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|caliber=7.62mm ...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,

...f the war due to its exceptional accuracy.<ref>''Without Warning: Canadian Sniper Equipment'' ([[Service Publications]], 2005).</ref> The [[Ross Rifle Company|Ross Rifle Co.]] made sporting rifles from early in its production, most notably chambered in [[.280 Ross]], intr

sniper rifles! The typical conversion consists of rebarrelling, adaptor. These rifles occasionally appear in Shotgun News (in the

*[[AS-50 sniper rifle]] *[[Belgian M1871 Trooper's Revolver]] (Belgium - Revolver - 11 x 17.5 mm French Ordnance)

...uring the 1930s, and dissatisfaction with existing [[submachine gun]]s and rifles contributed to the development of the M1 Carbine. ...re not significantly easier to carry or maintain than the existing service rifles (such as the M1903 and Garand).

... intended for use in [[side arm]]s (chiefly [[semi-automatic pistol]]s) or rifles; the difference between machine guns and autocannons is based on [[caliber] ...other two categories (submachine guns and autocannons), machine guns (like rifles) tend to share a very high ratio of barrel length to caliber (a long barrel

...einmetall]]. ''Mauser Jagdwaffen GmbH'' was split off and continues making rifles, while the Rheinmetal subsidiary, called ''Mauser-Werke Oberndorf Waffensys Note that the model names of the following Mauser rifles are split between company designations and German military designations. Fo

...rms from 1891 until the 1960s in many Eastern European nations, when the [[sniper]] rifle variant was replaced by the [[SVD rifle|SVD]] (Снайперска ... the requirements, a "Special Commission for the testing of Magazine[-fed] Rifles" was formed to test new designs.

...mine]]s) – that munitions factories manufacture. It is derived through [[French]] from the Latin ''munire'' (to provide). ... include the [[5.45mm caliber|5.45 mm]], [[5.56mm caliber|5.56 mm]], and [[7.62mm caliber|7.62 mm]]. Main battle tanks use [[KE-penetrator]]s to combat other

...amples of this system date back to the 19th century, and except for most [[sniper rifle]]s and civilian use, have been largely replaced with [[Semi-automatic ...ovements in design. By the mid 1800s and during the Civil War, bolt-action rifles were being used widely as cavalry weapons as well as for snipers. World War