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... that he met Ole H J Krag and from 1871 Jørgensen worked with Krag on his rifles. As time went on, Jørgensen turned from just doing work for Krag to be an

... NATO]] cartridge caused a stir. When fired from early [[M16_rifle|M-16]] rifles with barrels featuring rifling cut to turn one revolution in 14 inches, the

The term '''''express''''' was first applied to hunting rifles and ammunition beginning in the middle 1800s, to indicate a rifle or ammuni ...ess'' has shifted in modern usage, and refers to high velocity, large bore rifles and ammunition, typically used for hunting large or dangerous game at close

...ono-metal rods, but they often have to be fired from custom made full bore rifles with special barrels<ref>[http://www.lima-wiederladetechnik.de/Englisch/LM- ...hot. Ballistic tables for small calibre projectiles (fired from pistols or rifles) assume that gravity is acting nearly perpendicular to the bullet path. If

...ridge from the chamber. This situation is encountered on some single shot rifles and on some single and double-barreled shotguns.

...would soon be renamed and normalized into the army under the name the 95th Rifles Regiment of Foot. Baker would also later write a book on his experiences making and using rifles.

The first French bullpup rifles were developed between 1946 and 1950 at the AME (''Atelier Mécanique de Mu ...of the [[SIG SG 540]], built under licence by Manurhin, until enough FAMAS rifles were produced to begin general issue. The French military finally accepted

...s and knees in a forward roll, did not allow for heavier equipment such as rifles and [[machine gun]]s to be safely carried during jumps. At Crete, long-rang ...iant that would ultimately be accepted into production as the FG 42. Fifty rifles were fabricated by Rheinmetall-Borsig for evaluation purposes by the end of

.../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' ....fnhusa.com/le/products/firearms/family.asp?fid=FNF013&gid=FNG007 FN F2000 Rifles], [[FNH USA]], 2010</ref> The F2000 made its debut in March 2001 at the [[I

...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, FAL rifles have also been manufactured in both light and heavy-barrel configurations,

... pistol grip was initially copied directly from the [[FN FAL|FAL]] and FNC rifles, currently a modified grip with lateral grooves is used, installed at a sma ...sh suppressor]] with side ports as seen on the FNC, [[FN CAL|CAL]] and FAL rifles; new production guns have a shorter, cone-shaped slotted flash suppressor.

...://fnhusa1.com/PDF/FN_MIL_SCAR.pdf FN SCAR. The Next Generation of Assault Rifles], FNH USA</ref> ...ger Regiment was the first large unit deployed into combat with 600 of the rifles in 2009.<ref name="ArmyTimes200905">[http://armytimes.com/news/2009/05/army

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*[http://www.gunsworld.com/ French and World Guns, Pistols, Revolvers, Rifles Since 1800.]

===Rifles=== ====Semi-automatic and select-fire rifles====

...century. They were replaced for military use by the faster [[bolt action]] rifles, which could reload from a [[magazine]]. As well as artillery, falling-block rifles are still manufactured and used for hunting and [[target shooting]] and [[F

...Union]] tanked) With that in mind, let's talk about one of the most common rifles in the world...

...[Baker rifle|design]] was chosen and he was given an initial order for 800 rifles.

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.

The term "assault weapon" in the context of civilian rifles has been attributed to [[gun grabber|gun-control activist]] [[Josh Sugarman ...er term [[assault rifle]], refers to rifles that are select-fire (that is, rifles that are capable of either semi-automatic or fully-automatic fire), firing