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...e grenades and a [[bayonet]] lug attachment point. The stamped sheet metal fire selector lever is simultaneously the manual safety and ensures the weapon i ...iver) has four settings: “S” – weapon is safe, “A” – automatic fire, “B” – 3-round burst, “R” – semi-automatic mode. The barrel has

...t, to be used by the Special forces, has Semi-automatic and full automatic fire modes. ...ases wherein the rifle would fire in full auto, while in three-round burst fire mode<ref name="Problems">[http://www1.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/articlesh

...ttp://www.wehrmacht-awards.com/uniforms_firearms/firearms/98k/k98index.htm Firearms of the Wehrmacht - Mauser Karabiner 98]</ref> ...itary rifles in that it was comparatively bulky and heavy, and the rate of fire was limited by how fast the [[bolt]] could be operated. Its magazine had on

A distinctive feature of the Krag-Jørgensen action was its [[magazine (firearms)]]. While many other rifles of its era used an integral box magazine, the m The 1880s were an interesting period in the development of modern firearms. During this decade [[smokeless powder]] came into general use, and the cal

...iring of a new commercial factory round in a No4. This is due to the case "fire-forming" to fit the oversized chamber. It is NOT an indication of excess he ... yet the action diverted the gas so well I didn't even NOTICE. So - if you fire an Enfield that *does* have excess headspace, not much is (probably) going

* '''[[FG42|Fallschirmjägergewehr 42]]''': Select fire rifle, designed for Fallschirmjäger, produced in fairly small numbers. [[Category:Firearms]]

...|Belt-fed]] weapons or rifles with very limited capacity fixed [[Magazine (firearms)|magazine]]s are also generally not considered assault rifles. This list i ... was an experimental British [[bullpup]] assault rifle. It was designed to fire the .280 British round that was being considered to replace the venerable [

|type= [[Automatic rifle]] / [[select-fire]] [[battle rifle]] |feed= 20-round detachable box [[Magazine (firearms)|magazine]]

...n the side of the weapon. The M16A3 was essentially an M16A2 with an M16A1 fire control group; this had only limited procurement by the USN. ...lt's purchase of the nomenclature from Armalite), are popular recreational firearms in the United States, with versions manufactured by a handful of larger man

...f revolvers then in service. The United States of America was adopting new firearms at a phenomenal rate; several new handguns and two all-new service rifles ( ...mi-automatic in operation. This led to the 1906 trials of pistols from six firearms manufacturing companies (namely, [[Colt's Manufacturing Company|Colt]], [[B

...rer=[[Springfield Armory]], [[Winchester Repeating Arms Company]], [[H & R Firearms|Harrington & Richardson Co.]], International Harvester, [[Beretta]] ...e role as a [[sniper rifle]]), and was subsequently replaced by the select-fire [[M14 rifle|M14]] in [[1957]]. However, the M1 continued to be used in larg

...arbine, part 2], specialoperations.com.</ref> The '''M4''' has [[selective fire]] options including [[Semi-automatic firearm|semi-automatic]] and [[Burst m ...] and are [[gas-operated]], air-cooled, [[magazine]]-fed, selective fire [[firearms]] with a 4-position telescoping [[stock]]. Original M4 models had a flat-en

...sive fire. The MG42 has one of the highest average [[rate of fire|rates of fire]] of any single-barreled light machine gun, between 1,200 and 1,500 rpm, re ...purpose machine gun]]. Equipped with a quick-change barrel, the MG34 could fire for much longer periods of time than conventional weapons like the [[Browni

...s hard to draw, the term submachine gun usually refers to larger automatic firearms. Typically, a submachine gun's operating mechanism is scaled down from that ...r cramped spaces, who need a small, concealable weapon with a high rate of fire. In a military setting, machine pistols are issued as personal defense side

...ckl designed a selective-fire conversion in 1930. It tended to "cook off" (fire by spontaneous ignition of the propellant when overheated) when fired in lo ...-Unceta y Cia SA|Astra]] began producing detachable magazine-fed, [[select-fire]] versions of the C96 in 1927 and 1928 respectively, intended for export to

'''FAQ ON NATIONAL FIREARMS ACT WEAPONS'''<ref>Retrieved from tinyurl.com/a6l2f thanks to [http://www.c ...ases, and a longtime lawyer for the NRA, as well as an author, says in his Firearms Law Deskbook (published by Clark Boardman Callaghan) that this case is the

...and the basic design does not possess a removable magazine. Some selective-fire variants were produced in the [[People's Republic of China|PRC]]; however, ...ave been known to cause accidental "[[slamfire]]s" (uncontrolled automatic fire that empties the magazine, starting when the bolt is released). This behavi

...bout the mechanical safety devices built into most (but not '''''all''''') firearms. For the main article about firearm safety education, see [[Gun safety]].'' ... have a dial-type external safety that is called a '''fire selector''', '''fire mode selector''', etc.

...of a single screw, offering a pull weight from 1.5 to 6 pounds. Target and select Varmint model rifles are adjustable down to six ounces.<ref>Metcalf, Dick; ...us position on the receiver tang, behind the bolt. The forward position is fire, the middle position locks the trigger while allowing the bolt to be opened

...point of contention is whether it protects an individual right to personal firearms<ref>[http://www.scotusblog.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2008/01/us-heller-brie ...ringement?<ref>"At what point regulation or prohibition of what classes of firearms would conflict with the Amendment, if at all, the Miller case does little m