191

|wars= British colonial wars, Anglo-Zulu War, Boer War, World War I ...Cartidge, a later drawn brass .577/450 Martini-Henry cartridge, and a .303 British Mk VII SAA Ball cartridge.]]

...ommon name of a [[Germany|German]] arms manufacturer, maker of a line of [[bolt-action]] [[rifle]]s from the 1870s to present. Their designs were built for the Ge ... following Mauser rifles are split between company designations and German military designations. For example, the Mauser Model 92 was not adopted by Germany,

|type= [[Bolt-action]] [[service rifle]] |length= 1,232 mm (48.5 in) (M91/30)<br/>1,013 mm (39.9 in) (carbines)

...ts, and shotguns. Typical modern actions for these firearms may include [[bolt-action|bolt]], [[lever-action|lever]], hinge or [[break action]], [[pump-action|pu ...ave included full and converted [[automatic firearm]]s; some firearms with military history or appearance, regardless of calibre or action type (even some bolt

...g [[Breech-loading weapon|breech loaded]] single-shot rifles when used for military combat, as they allowed a much greater rate of fire. :''Main article: [[Bolt-action]]

...been modified, with limited success, to accept AK-47 detachable magazines (military rifles designed with fixed magazines often experience feed jams when modifi ...n the bolt is released). This behavior is less likely with the hard primer military-spec ammo for which the SKS was designed, but as with any rifle the user sh