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...iderable abuse from recoil, and the weapon climbs off-target quickly. Most military forces adopting the FAL eventually eliminated full-automatic firearms train ... weapon. The FAL's receiver is normally machined, whilst most other modern military rifles use quicker stamping or casting techniques. Modern FALs have many im

By [[2003]], the P90 was in use with military and police forces in over 25 countries worldwide.<ref name="gourley2003">Go ...ce the [[pistol]]-caliber submachine guns which were in use at the time by military and law enforcement personnel, as it had become evident that such weapons w

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

... present day—notably with the Indian Police—and is the longest-serving military bolt-action rifle still in official service.<ref>Wilson, Royce ''"SMLE: The ...230. Arms & Militaria Press, 1993</ref> making it one of the most numerous military bolt-action rifles ever produced—second only to the Russian [[Mosin-Nagan

years most military development work was done on arms later adopted by '''[[TRIGGER]]''': Non-adjustable double-stage military type pull.

*Canadian [[Diemaco C7]] and the [[FN Minimi|C9]] * South African Vektor [[R4 assault rifle|R4]] series of rifles and carbines, [[Vektor CR-21]] assault rifle and [[Vektor SS-77|Mini-SS]] machine gun

|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

...litary. The M203 can also be mounted onto a [[Colt Canada C7 rifle|C7]], a Canadian version of the [[M16 rifle|M16]] that uses an optical scope instead of an i ...e_xm320_general.html H&K USA.com website]</ref> and was introduced to U.S. military forces during the early 1970s. Replacing the older [[M79 grenade launcher]]

...ave included full and converted [[automatic firearm]]s; some firearms with military history or appearance, regardless of calibre or action type (even some bolt ...Canada Firearms Centre|Firearms Center]] to licensed individuals. Type 97A Carbines were approved for import into Canada by [[Lever Arms]] and assigned a [[Fir

{{Canadian gun law}}A '''Possession and Acquisition Licence or "PAL"''' is a licence t ...anada is managed by the RCMP's [[Canadian Firearms Program]] (CFP). In the Canadian system, there are three classes of firearms and firearm licences: non-restr

...uns useful primarily for hunting birds and other small game. However, in a military or law enforcement context, the large number of projectiles makes the shotg ...th [[rifle]]s, which were more accurate over longer ranges. The decline in military use of shotguns reversed in World War I, when American forces used 12-gauge

... of the stock. The stock was a small tube outline, rather like the Mark II Canadian. One unique feature was that the front pistol grip could be rotated forward ===Mark II (Canadian)===

...hester Carbines Model 73, 73, 94, 92 and 92Trapper.JPG|thumb|Left to right Carbines two 1873/1894/92/Trapper 92]] ...unition]]. Interestingly, the original Model 1873 was never offered in the military standard [[.45 Colt]] cartridge; although a number of modern reproductions

... in service in over 40 countries throughout the world in various police or military roles.<ref>[http://www.army-technology.com/contractors/machine_guns/fnherst ...om/le/products/firearms/family.asp?fid=FNF009&gid=FNG006 FN Semi-Automatic Carbines - PS90], [[FNH USA]], 2009</ref><ref name="defrev">Crane, David. [http://ww

==Historic Military== ...[Lebel rifle]], [[Steyr]] Waffenfabrique (Mannlicher), and Vetterli rifles/carbines.