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...inly employed for targets at ranges of about 1,400 metres (1,530 yd) using rifles with larger ammunition while DMs are utilized for targets at ranges of up t
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...echnological need given the need to stand when reloading either muskets or rifles. Breech loading allowed cover and concealment to be utilized, but the chan
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...cities and, typically, higher [[trajectories]]. Hand-held firearms, like [[rifles]], [[carbines]], [[pistols]] and other small firearms are rarely called "gu
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...ermission to own and use without registering any number of "sporting-type" rifles and shotguns (other than full-automatic) which is any rifle or shotgun that
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...ase of a firing pin. Two piece strikers are commonly found on bolt action rifles, while single piece strikers are found on pistols, such as those made by [[
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...ssance among [[black powder]] shooting enthusiasts and many fine flintlock rifles and pistols are being made today.
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...urate fire when shooting in full auto mode. It can be incorporated in some rifles as part of the [[Rail Integration System]].
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...r attachments mounted under the barrel of a [[rifle]]. Alternatively, many rifles have been designed to fire [[rifle grenade]]s from their muzzle. Larger gre
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...earms in Canada (including such mundane items as [[single-shot]] [[.22]] [[rifles]]) '''must''' be registered with the [[Canada Firearms Centre]]. A Canadia
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...ht|A modern [[black powder substitute]] for [[muzzleloader|muzzleloading]] rifles in FFG size]]'''Gunpowder''' (also called '''black powder''') is a pyrotech
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...emical company, Chropei of Peiraeus, for the adoption of its own-developed rifles and submachine guns, was rejected after testing proved that its weapons wer
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...ecember the same year, a prototype production batch consisting of 11 Beryl rifles was produced. In 1997 the weapon had been successfully evaluated and adopte
...lish Army troops of the 18th Bielsko Airborne Assault Battalion. The Beryl rifles are equipped with [[EOTech]] holographic weapon sights.]]
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...way rails, scrap motor vehicles and other scrap metal. The quality of such rifles varies widely, ranging from as good as a factory-produced example to danger
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...s, manufactures, and distributes [[small arms]] such as [[M1911]] pistols, rifles, and shotguns. The [[USA Shooting Team]], Marines assigned to Special Opera
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...pular firearms, including the American [[M16 Rifle|M16]]/[[M4 Carbine|M4]] rifles and the popular [[Heckler & Koch MP5]] series sub-machine guns. The RIS/RAS
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...''' refers to a modification of the [[Norway|Norwegian]] [[kammerlader]] [[rifles]] to allow them to fire rim fire ammunition, as opposed to being caplock we
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...in Firearms|Marlin]] and [[Savage Arms|Savage]]- also produce lever-action rifles. While the term ''lever-action'' generally implies a repeating firearm, it
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...r, and T20 prototypes served as the basis for a number of Springfield test rifles from 1945 through the early 1950s.
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...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
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...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
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...y known as the '''BAR'''), is a family of [[automatic rifle]]s (or machine rifles) and [[light machine gun]]s used by the [[United States]] and other countri
...pacific as a S.A.W. and on rare occasion due to weight, misused as assault rifles. The BAR was produced under licence in Great Britain as well as a host of o
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... 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
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...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).
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...s a hand grip when firing the M203. A separate sighting system is added to rifles fitted with the M203, as the rifle's standard sights are not matched to the
...onents, usually including the launcher, adaptors for attachment to assault rifles, and leaf sights (which can be used with the rifle's front sight post). M2
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...o increase accuracy and conserve ammunition, the M14 and [[M16 rifle|M16]] rifles used by the U.S. Army had not been designed with sustained automatic fire i
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...'' match-grade ammunition in 2009 for use in .300 Winchester Magnum sniper rifles like the U.S. Navy Mk.13 MOD 5 rifle or reconfigured M24 SWSs. This ammunit
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...today is also used in high-powered [[sniper rifle]]s and long range target rifles due to its excellent long range accuracy, [[external ballistics]] performan
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...07/11/5/nation/19381084&sec=nation Malaysia has license to make M4 assault rifles] The Star 2007-11-05</ref> It is expected that these weapons will not only
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...arms and Explosives]] (BATFE), they are treated as belt-fed semi-automatic rifles; however, individual state and local regulations still apply.
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...d squad leaders; the majority of German soldiers carried [[Karabiner 98k]] rifles. However, later experience with [[Soviet]] tactics - where entire units arm
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... 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]
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...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
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...a [[rifle]] due to the smaller area of sight. The key is, as with shooting rifles, is to line up the front notch at the front of the pistol's [[pistol slide|
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...(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
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... usually operated by one to two soldiers. Light machine guns and automatic rifles are often an individual weapon with a fixed, naked barrel. On the other han
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...American Civil War (1860s) most infantry were equipped with muzzle-loading rifles. These were far more accurate than smoothbore muskets and had a far longer
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...re commonly used for plinking. At one end of the power range, .50 caliber rifles have been taken to the desert and used to shatter boulders. But undoubtedl
...o bar surplus military ammunition from the range, charge more for shooting rifles than for shooting handguns, frequently disallow the largest calibers, and c
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...sed by the Israel Defense Force (IDF) for use in training personnel to use rifles, submachineguns, and handguns.
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...the Minors' License. This licence allows a minor to possess non-restricted rifles or shotguns without needing to be under direct supervision of a licensed ad
'''Non-restricted''' - Most [[long guns]], rifles and shotguns are classified non-restricted.
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...ional Firearms Act defines 'firearm' as [[machine gun]]s, [[short barreled rifles]], [[Sawed-off shotgun|short barreled shotguns]], and concealable firearms
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| [[5.56 x 45 mm NATO|5.56x45 mm]] (standard bullet used in many assault rifles) || 920 m/s || 3018 ft/s || 2058 mph||470 kJ/kg
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...gger]] hand to be removed from the trigger whilst reloading. When used in rifles, this action is also commonly called a '''slide action'''.
...azine capacity: for example, three rounds for shotguns and five rounds for rifles.
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...ef>John Walter (2006). ''[http://books.google.com.au/books?id=Eq2Dnj4sDZIC Rifles Of The World]''. Krause Publications. pp. 141. ISBN 0896892417.</ref> with
[[Category:South African 5.56mm assault rifles]]
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... same [[7.62x39mm]] cartridge as the AK. Between 1965 and 1994 350,000 M62 rifles were produced jointly by Valmet and Sako.
[[Category:Finnish 7.62mm assault rifles]]
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...r guest is a woman, make sure the firearm will fit her appropriately. Many rifles have stocks that are too long for small women, and double-stack semi-autos
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...nts, and other small animals at very close range. It is used by farmers in rifles for the control of birds flying inside of barns and sheds, as well as for k
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...l limitations. Rate of fire may also be affected by ergonomic factors. For rifles, ease-of-use features such as the design of the bolt or magazine release ca
...ined higher rates of fire. A small infantry unit armed with modern assault rifles and machine guns can generate more firepower than much larger units equippe
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...including uniform gun laws across the eight states, a ban on semiautomatic rifles and shotguns, and a year-long [[Gun buyback program|buyback]] that destroye
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[[Image:Stag2wi.jpg|right|thumb|300px|AR-15 rifles showing their configuations with different upper receivers]]
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...ton model 7600 rifle| Remington Model 7600]] series pump-action centrefire rifles and carbines. The basic trigger group design was first used in the automati
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...nd ammunition domestically, and is the largest US producer of shotguns and rifles. Remington does not produce handguns. Its products are distributed in over
...siness into rifle barrel production. Local residents often built their own rifles to save on costs, but purchased the barrel. Eliphalet's father sent him to
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...tp://www.thegreatmodel8.remingtonsociety.com/ A website dedicated to these rifles]
[[Category:Remington semi-automatic rifles]]
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...nce over the preceding [[Breech-loading weapon|breech loaded]] single-shot rifles when used for military combat, as they allowed a much greater rate of fire.
...nchester rifle]] is exemplary of this type. There also exist lever-action rifles that feed from a box magazine, which allows them to use pointed [[bullet]]s
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...le examples being various grenade launchers and riot guns, and even some [[rifles]].
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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 sho
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... launcher|M203]] attached to [[M16 rifle|M16]]/[[M4 Carbine|M4]]-family of rifles).
...ese grenades, though they are typically launched by [[riot shotgun]]s, not rifles. These systems use a cup-type launcher attached to the muzzle of the gun t
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...libersAndTwists.html Products::Rifle Barrels::Calibers and Twists], Shilen Rifles, Inc.</ref>
...ade with 1 in 7 inches (180 mm) twist rates, the same as used for the M16. Rifles, which generally fire longer, smaller diameter bullets, will in general hav
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...ssession of pistols even for competitive sporting purposes. [[Small-bore]] rifles remain permitted for competition however.
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...In these cases, the rim was designed to fit bolt faces for existing magnum rifles, but the case was made wider to allow a greater powder capacity.
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