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Combination guns have a long history in Europe, dating back to the early days of cartridge firearms, and they are most popular in [[Germany]], [[Swi ...ally [[break open]] designs. Unlike double barrelled shotguns and double rifles, where single selective or double triggers are used to allow rapid firing o

...e Cooey 39s carries a maker's [[serial number]]. This is not true. While early production units were in fact serial number free, those manufactured from 1 [[category:rifles]]

Inherent design flaws in early 17th century [[Sweden|Swedish]] [[leather cannon]]s led to the gun tube bec ==Rifles==

...is a competitive shooting sport that originated in California, USA, in the early 1980s. Cowboy Action Shooting is now practiced world wide with several san ...901|Winchester 1887]] lever-action shotguns and Colt Lightning pump-action rifles are also legal. Both original and reproduction guns are equally acceptable.

...so struck down the portion of the law that requires all firearms including rifles and shotguns be kept "unloaded and disassembled or bound by a trigger lock. The Breyer dissent looks to early municipal fire-safety laws that forbade the storage of gunpowder (and in Bo

...lock]]'' refers to the lock that superseded the true [[flintlock]] in both rifles and pistols in the 17th century. Commonly used throughout Europe in the 16 [[Category:Early firearms]]

...ls of [[recoil]]. Because of their ability to fire two quick shots, double rifles are often used for the hunting of dangerous game in Africa, and formerly, a ...loy two separate triggers to fire each barrel, however, some modern double rifles have been built with one single trigger, which enables the shooter to fire

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== Early use == As Europeans made inroads into Africa in the early 1800s, guns were developed to handle the very large game encountered. This

...uri but was raised in Montana, Idaho, and eastern Oregon. In the 1930s and early 1940s, he had a ranch on the Salmon River near Salmon, Idaho. In the late 1 ...g full advantage of the greater strength of the revolvers available in the early 1900s compared to those of the late 1800s. The .357 Magnum first became av

.... Originally, dum-dum referred to a new type of ammunition produced in the early 1890s at the arsenal in Dum Dum near Calcutta, [[India]]. ... NATO]] cartridge caused a stir. When fired from early [[M16_rifle|M-16]] rifles with barrels featuring rifling cut to turn one revolution in 14 inches, the

...cate a rifle or ammunition capable of higher than typical velocities. The early express cartridges used a heavy charge of [[black powder]] to propel a ligh ...ess'' has shifted in modern usage, and refers to high velocity, large bore rifles and ammunition, typically used for hunting large or dangerous game at close

...ridge from the chamber. This situation is encountered on some single shot rifles and on some single and double-barreled shotguns. Some very early [[blowback]] pistols used ammunition with no rim or extractor groove on the

|caption= Both early (top) and late-war (bottom) variants of the FG 42. |variants= Early model (original Rheinmetall- Borsig design), late model (Krieghoff revision

.../le/products/firearms/model.asp?fid=FNF013&gid=FNG007&mid=FNM0038 FN F2000 Rifles - F2000 Tactical], [[FNH USA]], 2010</ref> <li>3.65 kg (8.04 lb) (''FS2000' ....fnhusa.com/le/products/firearms/family.asp?fid=FNF013&gid=FNG007 FN F2000 Rifles], [[FNH USA]], 2010</ref> The F2000 made its debut in March 2001 at the [[I

...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, FAL rifles have also been manufactured in both light and heavy-barrel configurations,

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...acturer of motor vehicles in Belgium, cars were produced in Herstal in the early 20th century, production of FN motorcycles continued until 1965, trucks unt ===Rifles===

The [[Ross Rifle Company|Ross Rifle Co.]] made sporting rifles from early in its production, most notably chambered in [[.280 Ross]], introduced in 1 ...nd eventually landed his first contract in 1903 for 12,000 ''Mark I Ross'' rifles.