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...utomatic]] [[sniper rifle]]s while DMs are often equipped with accurized [[battle rifle]]s or [[assault rifle]]s fitted with optical sights. ...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

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

...y casualties upon the outgunned German paratroopers in the early stages of battle as they attempted to retrieve their support weapons from containers scatter ...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

...ater, it has been described as the "right arm of the Free World." The FAL battle rifle has its Warsaw Pact counterpart in the [[AK-47]], each being fielded ...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,

|type= [[Assault rifle]] (SCAR-L)<br>[[Battle rifle]] (SCAR-H) ...://fnhusa1.com/PDF/FN_MIL_SCAR.pdf FN SCAR. The Next Generation of Assault Rifles], FNH USA</ref>

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

...Union]] tanked) With that in mind, let's talk about one of the most common rifles in the world... ...er as a weapon designer while in a hospital after being wounded during the Battle of Bryansk.

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.

...ent unheralded and unappreciated during their brief advent on the field of battle. ...s it was far ahead of its time. General Howe held no especial bias against rifles other than against their expense, and of the wastage of officers in an army

...cities and, typically, higher [[trajectories]]. Hand-held firearms, like [[rifles]], [[carbines]], [[pistols]] and other small firearms are rarely called "gu ... military history and history in general. This created a whole new kind of battle, which molded modern-era armies.

...ssance among [[black powder]] shooting enthusiasts and many fine flintlock rifles and pistols are being made today. ...dian trade, and built the [[long rifle]], an improvement on the small game rifles used in Europe. This weapon has a barrel 90 to 115 centimeters long, and c

....al.us/CodeofAlabama/1975/13A-11-63.htm Ala §13A-11-63] || Short-barreled rifles and shotguns prohibited. ...Arizona largely lean on federal gun laws. For example, long gun purchases (rifles and shotguns) and ammunition for long guns require that the buyer be at lea

... 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

...Sig 550]] 5.56x45 mm assault rifle for enlisted personnel, the [[SIG 510]] battle rifle and/or the [[SIG P220|SIG-Sauer P220]] 9 mm semi-automatic pistol for The government sponsors training with rifles and shooting in competitions for interested adolescents, both male and fema

...al militia during the American Revolutionary War who vowed to be ready for battle against the British within one minute of receiving notice. On the night of ... involved the rights of slaves to carry firearms in the United States; the battle over the rights of slaves resulted in political battles, and ultimately civ

...ht|A modern [[black powder substitute]] for [[muzzleloader|muzzleloading]] rifles in FFG size]]'''Gunpowder''' (also called '''black powder''') is a pyrotech ...sed in large bore rifles and small cannon though FFg (medium and smallbore rifles), FFFg (pistols), and FFFFg (smallbore, short pistols and priming [[flintlo

...y (Bundeswehr) now displayed interest and soon purchased a number of CETME rifles (7.62x51mm NATO chambering) for further testing. The CETME, known as the '' ...production G3 rifles differed substantially from more recent models; early rifles featured closed-type mechanical flip iron sights (with two settings), a lig

...sraeli company, [[Israel Military Industries|IMI]]. At least 300,000 INSAS rifles are in service with the Indian army; some of these have seen action in Indo ...tted with a manual gas regulator similar in design to that found on FN FAL rifles as well as a gas cutoff. The charging handle is positioned on the left side

...ned several experimental [[Breech-loading weapon|breech-loading]] military rifles. Returning to Sömmerda, in [[1824]] he founded a company to manufacture [[ ...reality this rifle bears little, if any, resemblance to modern bolt-action rifles, except for the bolt principle itself, which was applied to close the breec

...S. Repeating Arms closed the New Haven, Connecticut plant where Winchester rifles and shotguns had been produced for 140 years. Along with the closing of the File:A-10 gatling gun.jpg|July: an A-10 warthog at the Battle Creek, Michigan airshow.

...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

...s are firing from muskets. Reconstruction from period of Thirty Years' War battle.]] ...anese invasion of Korea in the 1590s ordered by Toyotomi Hideyoshi. At the Battle of Sekigahara in 1600, nearly 20,000 muskets were used, comparable to if no

* Davidson, Osha Gray. ''Under Fire: The NRA and the Battle for Gun Control'', 2nd ed. Iowa City: University of Iowa Press, 1998. ISBN

...ing for maximum point blank range is also referred to in the military as ''Battle Zero''. Soldiers are instructed to fire at any target within this range by * Nosworthy, Brent. ''Battle tactics of Napoleon and his enemies''. Constable and Co. Ltd, 1995 ISBN 0-0

...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

...ese Colonel Amazawa, who experimented with rifle fired grenades during the Battle of Port Arthur in the Russo-Japanese War, and the idea was further used by ... launcher|M203]] attached to [[M16 rifle|M16]]/[[M4 Carbine|M4]]-family of rifles).

...ish officers purchased the Adams privately and the gun proved its worth in battle during the Crimean War. ...rmoury's dominant figure and his revolver, together with a large number of rifles, were sold to the Confederate government which became the armoury's princip

...gh of Enfield, now part of north London, which produced [[British military rifles]], [[muskets]] and swords from 1816. It closed in 1988, but some of its wor ...ngineers. The workforce increased to 1000, and by 1860 an average of 1,744 rifles were produced per week.

...M1 Carbine]], the SKS is shorter and less powerful than the semi-automatic rifles which preceded it — most notably, the Soviet [[SVT-40|SVT]] series and th ... drum magazines). The SKS also has a slightly longer barrel than AK-series rifles, with a fractionally higher muzzle velocity.

|type= [[Battle rifle]] ...а) is a [[Soviet Union|Soviet]] [[semi-automatic rifle|semi-automatic]] [[battle rifle]], which saw widespread service during and after [[World War II]].

|type= [[Semi-automatic rifle|Semi-automatic]] [[battle rifle]] (L1A1/C1A1)<br />[[Light machine gun]] (L2A1/C2A1) |variants= L1A1/C1/C1A1 <small>(Rifles)</small><br />L2A1/C2/C2A1 <small>([[Squad automatic weapon|SAWs]])</small>