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...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

...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

*[[AG-3]] (Norway - Battle Rifle - 7.62 mm NATO: Licensed Production HK G3) *[[Ak 4]] (Sweden - Battle Rifle - 7.62 mm NATO: Licensed Production HK G3)

|type= [[Automatic rifle]] / [[select-fire]] [[battle rifle]] ...ber 7.62 mm, M14''', is an [[United States|American]] [[selective fire]] [[battle rifle]] firing [[7.62x51mm NATO]] [[ammunition]]. Although largely supersed

...h as submachine guns) were much more likely to have fired their weapons in battle. These conclusions suggested that infantry should be equipped with a fully- Existing rifles were poorly suited to real-world combat for both of these reasons. Although

... Patent Numbers]</ref>; he had previously been working on [[lever action]] rifles for Winchester such as the [[Winchester rifle#Winchester Model 1886|Winches ...eliable.<ref>Joseph H. Alexander, Don Horan, Norman C. Stahl (1999). ''The Battle History of the U.S. Marines: A Fellowship of Valor''. HarperCollins. p. 26.

...98 [[Krag-Jørgensen|Krag]] and contemporary German [[Mauser]] bolt-action rifles. The M1903 not only replaced the various versions of the Krag, but also th ...smokeless powder used by both was an advantage over the older black-powder rifles still used in the war (on both sides of the conflict), such as issued to vo

...two all-new service rifles (the [[Krag-Jørgensen#American Krag-Jørgensen rifles|M1892/96/98 Krag]] and [[M1895 Navy Lee]]), as well as a series of revolver ...e, particularly in terms of [[stopping power]], as the Moros had very high battle morale and frequently used drugs to inhibit the sensation of pain. The U.S

... II, the Korean War, and, to a limited extent, in the Vietnam War. Most M1 rifles were issued to [[United States|American]] troops, though many were also len ...rphy-Manning of 1911, and there were trials in 1916-8,<ref>Walter, John. ''Rifles of the World''. (Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2006), p.142, "Garand".</re

...uring the 1930s, and dissatisfaction with existing [[submachine gun]]s and rifles contributed to the development of the M1 Carbine. ...re not significantly easier to carry or maintain than the existing service rifles (such as the M1903 and Garand).

...round. A common complaint was the weapon's weight, a common problem with [[battle rifle]]-caliber machine guns. The M60 was among the lightest 7.62 mm machin ...arms and Explosives]] (BATFE), they are treated as belt-fed semi-automatic rifles; however, individual state and local regulations still apply.

... soldiers in dealing with the psychological trauma of facing the weapon in battle. The high rate of fire resulted from experiments with preceding weapons, th ..., 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

...d squad leaders; the majority of German soldiers carried [[Karabiner 98k]] rifles. However, later experience with [[Soviet]] tactics - where entire units arm ...erial and labor costs made it expensive to produce alongside the [[Kar98]] rifles. Starting in [[1943]], the German army moved to replace both the Kar-98 rif

... intended for use in [[side arm]]s (chiefly [[semi-automatic pistol]]s) or rifles; the difference between machine guns and autocannons is based on [[caliber] ...other two categories (submachine guns and autocannons), machine guns (like rifles) tend to share a very high ratio of barrel length to caliber (a long barrel

...ed to face down large amounts of hostile tribesmen, whilst armed only with rifles. Until the 1800s, even the fastest [[musket]]eer could manage three or four ...rmy went on the assault, the soldiers who had trained for years with their rifles were mown down in minutes by automatic fire and shrapnel. This was a contin

...(Mark I, Mark II, and Mark III), and smaller versions designed as training rifles for military cadets. The Mark IV Martini-Henry rifle ended production in t ...d the [[Khyber Pass]]. Hence the British term for such weapons, "Pass made rifles". Many of those weapons which survive are now being sold to soldiers servin

...einmetall]]. ''Mauser Jagdwaffen GmbH'' was split off and continues making rifles, while the Rheinmetal subsidiary, called ''Mauser-Werke Oberndorf Waffensys Note that the model names of the following Mauser rifles are split between company designations and German military designations. Fo

...designing a [[submachinegun]] while in hospital after being wounded in the Battle of Bryansk.<ref>http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,288456,00.html AK-47 In ...Mikhtim" became the prototype for the development of a family of prototype rifles.<ref>Kalashnikov, Mikhail, "How and Why I Produced My Submachine Gun", in '

... the requirements, a "Special Commission for the testing of Magazine[-fed] Rifles" was formed to test new designs. ...gium|Belgian]]). When trials concluded in 1891, all units which tested the rifles indicated a preference for Nagant's design and the Commission voted 14 to 1