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... targets at ranges up to 800 metres (870 yd) with a highly-accurate [[semi-automatic rifle]] equipped with a [[telescopic sight]]. Like [[sniper]]s, DM's are tr ... specialised, purpose-built [[bolt-action]] or [[Semi-automatic rifle|semi-automatic]] [[sniper rifle]]s while DMs are often equipped with accurized [[battle ri

The '''Fusil Automatique Léger''' (Light Automatic Rifle) or '''FAL''' is a [[7.62x51 NATO]] [[Self-loading rifle|self-loading ...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,

..., the [[United Kingdom]] and the [[United States]] (as the '''[[M249 Squad Automatic Weapon|M249 SAW]]'''). The weapon is currently manufactured at the FN facil ...b|left|A Canadian soldier assigned to 1st Battalion of Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry on exercise with the C9A1 variant of the Minimi.]]

...5)<br>Mark II .280 (1907)<br>Mark III (1910)<br>Mark IIIB (1914)<br>[[Huot Automatic Rifle]] (1916) }}[[Image:Ross rifle RCRMM 2.jpg|thumb|Ross rifle in the Royal Canadian Regiment Museum in London, Ontario]]

...in issuance in Canada (2008), more realistic estimates place the number of Canadian gun owners at between five and seven million. This means that between three and five million Canadian gun owners have defied the laws passed with C-68, with the overwhelming maj

...e licensing requires extensive background checks, that applicants take the Canadian Firearms Safety Course, and that all firearms must be stored locked and unl ... in [[muzzle energy]] output - handguns up to 1000 J, rifles up to 6000 J. Automatic guns, laser sights, silencers and [[hollow point bullet]]s are forbidden. G

...rm ownership when compared with eight other western nations. Nearly 22% of Canadian households had at least one firearm, including 2.3% of households possessin ...~mauser/papers/selfdefense/CSD-JCJ-JFP-8-3-99.pdf "Armed self defense: the Canadian case"] Journal of Criminal Justice, Vol 24, No 5, pp 393-406, [[1996]]</ref

...ls, or only shotguns, or only (pre-1964) Model '94 Winchester Lever-Action Rifles; for instance). * firearm '''model''' (semi-automatic? [[full automatic]]? [[caliber]]?)

..., [[revolver]]s, [[semi-automatic pistol]]s, and [[Automatic firearm|fully automatic]], or [[machine pistol]]s. ... to both the [[Enfield Revolver]] and the later [[Browning Hi-Power]] semi-automatic.

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... many kinds of small arms, including [[Semi-automatic rifle|semi-automatic rifles]] and [[Handgun|handguns]]<ref name=kopel-byu /><ref name=iansa-national-re The IANSA network includes Canadian gun control organizations such as the [[Coalition for Gun Control (Canada)|

* [[1901]] &mdash; In [[Australia]], non-semiautomatic rifles and muzzleloaders made after this day are [[Gun_politics_in_Australia#Firea ...Following the passage of [[Bill C-51]] in the Canadian Parliament, [[fully automatic firearm]]s not registered before this date became classified as prohibited

...e= 550 yd (503 m)<ref>http://enfieldrifles.profusehost.net/ti4.htm Enfield Rifles.Net</ref> ...ed the earlier [[Martini-Henry]], [[Martini-Enfield]], and [[Lee-Metford]] rifles, and although officially replaced in the UK with the [[FN-FAL#United Kingdo

*Canadian [[Diemaco C7]] and the [[FN Minimi|C9]] * Polish [[Kbk wz. 1996 Mini-Beryl]] and [[Beryl wz.96]] assault rifles

...wehr-44]] : The world's first assault rifle, the trend of adopting assault rifles didn't catch on until after the war ...was produced during the occupation for German forces. Additionally led to Canadian production for the Allies. The HP continues in production today but has be

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...cludes some of the more notable Assault Rifles but also covers some Battle Rifles. ...0s, Izhmash designers developed the unified complex of Kalashnikov assault rifles chambered for domestic 7.62 x 39mm, 5.45 x 39mm cartridges as well as the 5

*[[Atchisson Assault Shotgun|AA12]] (US - Automatic Shotgun - 12 gauge) ...r Dynamics SAC]] (Australia - Semi-Auto Carbine - 5.56 mm NATO: Australian Automatic Arms)

... cartridge in [[Semi-automatic firearm|semi]]- or [[Automatic firearm|full-automatic]] modes. This took place in the early 1960s, with major fielding by the Arm ...gned M855/M856 cartridge. The M16A2 is a select fire rifle capable of semi-automatic or three-round bursts and incorporating design elements desired by the Mari

...today is also used in high-powered [[sniper rifle]]s and long range target rifles due to its excellent long range accuracy, [[external ballistics]] performan ...t latch release lock on the buffer tube sleeve, the gun functions in fully automatic mode. Otherwise, the M2 is a single-shot weapon. Unlike virtually all other