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...ypically at a rate of several hundred rounds per minute. The first machine guns were manually operated, for example, by turning a hand crank. ...of the most significant to allowing higher rates of fire common to machine guns.

...m submachine gun usually refers to larger automatic firearms. Typically, a submachine gun's operating mechanism is scaled down from that of a full-sized machine ...ole'', the German word for a submachine gun. In World War I, as submachine guns were found to be effective in trench warfare, experiments with converting v

...]n [[RPK]] light machine gun and the [[United States|American]] [[Thompson submachine gun]]. ...y mounted on top of the firearm. This type is used on the [[American-180]] submachine gun, the [[Lewis Gun]], and the [[Degtyarev light machine gun]].

...vidual weapon with a fixed, naked barrel. On the other hand medium machine guns have usually had more endurance of some sort, such as the aforementioned he ...f issue, and they were also quite heavy; being, essentially, heavy machine guns.

# Machine guns - this includes any firearm which can fire more than 1 cartridge per trigge ...tion and taxation. Examples include smoothbore pistols, pen guns and cane guns, short-barreled weapons with both rifled and smooth bores, etc.

...ns led the U.S. arms business in [[target shooting|target]] and small game guns. Stevens military productions and offerings were generally limited to proto ...ries''. Ian D Skennerton. ISBN 978-0-949749-15-4.</ref> and the [[Thompson submachine gun]]. During the Second World War, Savage produced the [[Browning Automati

...y other self-loading design without an external power supply<!--DAre chain guns called self-loading? If not, the previous 5 words can be delted. Delete thi *[[Sterling submachine gun|Sterling]]

...897647/pg_1 .38-44 HV: The Original Magnum - revolver round] Chuck Taylor; Guns Magazine, May, 2000</ref> ...has been significant improvement in metallurgy and quality since the first guns in those calibers have been made, with the result that higher pressures are

|weight= (w/o mag)<br>3.45 kg (7.61 lb) (md. 63)<br>3.2 kg (7.1 lb) (md. 65) ...Romanian Army used mostly [[PPSh-41]], [[Orita M1941|Oriţa]] [[submachine guns]] and imported AK-47 rifles. With the development of the stamped Type 4 AK

...dges. The class of weapon as it exists today evolved as a hybrid between a submachine gun and a [[carbine]], retaining the compact size and ammunition capacity o ...[[Patrick Sweeney|Sweeney, Patrick]]: ''The Complete World Encyclopedia of Guns'', page 90. Anness Publishing Ltd, 2008.</ref> Many soldiers would benefit

... chapter 6, "Combat Firing with Shoulder Weapons", covers techniques for [[submachine gun]]s, [[rifle]]s and [[shotgun]]s. While aimed fire techniques are cover The Daisy company commercially sold sightless BB guns and target throwers for a number of years under the name "Quick Skill", alo

....</ref><ref>Lucas Timmons, [http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/story/2010/05/17/guns-confiscation.html "RCMP gun confiscations prompt legal fight"]. CBC News, [ ...iably result in the denial of the application but criminals just get their guns anyway, through the black market.

Old simple [[blowback]]-type submachine guns like S&W 76, "Swedish K", Sten etc. are unsuitable for powerful rifle ammun [[Image:RMopenbolt2.jpg |centre|thumb|1000px|A comparision between a regular submachine gun (above) and a proposed version of a RM-based firearm showing the “dam

... by private citizens.<ref>[http://www.chuckhawks.com/guns_home_defense.htm Guns for Home Defense], Chuck Hawks</ref> For offensive military shotgun use, s ...rt range weapon commonly used, with a hit probability 45% greater than a [[submachine gun]], and twice as great as an [[assault rifle]].<ref name=JSCSP>[http://j

...th only rudimentary training had difficulty maintaining it. In addition, [[submachine gun]]s like the [[PPSh-41]] had proven their value as simple, cheap, and ef ...pler muzzle brake design. To supplement the Red Army's shortage of machine guns, an SVT version capable of automatic fire was produced in 1943, and was des

...[Vz.52 rifle|vz. 52]] self-loading rifle and the 7.62 mm Sa 24 and Sa 26 [[submachine gun]]s. *''Samopal'' ("submachine gun") '''vz. 58/98 "Bulldog"''': [[9x19mm Parabellum]] variant developed by

Many guns manufactured after the late 1990s include mandatory integral locking mechan ...] design is a popular example of a handgun with a grip safety. The [[Uzi]] submachine gun is another example of a firearm with a grip safety.

...Ordnance Company during World War I and produced [[Lewis gun|Lewis machine guns]].<ref name="riches"/> In [[1920]] Savage bought [[Stevens Arms]]. In [[193 ...g [[World War I]] for the purpose of enlarging the output of Lewis machine guns at the plant. The buildings included two large four-story brick structures,

... next cartridge from the magazine. The open-bolt system is often used in [[submachine gun]]s and other weapons with a high rate of fire. It is rarely used in sem

...tions allow the use of larger cartridges and were popular in early machine guns. ...e made by [[Hi-Point Firearms]], and semi-automatic versions of blowback [[submachine gun]]s. In contrast, locked-breech mechanisms are used for some .32, .380 p