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...anadas-bragging-rights/article1555772/ British sniper shoots down Canada’s bragging rights]</ref><ref>[http://www.nydailynews.com/news/world/2010/05/0 ...379/Sniper-s-Taliban-shots-earn-him-place-in-military-record-books/ SNIPER'S TALIBAN SHOTS EARN HIM PLACE IN MILITARY RECORD BOOKS - Daily Star 2-5-2010

|caption= The Loudenboomer from P.O. Ackley's Handbook for Shooters and Reloaders, Vol. 2. |vel1=4,160 ft/s (1,270 m/s)

...s, dangerous game hunting in the 1800s was as much a test of the gunbearer's ability to relay guns to the hunter, and his skill on horseback in the earl ...elopments of jacketed projectiles, closely followed by [[smokeless powder]]s in the late 1800s, that dangerous game could be taken with near 100% certai

...fle is often listed as the [[long rifle|Kentucky rifle]]) but it was Purdy's name ''express'' that stuck.<ref name=greener /> ...lly measured by [[gauge (bore diameter)|gauge]], as most modern [[shotgun]]s still are, rather than by [[caliber]]. Typical gauges used ranged from 12

...e in flight. External ballistics is frequently associated with [[firearm]]s, and deals with the behaviour of the [[bullet]] after it exits the [[barrel ...t aerodynamic, and 0.12 being the least. [[Very-low-drag bullet]]s with BC's ≥ 1.10 can be designed and produced on CNC precision lathes out of mono-m

|muzzle_velocity= 960 m/s (3,100 ft/s) (F1)<br>925 m/s (3,030 ft/s) (G2) ...ch: '''F'''usil d''''A'''ssaut de la '''M'''anufacture d''''A'''rmes de '''S'''aint-Étienne or "Assault rifle of the Saint-Étienne weapon factory") is

|muzzle_velocity= 740 m/s (2,428 ft/s) (SmK bullet) |sights=[[Iron sight]]s (all models); folding blade (front), folding micrometer, peep, graduated 10

|muzzle_velocity= 900 m/s (2,953 ft/s) ...= 500m (547 yd)<ref name="manual">Data taken from FS2000 [[carbine]] owner's manual</ref>

|muzzle_velocity= 823 m/s (2,700 ft/s) ...e' cartridge. FN decided to hedge their bets and cast their lot with the U.S., given that the UK appeared to be favoring their own EM-2.

|muzzle_velocity= 840 m/s (2,756 ft/s) ...d`Appui Général''<ref>[http://world.guns.ru/machine/mg06-e.htm World Gun's FN MAG page.] Retrieved on November 21, 2008.</ref> – "general purpose ma

...zle_velocity= 925 m/s (3,035 ft/s) (standard model)<br>866 m/s (2,841.2 ft/s) (Minimi Para) ...umb|left|A Canadian soldier assigned to 1st Battalion of Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry on exercise with the C9A1 variant of the Minimi.]]

...m/s (2,800 ft/s) (SS90)<ref name="marchington2004"/> <li>715 m/s (2,350 ft/s) (SS190)<ref name="miller2001"/> |range= 200 m (655 ft)<ref name="jones2009"/>

...h M855, 2,630 ft/s (800 m/s) with Mk 262</li><li>SCAR-H: 2,342 ft/s (714 m/s) with M80</li></ul> ...ichael. [http://www.americanrifleman.org/ArticlePage.aspx?id=1552&cid=0 FN's SCAR: A Cut Above], ''American Rifleman'', July 2009.</ref> This family of

...ll arm when discharged and is expressed in joule (J) and foot-pound force (ft·lb''_f'') for non-SI units of measure. ...y to tolerate free recoil is a personal perception. Just as it is a person's, personal perception of a comfort level to a specific room or outside temp

...eeast/10supergun.html?pagewanted=print "Shades of Supergun Evoke Hussein’s Thirst for Arms - The New York Times"].</ref> ...9, and the two married three days later. As a result of these events, Bull's family disowned their son for decades. Over the next few years the couple h

...ang, acronyms, and other linguistic peculiarities in the firearm community's lexicon. While by no means complete, it should be of at least some small h ... manner. ''"OMG, you bubba'ed it to death!"'' 2) ''noun:'' one who bubba's his (they're almost always male) guns.

...or which there are no commercial equivalents, such as [[wildcat cartridge]]s.<ref name=nonte_14>Nonte, chapter 14, "Case Forming: Making What You Need f ...pe/size; dies used to size the cartridges can be matched to a given weapon's chamber. Modern handloading equipment enables a firearm owner to tailor fre

|muzzle_velocity= ~ 930 m/s (3,050 ft/s) ...untries as well. In particular, versions of the G11 were included in the U.S. [[Advanced Combat Rifle]] program.

|muzzle_velocity= 800 m/s (2,625 ft/s) ...n 1969, Rheinmetall gave up production rights to the G3 in exchange for HK's promise not to bid on [[Rheinmetall MG3|MG3]] production. Later in 1977, th

...= - 920 m/s (3,018 ft/s) (G36, G36V, MG36, MG36E)<br>- 850 m/s (2,788.7 ft/s) (G36K, G36KV) ...t]] and [[West Germany]] and H&K was acquired in 1991 by British Aerospace's Royal Ordnance division (known today as BAE Systems).