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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 ...y of game could be encountered. A combination such as the .450-577 British service cartridge and a 12 gauge shotgun was common.

...ed more severe wounds than the then previous .45 [[Martini-Henry]] British service round. ...many]] provided evidence of severe expansion in flesh based on analysis of British hunting (not military) rounds. This provided a competitive advantage for th

...would soon be renamed and normalized into the army under the name the 95th Rifles Regiment of Foot. By [[1810]], four British battalions, two each of the 95th and 60th Regiments, and several companies

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|type= [[Service rifle]] |cartridge= [[.303 British]] ([[7.70×56 mm R]])<br>[[.280 Ross]]

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...cities and, typically, higher [[trajectories]]. Hand-held firearms, like [[rifles]], [[carbines]], [[pistols]] and other small firearms are rarely called "gu ...secondary method of attack used in close combat. For example, arms such as rifles, muskets, and occasionally [[submachine gun]]s can have [[bayonet]]s affixe

...ssance among [[black powder]] shooting enthusiasts and many fine flintlock rifles and pistols are being made today. ...dian trade, and built the [[long rifle]], an improvement on the small game rifles used in Europe. This weapon has a barrel 90 to 115 centimeters long, and c

... There is restriction in [[muzzle energy]] output - handguns up to 1000 J, rifles up to 6000 J. Automatic guns, laser sights, silencers and [[hollow point bu ...ing is a rifle or shotgun. Sportsmen are permitted to possess shotguns or rifles for hunting and for skeet and trap shooting, but only after submitting to a

...matic), [[air rifles]], [[paintball guns]], and [[airsoft|airsoft/soft air rifles]] (depending on State). * '''Category B''': [[centrefire]] rifles (not semi-automatic), [[Muzzleloader|muzzleloading]] firearms made after [[

...ulation. The four most licensed provinces are Ontario, Quebec, Alberta and British Columbia.<ref>[http://www.rcmp-grc.gc.ca/cfp-pcaf/facts-faits/index-eng.htm ...ictions did not cover [[rimfire]] rifles or manual (e.g., [[bolt action]]) rifles. Provinces have the choice to opt-out of this regulation.

... populace. Therefore the armed citizen soldier carried the responsibility. Service in militia, including providing your own ammunition and weapons, was mandat ...ulars are coming", but was captured before completing his mission when the British marched towards the arsenal in Lexington and Concord to collect the patriot

Not all grenades are thrown by hand. Several types are fired from rifles or purpose-designed [[grenade launcher]]s. For example, [[tear gas]] grenad ...[Mills bomb]], the first modern fragmentation grenade, became available to British front-line troops. The Mills bomb was developed at the Mills Munitions Fact

...ny cartridges share the same base dimensions, and a single shellholder can service many different cases. Shellholders are also specialized, and will generally ...idge cases, which are often difficult to obtain for older foreign military rifles. Military ammunition is often tightly sealed, to make it resistant to wate

...nforced polymer assault rifle [[Heckler & Koch G36|G36]], the current main service rifle of the ''Bundeswehr'' and numerous other military and police forces. ...of the world's elite military and paramilitary units, like the Special Air Service, U.S. Navy SEALs, Delta Force, FBI HRT, the German KSK and GSG 9 and countl

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