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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.

... 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 ...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,

...tion became the standard in such future weapons as the [[Walther PPK]] and Russian [[Makarov PM|Makarov]]. It incorporated the standard Browning striker-firin *[http://www.gunsworld.com/ French and World Guns, Pistols, Revolvers, Rifles Since 1800.]

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.

...r attachments mounted under the barrel of a [[rifle]]. Alternatively, many rifles have been designed to fire [[rifle grenade]]s from their muzzle. Larger gre ...ther slides forward or pivots to the side to allow reloading, while Soviet/Russian launcher is loaded from muzzle and does not require spent case extraction (

Not all grenades are thrown by hand. Several types are fired from rifles or purpose-designed [[grenade launcher]]s. For example, [[tear gas]] grenad ...se of a modified rifle with a blank cartridge to propel the grenade. These rifles would often be permanently fixed in wooden support frames and would not be

[[Image:Breech 122m10 hameenlinna 2.jpg|thumb|250px|Breech from Russian 122 mm M1910 howitzer, modified and combined with 105mm H37 howitzer barrel [[Image:Breech 122m10 hameenlinna 5.jpg|thumb|250px|Breech from Russian 122 mm M1910 howitzer, modified and combined with 105mm H37 howitzer barrel

'''Izhevsk Mechanical Works''' Russian: Ижевский Mашиностроительный Завод (literally ...karov pistol|Makarov]] and [[Yarygin pistol]]s, along with a host of other Russian arms, including medium [[cannon]]s, missiles, and guided [[Shell (projectil

...ery Polozov, a former advisor to the committee on national security in the Russian Duma, points out in his book "Firearms in Civil Society" that Germany did n

... was one of the final developments in the long line of [[Mauser]] military rifles. ...o an internal [[Magazine (firearm)|magazine]]. It was derived from earlier rifles, namely the Karabiner 98b, which in turn had been developed from the Mauser

...way rails, scrap motor vehicles and other scrap metal. The quality of such rifles varies widely, ranging from as good as a factory-produced example to danger ...r]], fitted with the triangular folding stock common to Russian [[AKS-74]] rifles.

...899 Carbine<br/>M1899 Constable Carbine<br/>''[[#Norwegian Krag-Jørgensen rifles|Norwegian Krags]]:''<br/>M1894 Rifle<br/>M1895 Carbine<br/>M1897 Carbine<br ...e Krag-Jørgensen action was its [[magazine (firearms)]]. While many other rifles of its era used an integral box magazine, the magazine of the Krag-Jørgens

...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

...ere sometimes [[Magazine (firearm)|magazine]]-fed. Some LMG's, such as the Russian [[RPK]], are modifications of existing [[assault rifle]] designs. Adaptatio

* Polish [[Kbk wz. 1996 Mini-Beryl]] and [[Beryl wz.96]] assault rifles * Russian [[AK-101]], [[AK-102]], [[AK-108]] and [[KBP A-91]]

*[[PPD-40|MP 715 (r)]] (captured Russian PPD-34/38) *[[PPD-40|MP 716 (r)]] (captured Russian PPD-40)

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...cludes some of the more notable Assault Rifles but also covers some Battle Rifles. ...0s, Izhmash designers developed the unified complex of Kalashnikov assault rifles chambered for domestic 7.62 x 39mm, 5.45 x 39mm cartridges as well as the 5

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