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Inherent design flaws in early 17th century [[Sweden|Swedish]] [[leather cannon]]s led to the gun tube becoming deformed which premature Cooking off is a characteristic of certain [[machine gun]]s, especially those firing from a closed bolt, that are air-cooled, an

|type= [[General purpose machine gun]] ...eavy infantry '''Model 60-20''' machine gun, the '''Model 60-40''' coaxial machine gun for armoured fighting vehicles and the '''Model 60-30''' aircraft varia

...lly adapted from the roller-locked recoil operating system of the [[MG42]] machine gun but with a fixed barrel and gas system. It was realized that with caref ... The '''AME 49''' under the name ''Carabine Mitrailleuse 1950'' (English: "machine carbine", German: ''Maschinenkarabiner'') was retained for production amon

...heir tactical doctrine of basing a squad's firepower on the unit's [[light machine gun]] and possibly their problems of mass producing [[semi-automatic rifle] ...le round]] that was more powerful than the pistol cartridges of submachine guns, but that could be used like a submachine gun in close-quarters and urban f

...n was within the specified parameters laid down. Despite this finding, the Swedish weapon-historian [[Josef Alm]] repeated the rumour in a book in the 1930s, The Swedish-Norwegian Rifle Commission only briefly looked into [[bayonet]]s, focusing

...wered [[rifle]] ammunition. Assault rifles are categorized between [[light machine gun]]s, intended more for sustained automatic fire in a support role, and [ ... [[Belgium| Belgian]] [[FN FNC]]. It is the main [[service rifle]] of the Swedish Armed Forces.

This is an extensive list of [[small arms]] — [[pistol]], [[machine gun]], [[grenade launcher]], [[anti-tank rifle]] — that includes variants **[[PSG-90]] (UK - Bolt Action Rifle - 7.62 mm NATO: Swedish Service Weapon)

|caption= Browning Model 1917A1 water cooled machine gun |type= [[Heavy machine gun]]

...R'''), is a family of [[automatic rifle]]s (or machine rifles) and [[light machine gun]]s used by the [[United States]] and other countries during the 20th ce ...nd [[Magazine (firearm)|magazine]] tended to hamper its utility as a light machine gun.

|name= Gun, Machine, Caliber .30, Browning, M1919A4 |type= [[Medium machine gun]]

...dge was rimless which allowed smoother feeding for both rifles and machine guns. The original bullet had a round head; several redesigns including the adop :''Main article: [[Swedish Mauser]]

... of Cameroon, Oman, Spain and Sweden, in assault rifles such as the [[Ak 5|Swedish Ak5-B]] and the [[CETME Model L|Spanish CETME LV]].

...pler muzzle brake design. To supplement the Red Army's shortage of machine guns, an SVT version capable of automatic fire was produced in 1943, and was des ...signs during and immediately after the war. Weapons like the SKS, [[Sweden|Swedish]] [[AG-42]] and the German [[Gewehr 43|G-43]] were obviously influenced by

|used_by=U.S. military, FBI, Swedish Army, British Army, Canadian Army, Australian Army, National Revolutionary ...ired by the trench warfare of World War I to develop a "one-man, hand-held machine gun", firing a [[rifle]] caliber round. While searching for a way to allow

...(.50 BMG)]] ammunition, originally developed for and used in [[M2 Browning machine gun]]s. Barrett began his work in the early 1980s and the first working rif ...al military success was the sale of about 100 M82A1 rifles to the [[Sweden|Swedish]] Army in 1989. Major success followed in 1990, when the US Military purcha

...[battle rifle]] ammunition. Assault rifles are categorized between [[light machine gun]]s, intended more for sustained automatic fire in a support role, and [ ...er<ref>"[http://www.lonesentry.com/articles/ttt07/stg44-assault-rifle.html Machine Carbine Promoted]," ''Tactical and Technical Trends'', No. 57, April 1945.<

... mm diameter bullet, loaded in a case 51 mm long. Similarly, the [[6.5x55 Swedish]] cartridge has a bullet of 6.5 mm, and a case length of 55 mm. The means ... example, had a bore diameter of about .75 caliber (19 mm). [[Paintball]] guns (or "markers") are typically .68 caliber (17 mm).