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- |action= [[bolt-action]] <!-- Service history -->3 KB (447 words) - 23:31, 4 December 2016
- ...sive heating. This heating accelerates wear and drastically decreases the service life of critical operating parts such as the bolt, extractor, and extractor ...gement system was the [[MAS 62]]. The MAS 49/56 were withdrawn from active service in 1990 after their replacement by the FA MAS.4 KB (686 words) - 16:26, 15 March 2013
- <!-- Service history --> |service= 1942–194521 KB (3,254 words) - 16:26, 15 March 2013
- .../le/products/firearms/model.asp?fid=FNF013&gid=FNG007&mid=FNM0038 FN F2000 Rifles - F2000 Tactical], [[FNH USA]], 2010</ref> <li>3.65 kg (8.04 lb) (''FS2000' <!-- Service history -->18 KB (2,834 words) - 16:26, 15 March 2013
- |type= [[Service rifle]] <!-- Service history -->46 KB (7,420 words) - 16:26, 15 March 2013
- <!-- Service history --> |service=23 KB (3,719 words) - 16:26, 15 March 2013
- ...://fnhusa1.com/PDF/FN_MIL_SCAR.pdf FN SCAR. The Next Generation of Assault Rifles], FNH USA</ref> <!-- Service history -->15 KB (2,295 words) - 16:26, 15 March 2013
- |type= [[Service rifle]] <!-- Service history -->44 KB (6,848 words) - 04:50, 22 August 2018
- ...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 affixe47 KB (7,450 words) - 15:16, 13 June 2013
- ...gh reliability; the "nearly as hard as a diamond" firing pin provides long service life. ...und stress test resulted in a legible transfer rate of 100% (note that the service life of a typical military or police handgun is an order of magnitude highe24 KB (3,830 words) - 13:46, 23 October 2013
- ...ne]]).<ref>Hatcher, Julian. (1947). '''Hatcher's Notebook.''' The Military Service Press Company. ISBN 0-8117-0795-4 p. 67</ref> The distance the piston trave ... working parts of a rifle where they directly impinge on the bolt carrier. Rifles that use this system include the [[M16 rifle|M16]] and French [[MAS-49]].5 KB (748 words) - 20:07, 29 June 2015
- |type= [[bolt-action]] [[bullpup]] [[rifle]] |action= [[bolt-action]]3 KB (378 words) - 16:26, 15 March 2013
- ...matic), [[air rifles]], [[paintball guns]], and [[airsoft|airsoft/soft air rifles]] (depending on State). * '''Category B''': [[centrefire]] rifles (not semi-automatic), [[Muzzleloader|muzzleloading]] firearms made after [[35 KB (5,246 words) - 21:35, 12 June 2013
- ...ictions did not cover [[rimfire]] rifles or manual (e.g., [[bolt action]]) rifles. Provinces have the choice to opt-out of this regulation. ...h as the Lee-Enfield and M1 Garand. The restrictions did not cover rimfire rifles. The provinces have the choice to opt-out of administering the Firearms Act33 KB (5,020 words) - 12:56, 21 September 2013
- ... populace. Therefore the armed citizen soldier carried the responsibility. Service in militia, including providing your own ammunition and weapons, was mandat ...rearm|Fully-automatic firearm]]s of any kind (including military [[assault rifles]]) have been subject to registration and licensing requirements since the p52 KB (7,965 words) - 21:42, 12 June 2013
- ...ls during the Second World War, when Cooey was a main supplier of training rifles to the Canadian Army. ...there having been several ''unnumbered'' single shot and repeating sporter rifles produced before 1961. At least three unnumbered models of shotguns are kno4 KB (636 words) - 16:47, 15 March 2013
- ...ny cartridges share the same base dimensions, and a single shellholder can service many different cases. Shellholders are also specialized, and will generally ...idge cases, which are often difficult to obtain for older foreign military rifles. Military ammunition is often tightly sealed, to make it resistant to wate59 KB (9,515 words) - 16:47, 15 March 2013
- ...nforced polymer assault rifle [[Heckler & Koch G36|G36]], the current main service rifle of the ''Bundeswehr'' and numerous other military and police forces. ...of the world's elite military and paramilitary units, like the Special Air Service, U.S. Navy SEALs, Delta Force, FBI HRT, the German KSK and GSG 9 and countl11 KB (1,698 words) - 16:47, 15 March 2013
- <!-- Service history --> |service=14 KB (2,299 words) - 20:27, 25 August 2013
- <!-- Service history --> |service= 1959–present33 KB (5,264 words) - 16:47, 15 March 2013
- <!-- Service history --> |service= 1997–present25 KB (3,970 words) - 16:47, 15 March 2013
- <!-- Service history --> |service= 2005–present18 KB (2,659 words) - 16:47, 15 March 2013
- <!-- Service history --> |service=9 KB (1,290 words) - 16:47, 15 March 2013
- <!-- Service history --> |service= 1972–present15 KB (2,251 words) - 16:47, 15 March 2013
- <!-- Service history --> |service= 1997—present9 KB (1,336 words) - 16:47, 15 March 2013
- ...d a good, reliable source of ignition. The flintlock remained in military service for over 200 years, and flintlocks are still made today for historical re-e ...like traditional [[revolver]] cartridges commonly used in [[lever action]] rifles would still be loaded with pistol primers.52 KB (8,537 words) - 16:47, 15 March 2013
- ...field Model 1861]] Rifled Musket, managing to acquire a contract for 1,000 rifles from the US Army during the American Civil War. ...eloped into the Rifle, Short, Magazine, Lee-Enfield (or SMLE), the British service arm for many decades.3 KB (419 words) - 16:47, 15 March 2013
- .... Steyr, Ruger, Savage, and several other gun makers now manufacture Scout rifles that roughly match Cooper's specifications, but most lack auxiliary iron si ...t, it is the only means of resisting tyranny, since a citizenry armed with rifles simply cannot be tyrannized."16 KB (2,593 words) - 16:47, 15 March 2013
- ... gun]]" in [[1836]], which was eventually adopted by the Prussian army for service in [[1841]] as the '''Dreyse Zündnadelgewehr''', or ''Prussian Model 1849' ...ned several experimental [[Breech-loading weapon|breech-loading]] military rifles. Returning to Sömmerda, in [[1824]] he founded a company to manufacture [[3 KB (459 words) - 16:47, 15 March 2013
- ...ented or made significant improvements to single-shot rifles, lever action rifles, and slide action firearms. His most significant contributions were in the ...inchester Model 1894|Model 1894]] and [[Winchester Model 1895|Model 1895]] rifles, most of which are still in production today in some form.10 KB (1,295 words) - 16:47, 15 March 2013
- |type= [[Bolt-action]] [[rifle]] |action= [[Bolt-action]]29 KB (4,518 words) - 16:47, 15 March 2013
- <!-- Service history --> |service= 1991–20057 KB (1,102 words) - 16:47, 15 March 2013
- <!-- Service history --> |service= 1997–present5 KB (767 words) - 16:47, 15 March 2013
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- <!-- Service history --> |service= 1960–present2 KB (250 words) - 16:47, 15 March 2013
- <!-- Service history --> |service= 1997-present6 KB (910 words) - 16:47, 15 March 2013
- <!-- Service history --> |service= 1886–194542 KB (6,558 words) - 16:47, 15 March 2013
- |type= [[Bolt-action]] [[rifle]] |action= [[Bolt-action]]56 KB (8,552 words) - 16:47, 15 March 2013
- :''This FAQ was created for my own use. It is distributed as a public service. Corrections and submissions are welcome. Please send them via email to ben This rifle has a long and colorful history in British service. The "Lee"98 KB (16,350 words) - 09:34, 25 June 2017
- ==Automatic and semi-automatic rifles== ...5]] Developed by [[Mauser]] as a private venture in 1935, not accepted for service. Two versions S and M10 KB (1,296 words) - 16:47, 15 March 2013
- ...cludes some of the more notable Assault Rifles but also covers some Battle Rifles. ... the Swedish version of [[Belgium| Belgian]] [[FN FNC]]. It is the main [[service rifle]] of the Swedish Armed Forces.29 KB (4,620 words) - 09:59, 17 March 2018
- **[[PSG-90]] (UK - Bolt Action Rifle - 7.62 mm NATO: Swedish Service Weapon) ...German Army|G22]] (UK - Bolt Action Rifle - .300 Winchester Magnum: German Service Weapon)163 KB (24,459 words) - 09:49, 19 May 2015
- <!-- Service history --> |service= 1957–present22 KB (3,450 words) - 07:45, 13 August 2015
- <!-- Service history --> |service= [[1961]]–present64 KB (10,494 words) - 16:48, 15 March 2013
- ... Patent Numbers]</ref>; he had previously been working on [[lever action]] rifles for Winchester such as the [[Winchester rifle#Winchester Model 1886|Winches ...ral thousand M1895 machine guns in 1914 for use in World War I, and it saw service in England, France, and various countries in South America.<ref name=handbo6 KB (925 words) - 16:48, 15 March 2013
- |type= [[Bolt-action]] [[service rifle]] |action= [[Bolt-action]]29 KB (4,743 words) - 09:22, 17 May 2017
- <!-- Service history --> |service= 1911-1985 (USA)30 KB (4,692 words) - 16:13, 3 March 2016
- <!-- Service history --> |service= 1917–1960s (U.S.)13 KB (2,114 words) - 16:52, 15 March 2013
- |type= [[Semi-automatic rifle]] / [[Service rifle]] <!-- Service history -->34 KB (5,381 words) - 16:52, 15 March 2013
- <!-- Service history --> |service= July 1942–1960s (U.S.)32 KB (5,007 words) - 16:52, 15 March 2013
- <!-- Service history --> |service=19 KB (3,010 words) - 16:52, 15 March 2013
- |action= [[Bolt-action]] <!-- Service history -->19 KB (2,827 words) - 16:52, 15 March 2013
- <!-- Service history --> |service= 1921<br/>M2HB from 1933–present25 KB (4,070 words) - 16:52, 15 March 2013
- <!-- Service history --> |service= [[1994]]–present19 KB (2,985 words) - 16:52, 15 March 2013
- <!-- Service history --> |service= 1957—present37 KB (6,375 words) - 07:45, 25 August 2015
- <!-- Service history --> |service= 1942–1959, variants to present16 KB (2,615 words) - 16:52, 15 March 2013
- <!-- Service history --> |service= 1939–194514 KB (2,151 words) - 14:55, 10 June 2015
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- |type= [[Service rifle]] <!-- Service history -->11 KB (1,630 words) - 16:52, 15 March 2013
- ...ommon name of a [[Germany|German]] arms manufacturer, maker of a line of [[bolt-action]] [[rifle]]s from the 1870s to present. Their designs were built for the Ge ...einmetall]]. ''Mauser Jagdwaffen GmbH'' was split off and continues making rifles, while the Rheinmetal subsidiary, called ''Mauser-Werke Oberndorf Waffensys27 KB (4,290 words) - 16:52, 15 March 2013
- <!-- Service history --> |service= 2002–present12 KB (1,840 words) - 16:53, 15 March 2013
- |type= [[Bolt-action]] [[service rifle]] |action= [[Bolt-action]]18 KB (2,684 words) - 10:54, 3 August 2013
- <!-- Service history --> |service= 1848–18719 KB (1,417 words) - 16:53, 15 March 2013
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- The recent notices sent to owners of registered [[Norinco Type 97]] [[rifles]] and [[High Standard Model 10B]] Police [[Shotguns]], ordering them to sur # Non-firearm. This category includes working [[flintlock]] rifles, [[muskets]], shotguns, and miniature [[cannon]] as well as [[antique firea20 KB (3,113 words) - 16:53, 15 March 2013
- <!-- Service history --> |service= 1986-present4 KB (667 words) - 16:55, 15 March 2013
- <!-- Service history --> |service= 1963-present9 KB (1,354 words) - 16:55, 15 March 2013
- <!-- Service history --> |service= 1970s-present10 KB (1,675 words) - 16:55, 15 March 2013
- ...ction continued until 1920 however, allowing the US to put the system into service if the need arose. Each device was shipped with a container allowing it to ..., five years before the Garand had even started serial production. Mark I rifles were altered to M1903 standard (except for a curious ejection slot that rem6 KB (1,009 words) - 16:55, 15 March 2013
- <!-- Service history --> |service= 1970s–present6 KB (1,011 words) - 16:55, 15 March 2013
- <!-- Service history --> |service= 1962–present6 KB (967 words) - 16:55, 15 March 2013
- <!-- Service history --> |service= 1995–present7 KB (1,041 words) - 16:55, 15 March 2013
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- ...iginally referred to the grooving, and a rifle was called a "rifled gun." Rifles are used in warfare, hunting and [[shooting sports]]. ...ellulose]]), although other means such as compressed air are used in [[air rifles]], which are popular for vermin control, hunting small game, and casual sho18 KB (2,877 words) - 16:56, 15 March 2013
- <!-- Service history --> |service= 1985–present20 KB (3,292 words) - 16:56, 15 March 2013
- <!-- Service history --> |service=See ''[[#Service|service]]28 KB (4,407 words) - 16:56, 15 March 2013
- <!-- Service history --> |service= 1990-present8 KB (1,187 words) - 16:56, 15 March 2013
- ...Many NATO member nations, but not all, subsequently developed or purchased rifles with the ability to accept this type of magazine. ...gazines can be made to almost any capacity, though those used for military service usually hold 20 or 30 rounds of [[5.56x45mm NATO]] ammunition. 40-round box6 KB (817 words) - 16:56, 15 March 2013
- <!-- Service history --> |service=12 KB (1,758 words) - 16:56, 15 March 2013
- <!-- Service history --> |service= 1959-present9 KB (1,331 words) - 16:56, 15 March 2013
- <!-- Service history --> |service= [[1954]]–[[1998]]40 KB (6,310 words) - 22:31, 1 February 2017
- |products= [[Rifles]], [[Shotguns]] ...[centerfire]] rifles, as well as marketing the [[Stevens]] [[single-shot]] rifles and shotguns. They may be best-known for the [[Savage Model 99|Model 99]] [8 KB (1,138 words) - 16:56, 15 March 2013
- |action= [[bolt-action]] <!-- Service history -->2 KB (351 words) - 16:56, 15 March 2013
- <!-- Service history --> |service=9 KB (1,360 words) - 16:56, 15 March 2013
- ... 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 ...ough certain weapons issued to special forces units are rarely considered 'service weapons' in the truest sense, certain specialist [[rifle]]s and [[submachin14 KB (1,826 words) - 16:56, 15 March 2013
- [[Image:Air-rifle-shooting.jpg|thumb|right|Shooting with air rifles, 10 m.]] ... are civilians using whatever rifles they prefer within the rules, whereas Service Rifle entrants are limited to current or previous U.S. armed forces weapons20 KB (3,016 words) - 16:56, 15 March 2013
- ...sms, including breech loading, [[double barreled shotgun]]s, pump-action, bolt-action, lever-action, and semi-automatic models. For example, the contemporary [[Brown Bess]] [[musket]], in service with the British military from 1722 to 1838, 19 mm (.75 inch) smoothbore ba71 KB (11,131 words) - 14:43, 10 June 2015
- ====Rifles==== ...yed in service until 1893, when it was replaced by the [[Krag-Jørgensen]] bolt-action rifle.15 KB (2,189 words) - 16:56, 15 March 2013
- <!-- Service history --> |service= Never entered service5 KB (727 words) - 16:58, 15 March 2013
- ...a highly trained soldier who specializes in shooting targets with modified rifles from very long distances. They're also adept in stealth, camouflage, infilt ...http://www.boomershoot.org/general/ScaryWords.htm Assault Weapons - Sniper Rifles] Joe Huffman, February 7, 2008</ref><ref>[http://science.howstuffworks.co56 KB (8,769 words) - 16:58, 15 March 2013
- ...r.jpg|thumb|The [[Accuracy International]] Arctic Warfare series of sniper rifles is standard issue in the armies of many countries, including those of Brita ... Alex.jpg|thumb|[[Standard sniper rifle "Alex"|Alex]] - the new [[Polish]] bolt-action sniper rifle.]]22 KB (3,308 words) - 16:58, 15 March 2013
- <!-- Service history --> |service= 1941–1960s28 KB (4,514 words) - 16:58, 15 March 2013
- <!-- Service history --> |service= 1978–present25 KB (3,932 words) - 16:58, 15 March 2013
- ...uger produces bolt-action, semi-automatic, full-automatic, and single-shot rifles; shotguns; semi-automatic pistols; and single-action and double-action revo rifles, shotguns, pistols, and revolvers.9 KB (1,317 words) - 16:58, 15 March 2013
- <!-- Service history --> |service= July 1944–May 1945 (Nazi Germany)20 KB (3,193 words) - 16:58, 15 March 2013