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|caliber=7.62mm ... Africa, manufactured and issued both designs at various times. Unlike the Russian AK-47 assault rifle, the FAL utilized a heavier full-power [[rifle]] [[cart

...h this has never been verified. In 1954, Ross Mk IIIs converted to Russian 7.62mm ammunition were used successfully in the World Shooting Championships in Ca ...most likely wound up in the hands of the Soviet Union after the end of the Russian Civil War.

...,<ref>Hogg, Ian V.: ''The Complete Illustrated Encyclopedia of the World's Firearms'', Page 215. A&W Publishers, 1978</ref> although it remained in British ser ...st numerous military bolt-action rifles ever produced—second only to the Russian [[Mosin-Nagant|Mosin-Nagant M91/30]], which was itself a contemporary desig

...ed his father's occupation of watchmaking while maintaining an interest in firearms. Eventually, Lee moved to Wisconsin and took up gun design on a full time b ...e capacity, such as the .30-40 Krag, 7.65 Argentine, 7.7 Jap, and 7.62x54R Russian. For small game and plinking the 162gr NEI No. 52A or any other similar wei

*[[Dragunov Sniper Rifle|Dragunov SVD]] (Russian - Semi-Auto Rifle - 7.62 x 54 mm R) *[[KOVROV AEK906 Russian revolver]]

... the [[.30 Carbine]], a smaller and lighter .30 caliber ([[7.62 mm caliber|7.62mm]]) cartridge, very different, in both design and performance, from the larg ...ssault rifle, in league with the later German [[Sturmgewehr 44|StG44]] and Russian [[AK-47]], and the .30 Carbine gives up significant muzzle velocity (roughl

The US [[National Firearms Act]] of 1934 placed a $200 tax on machine guns making exports of the ''Sch ===Type 80 (7.62mm Type 51)===

|origin= Russian Empire |wars= Russo-Japanese War, Russian Civil War, World Wars I & II, Korea, Vietnam, numerous others

}}The '''RPK''' (''Ruchnoy Pulemyot Kalashnikova'', Russian: ''Ручной пулемёт Калашникова'' or "Kalashnikov han The weapon is fed from box [[Magazine (firearms)|magazines]] with a 40-round capacity or a 75-round [[drum magazine]], both

|caliber=7.62mm ...nov]]. SKS is an acronym for '''Samozaryadniy Karabin sistemi Simonova''' (Russian: Самозарядный карабин системы Симонова),

...as. In fact, the Type 56 was discovered in enemy hands far more often than Russian-made AK-47s or AKMs. When relations between China and the North Vietnam gov ...the Afghan National Army with many Type 56 rifles being used alongside the Russian AKM and AK-74 rifles.

...s, and as such the Winchester name has become synonymous with lever-action firearms. The gun is colloquially known as '''"The Gun that Won the West"''', thoug ...r in the case rim, thus creating one of the most significant inventions in firearms history, the metallic [[rimfire]] cartridge.<ref>Smith's cartridge was deri

|feed= 30-round detachable box [[Magazine (firearms)|magazine]] ... (2 rounds only) mode.<ref>[http://world.guns.ru/assault/as34-e.htm Modern Firearms] AEK-971 (Russia) </ref> In full-auto medium or long burst fire mode (3–5

|feed= 30 round [[Magazine (firearms)|magazine]] ...aching scopes and other optical equipment, which will accept most types of Russian and European AK optics. The rifle accepts most synthetic and metal ammo mag

|caliber=7.62mm ...he development of countless many other types of individual and crew-served firearms. It was one of the first true assault rifles and, due to its durability and

...in 1959, the AKM is the most ubiquitous variant of the entire AK series of firearms and it has found widespread use with most member states of the former Warsa *Russia Is still in use by some Russian special forces, and by some regular troops, more as apersonal choice, due t

... to be pejorative and politically-motivated when used to describe civilian firearms. This term is seldom used outside of the United States in this context. ...1994 [[Federal Assault Weapons Ban]]. See the U.S. Code of 2004 section on firearms.<ref>[http://caselaw.lp.findlaw.com/scripts/ts_search.pl?title=18&sec=921 F

... (if available) is placed into the breach and the bolt closed. Bolt action firearms are most often [[rifle]]s, but there are some bolt-action [[shotgun]]s as w ... [[assault rifle]]s, though it remained the primary weapon of some (mostly Russian) infantry for the duration of the war. The bolt-action is still common toda

==Firearms== In firearms, the caliber is the diameter of the inside of the barrel. In a [[rifling|ri