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The '''Fusil Automatique Léger''' (Light Automatic Rifle) or '''FAL''' is a [[7.62x51 NATO]] [[Self-loading rifle|se ...gested that FN should redesign their rifle to fire the U.S. prototype '.30 Light Rifle' cartridge. FN decided to hedge their bets and cast their lot with th

|type= [[General purpose machine gun]] ...eavy infantry '''Model 60-20''' machine gun, the '''Model 60-40''' coaxial machine gun for armoured fighting vehicles and the '''Model 60-30''' aircraft varia

|type= [[Light machine gun]] ...achine gun”) is a [[Belgium|Belgian]] [[5.56x45mm NATO|5.56 mm]] [[light machine gun]] developed by [[Fabrique Nationale de Herstal|Fabrique Nationale]] (FN

}}[[Image:Ross rifle RCRMM 2.jpg|thumb|Ross rifle in the Royal Canadian Regiment Museum in London, Ontario]] ...the dubious distinction of quite possibly being the most despised rifle in Canadian military history.

...gned for that role. In modern practice, they are air-cooled medium machine guns firing rifle cartridges such as the [[7.62x51mm NATO]]. They are generally ... used as a GPMG traces back to World War I, where aircooled medium machine guns were used in many different roles, typically with larger magazines on aircr

...d Vincent Bull''' ([[March 9]], [[1928]] - [[March 20]], [[1990]]) was a [[Canadian]] engineer who developed long-range [[artillery]]. He moved from project to Matters improved when the Royal Canadian Air Force donated land adjacent to RCAF Station Downsview to the Institute

...s of an inch or in millimeters. Differing from the [[musket]], most modern guns are [[Rifling|rifled]], with a series of grooves spiraling along the barrel ...ad of [[lead shot|shot]] or a single projectile known as a slug, and the [[machine gun]], which is a fully-automatic weapon mounted on a tripod or bipod and i

...long gun]]s such as [[rifle]]s and [[shotgun]]s, mounted weapons such as [[machine gun]]s and [[autocannon]]s, and larger weapons such as [[artillery]]. ...[semi-automatic pistol]]s, and [[Automatic firearm|fully automatic]], or [[machine pistol]]s.

|type= [[Automatic rifle]], [[Light machine gun]] |used_by= Canadian Army

...ritish troops sending the Germans home reporting they'd suffered withering machine gun fire, when, in fact, it was simply a group of trained riflemen armed wi ...dge design better suited to the double-column magazine and the new machine guns then in development, the government demanded that the new design use the ex

...tained via internet mail from ... uh... whatever site holds the Sacred Rec.Guns FAQ. I'm not sure where that is, since I cannot directly access it myself. ...either. Depends on the arsenal, the year, and who was running the stamping machine that day. Really...

...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 * '''[[Browning Hi-Power|Inglis High Power]]''': A Canadian re-engineering of the Browning High Power.

...wered [[rifle]] ammunition. Assault rifles are categorized between [[light machine gun]]s, intended more for sustained automatic fire in a support role, and [ ...Canadian variant of the [[M16 rifle|M16]]. It is the service rifle of the Canadian Forces, and is also used by the military forces of [[Norway]], [[Denmark]],

This is an extensive list of [[small arms]] — [[pistol]], [[machine gun]], [[grenade launcher]], [[anti-tank rifle]] — that includes variants *[[Adams-Wilmont]] (UK - Aircraft Machine Gun - .303 British)

...t. By contrast, soldiers armed with rapid fire weapons (such as submachine guns) were much more likely to have fired their weapons in battle. These conclus ...as the German [[FG 42|FG42]] and [[M1941 Johnson machine gun|Johnson light machine gun]]; they located the barrel in line with the stock, well below eye level

|name= Browning Machine Gun, Cal. .50, M2, HB |image= Machine gun M2 1.jpg

{{Canadian gun law}}A '''Possession and Acquisition Licence or "PAL"''' is a licence t ....</ref><ref>Lucas Timmons, [http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/story/2010/05/17/guns-confiscation.html "RCMP gun confiscations prompt legal fight"]. CBC News, [

Some early rifled guns were created with special barrels that had a twisted polygonal shape. Speci ...el, and also causes the barrel to heat up more rapidly. Therefore, some [[machine-gun]]s are equipped with quick-change barrels that can be swapped every few

...196 mm (7.7 in)<ref name="worldgunsru">"P226", Guns.ru, web: [http://world.guns.ru/handguns/hg09-e.htm Modern Firearms article on P226].</ref> ...er, a stainless steel Nitron slide topped with SIGLITE night sights, and a light weight alloy frame with rail.

...automatic rifle|Semi-automatic]] [[battle rifle]] (L1A1/C1A1)<br />[[Light machine gun]] (L2A1/C2A1) ...Lithgow Small Arms Factory]] (Australia)<br />[[Canadian Arsenals, Limited|Canadian Arsenals, Ltd.]] (Canada)