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...utomatic]] [[sniper rifle]]s while DMs are often equipped with accurized [[battle rifle]]s or [[assault rifle]]s fitted with optical sights. ...inly employed for targets at ranges of about 1,400 metres (1,530 yd) using rifles with larger ammunition while DMs are utilized for targets at ranges of up t

|caliber=7.62mm ...wer [[rifle]] [[cartridge]]. In the West, FAL's primary competitor was the German [[Heckler & Koch G3]].

...NATO|7.62 mm]] [[automatic rifle]] developed in the 1950s by the [[Germany|German]] armament manufacturer [[Heckler & Koch|Heckler & Koch GmbH]] (HK) in coll ... rifle can be traced back to the end of World War II when engineers at the German [[Mauser]] factory designed the [[7.92x33mm Kurz|7.92 mm]] [[StG45]] [[assa

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

...al AWM#German Army|G22]] (UK - Bolt Action Rifle - .300 Winchester Magnum: German Service Weapon) *[[AG-3]] (Norway - Battle Rifle - 7.62 mm NATO: Licensed Production HK G3)

|caliber=.30 / 7.62mm ... II, the Korean War, and, to a limited extent, in the Vietnam War. Most M1 rifles were issued to [[United States|American]] troops, though many were also len

...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).

|caliber=7.62mm ..._cost=$6,000 <ref>[http://www.fas.org/man/dod-101/sys/land/m60e3.htm M60E3 7.62mm Machine Gun]</ref>

... 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

...n]] [[rifle]]s from the 1870s to present. Their designs were built for the German armed forces but have been exported and licensed to a number of countries s ...einmetall]]. ''Mauser Jagdwaffen GmbH'' was split off and continues making rifles, while the Rheinmetal subsidiary, called ''Mauser-Werke Oberndorf Waffensys

... the requirements, a "Special Commission for the testing of Magazine[-fed] Rifles" was formed to test new designs. ...gium|Belgian]]). When trials concluded in 1891, all units which tested the rifles indicated a preference for Nagant's design and the Commission voted 14 to 1

|caliber=7.62mm |variants= Chinese SKS; Yugoslavian PAP; Romanian SKS; Albanian SKS; East German SKS; (North) Vietnamese SKS; North Korean SKS

|type= [[Battle rifle]] ...а) is a [[Soviet Union|Soviet]] [[semi-automatic rifle|semi-automatic]] [[battle rifle]], which saw widespread service during and after [[World War II]].

|type= [[Semi-automatic rifle|Semi-automatic]] [[battle rifle]] (L1A1/C1A1)<br />[[Light machine gun]] (L2A1/C2A1) ...book for Rifle, 7.62mm, L1A1 and 0.22 incle calibre, L12A1 Conversion Kit, 7.62mm Rifle</ref>

The 7.62x51mm NATO cartridge was introduced to military service in rifles and [[machine gun]]s. It was introduced in U.S. service in the [[M14 rifle| ...r & Koch G3]], as Belgium would not grant a production license to the West German government. However it was not long before those involved realized the Brit

|caliber=7.62mm ...ssault rifle.<ref name="poyer">Poyer, Joe. The AK-47 and AK-74 Kalashnikov Rifles and Their Variations (Paperback). North Cape Publications. 2004. pp1.</ref>

|type= [[battle rifle]] ...iginal AR-10 was built in relatively small numbers, with fewer than 10,000 rifles assembled.

....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 MBTs and armoured fighting veh ... systems, and the different requirements of armies of different countries. German firms in the late twentieth century have decided to make "all-metric" ammun

...ing company. Products include the [[M16 rifle|M16]] and [[M4 carbine|M4]] rifles. ArmaLite has changed hands many times as shown in the history below. ...World War II and an expert with small arms. His design for the [[AR-10]] [[battle rifle]] was entered into the U.S. Army trials in 1955 as a possible replace