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...ver, necessitating a slightly different receiver cover, recoil spring, and bolt carrier.<ref name="popeneker">Popeneker, Maxim & Williams, Anthony. ''Assau FAL rifles have also been manufactured in both light and heavy-barrel configurations,

...as an [[automatic rifle]]. However, many regulatory agencies, such as the American [[Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives|US BATFE]], consider ...secondary method of attack used in close combat. For example, arms such as rifles, muskets, and occasionally [[submachine gun]]s can have [[bayonet]]s affixe

...ries of [[handguns]] and the high-precision [[Heckler & Koch PSG1|PSG1]] [[sniper rifle]]. Heckler & Koch is known for the extreme precision, durability, rel ...s used most of the operating systems for small arms: [[blowback]], [[short-recoil]], [[Blowback#Roller delayed|roller-delayed blowback]], [[Blowback#Gas dela

in its name is for James Paris Lee, a Scottish-born American who dubious "recoil pad", but is otherwise identical to the No4 rifle. It was

|action= [[Gas-operated]], [[rotating bolt]] ...s-operated]], [[Magazine (firearm)|magazine]]-fed rifle, with a [[rotating bolt]], actuated by [[direct impingement]] [[gas operation]]. It is constructed

|action= [[Gas-operated]], [[rotating bolt]] |ROF= [[Semi-automatic firearm|Semi-automatic]] (M1/A1)<br/> 850–900 rounds/min (M2/M3)

|action= [[recoil operation|Short recoil-operated]] ... continues to move rearwards relative to the barrel. This action opens the bolt, and pulls the belt of ammunition through the weapon, readying it to fire a

...using bullet energy would also drive the development of nearly all other [[Semi-automatic firearm|semi]] and fully automatic firearms of 20th century. ...e burning powder to cycle the action, whereas the recoil operated uses the recoil generated from the ejecting bullet. The first gas-operated machine gun was

|action= [[Recoil operation|Recoil operated]], [[rotating bolt]] |unit_cost=US$8,650<ref>[http://www.barrettrifles.com/rifle_82.aspx Barrett Rifles]</ref>

[[Image:openboltcropped.jpg|270px|thumb|right|Half-opened bolt on a [[Winchester Model 70]].]] ...and civilian use, have been largely replaced with [[Semi-automatic firearm|semi-automatic]] weapons around the world.