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...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 ... infantryman and a [[sniper]] and as such so-called '''designated marksman rifles''' (DMRs) have been developed with this middle ground in mind.

|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

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

...e= 550 yd (503 m)<ref>http://enfieldrifles.profusehost.net/ti4.htm Enfield Rifles.Net</ref> ...ed the earlier [[Martini-Henry]], [[Martini-Enfield]], and [[Lee-Metford]] rifles, and although officially replaced in the UK with the [[FN-FAL#United Kingdo

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

*[[Beretta|Beretta Rifles]] *[[Browning Rifles]]

...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).

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

...haped pattern on the side, rather than the waffle style stamp found on the Russian and Chinese magazines. The magazines, though they look similar in shape and ...le is illuminated by mildly radioactive Tritium rather than the LED of the Russian PSO-1. The optical sight is of 4x magnification and the lens is 24&nbsp;mm

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

...okareva, Obrazets 1940 goda''' (Tokarev Self-loading Rifle, Model of 1940, Russian: Самозарядная винтовка Токарева, образец ...8A, Russland, Soldat mit russischem Gewehr.jpg|thumb|left|A soldier of the Russian Liberation Army with the SVT-40.]]

...and AKM by the fully-enclosed hooded front [[sight]] (all other AK pattern rifles, including those made in [[Russia]], have a partially open front sight). Ma ... not known, it is commonly estimated that as many as 10-15 million Type 56 rifles have been produced since the 1950s which means they may account for nearly

... to the '''Winchester Model 1873''' or the '''[[Winchester Model 1894]]''' rifles. Winchester rifles were among the earliest [[repeating rifle]]s, and as such the Winchester na

...Serbia]]. The M70 is designed on the basis of famous [[AK-47|Kalashnikov]] rifles from [[Russia]], which has been proven in numerous wars fought worldwide in ...field trials to the Yugoslavian military seem to have been the M-64 series rifles<ref>Nakon vise takvih kombinacija, pod oznakom M-64A i M-64B oruzje je pred

... cartridges to this day are in wide use in numerous world armies as sniper rifles (particularly the [[SVD rifle|SVD]] family) and machine guns (numerous type ...ng/sniper rifles, sometimes called the 7.62x67mm and is the largest of the 7.62mm caliber family.

[[File:SSA 7.62mm 143gr AP.png|thumb|300px|SSA 7.62mm 143gr AP rifle cartridge.]] ...artridges, to this day, are in wide use in numerous world armies as sniper rifles (particularly the [[SVD (rifle)|SVD]] family) and machine guns (numerous ty

...s the [[7.62x54mmR]]. (Note that the "R" in 7.62x54mmR does not stand for "Russian", but "Rimmed".) ... and nearly universally legal for hunting except in areas where the use of rifles for hunting is completely prohibited.

...against the [[AN-94]], mainly due to being underdeveloped at the time, the Russian army has begun field trials of this weapon. The AN-94 assault rifle has a s *[[List of Russian Firearms]]

...re also present in the [[AK-103]] and the rest of the [[AK-10X]] series of rifles. ...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

The AK-103 is most likely in limited service with select units in the Russian Army Spetsnaz, due to the good armor and cover penetration of the [[7.62x39 ...the [[AK-101]] as an updated version of the aging [[AKM]] and AKMS assault rifles.