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Handguns differ from rifles and shotguns in that they are smaller, lack a shoulder stock (though some pistols like t
...uced accuracy, since shot spreads during flight; consequently, in hunting, shotguns are used for flying game.
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...rms, and [[Canadian gun registry|registration of all firearms]], including shotguns and rifles.<ref name="hist-firearms"/> This legislation was upheld by the S
...ted. The government asks for all firearms, including long-guns (rifles and shotguns), to be registered.
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...bine - .30 Carbine: Advanced Combat Systems Ltd. [[M1 carbine|M1 Carbine]] Bullpup Conversion)
*[[AWC G2]] (US - Rifle - 7.62 mm NATO: Bullpup Conversion of Springfield M1A/M14)
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The name "Model 500" covers an entire family of pump shotguns designed to chamber 3" (76.2mm), "magnum," shells. The standard model holds
...eat shield and [[bayonet lug]] are required for military 3443G Type I riot shotguns, and some 590A1s are so equipped, but it is not clear if the 590A1 heat shi
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...gas-operated]] [[automatic weapon]]. It is one of very few fully automatic shotguns, and although patented in [[1987]], it never entered full scale production.
...ted largely of a rynite plastic in order to reduce weight. It features a [[bullpup]] layout to preserve a 525mm barrel length in an overall 787mm package. The
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...' License. This licence allows a minor to possess non-restricted rifles or shotguns without needing to be under direct supervision of a licensed adult. A licen
'''Non-restricted''' - Most [[long guns]], rifles and shotguns are classified non-restricted.
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...e for the butt and fore-end, such as that commonly found on [[break open]] shotguns. Traditionally, two piece stocks were easier to make, since finding a wood
... thickness, from the ''splinter'' fore-ends common on British side-by-side shotguns to the wide, flat bottomed ''beavertail'' fore-ends found on [[benchrest sh
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...optics.com/scope.aspx?product=26 BSA shotgun/muzzleloader scope]</ref> for shotguns and muzzleloaders. Scopes for [[airgun]]s are very often found with adjusta
As very few firearms come with built-in telescopic sights (military [[bullpup]] designs such as the [[Steyr AUG]] being the primary exception) mounting a
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