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...cities and, typically, higher [[trajectories]]. Hand-held firearms, like [[rifles]], [[carbines]], [[pistols]] and other small firearms are rarely called "gu ...secondary method of attack used in close combat. For example, arms such as rifles, muskets, and occasionally [[submachine gun]]s can have [[bayonet]]s affixe

... There is restriction in [[muzzle energy]] output - handguns up to 1000 J, rifles up to 6000 J. Automatic guns, laser sights, silencers and [[hollow point bu ...ing is a rifle or shotgun. Sportsmen are permitted to possess shotguns or rifles for hunting and for skeet and trap shooting, but only after submitting to a

...e:Swiss say no.jpg|thumb|300px|"A monopoly on weapons, for criminals?" The Swiss are having none of '''that''' nonsense, thank you very much.]] ...l.de/international/europe/0,1518,480545,00.html De-Quilling the Porcupine: Swiss Mull Tighter Gun Laws]</ref> but a [[February 2011]] national referendum sa

* Australian [[Austeyr|F88 Austeyr]] assault rifle and [[F89 Minimi]] machine gun. ([[Australian Defence Industries|ADI *Austrian [[Steyr AUG]] assault rifle

... for the intermediate [[7.62x39mm]] cartridge. It is the most widely known assault rifle in the world.]] ...cludes some of the more notable Assault Rifles but also covers some Battle Rifles.

*[[KBP A-91|A-91]] (Russia - Compact Assault Rifle - 5.45 x 39 mm, 5.56 x 45 mm, 7.62 x 39 mm) *[[9A-91]] (Russia - Assault Rifle - 9 x 39 mm)

...h was in turn followed by the [[Rheinmetall MG3|MG3]]. It also spawned the Swiss [[SIG 710-3]], MG42/59, and a 5.56 mm Spanish [[CETME Ameli]] machine gun, ..., No.1 and No.2 were armed with pistols, while the remaining three carried rifles. This large team was often reduced to just three: the gunner, the loader (a

... rifle]] suitable for use in nearly all theatres and environments. Service rifles are also often selected for their upgradability (e.g. the addition of under ...e battlefield, with the muskets being phased out. Originally, these combat rifles were single-shot muzzleloading weapons, but as technology advanced through

...ose US Navy and US Marine snipers who use accurized [[M16 rifle|M16]] type rifles are issued the Mk 262 Mod 0 cartridge developed jointly by Black Hills Ammu For '''ultra long range precision target shooting''' with high-powered rifles and military [[sniping]] radically designed [[very-low-drag bullet|very-low

...rm]] designers started their individual Small Caliber/High Velocity (SCHV) assault rifle experiments using the commercial [[.222 Remington]] cartridge. When i ...fore rounds lose effectiveness at much shorter ranges than longer-barreled rifles.

[[Image:Izhmash AKM Assault Rifle.jpg|thumb|right|An [[AKM]], a commonly-used assault rifle designed by [[Mikhail Kalashnikov]]]] ...limited capacity fixed magazines are also generally not considered assault rifles.

... to make them more compact in form and fold better onto the sides of their rifles (see [[Mosin Nagant]] model of 1944). It is said that self-inflicted wounds ...k of a close-quarter combat, many soldiers revert to using bayonet-mounted rifles as clubs, this apparently being a more "natural" way of fighting (as descri

...ovements in design. By the mid 1800s and during the Civil War, bolt-action rifles were being used widely as cavalry weapons as well as for snipers. World War ...n rifle began to be superseded by the [[semi-automatic rifle]] and later [[assault rifle]]s, though it remained the primary weapon of some (mostly Russian) in