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...r.jpg|thumb|The [[Accuracy International]] Arctic Warfare series of sniper rifles is standard issue in the armies of many countries, including those of Brita ... Alex.jpg|thumb|[[Standard sniper rifle "Alex"|Alex]] - the new [[Polish]] bolt-action sniper rifle.]]

...y other designs, including the [[M1903 Springfield rifle]], semi-automatic rifles such as the late-World War II Russian [[SKS]], and even pistols such as the Rifles utilizing a tubular magazine, such as the [[Lebel Model 1886 rifle]], gener

.... While the StG44 had less range and power than the more powerful infantry rifles of the day, Wehrmacht studies had shown that most combat engagements occurr ... offering a greatly increased volume of fire compared to standard infantry rifles. In the end, it came too late to have a significant effect on the outcome o

...1A]] magazines, [[M1911]] magazines, [[FN/FAL]]s and [[L1A1]]s, [[Mauser]] rifles, pre-1899 [[cartridge]] guns, and European Ammo Box Markings Translations. ...[Winchester Model 1890]] pump or [[Winchester Low Wall]] [[single shot]] [[rifles]] are ideal.)

... to the '''Winchester Model 1873''' or the '''[[Winchester Model 1894]]''' rifles. Winchester rifles were among the earliest [[repeating rifle]]s, and as such the Winchester na

}}The '''[[M40]]''' is a [[bolt-action]] [[sniper rifle]] used by the United States Marine Corps.<ref name="Senich ... to A3s and A5s as they rotate into the armory for service and repair. The rifles have had many sub-variations in [[telescopic sight]]s, and smaller user mod

...ted to experiments done in the 1920s using the black-powder [[.22 WCF]] at Springfield Armory. <ref name="cotw" /> Winchester adopted what had so far been a [[wil ...s the [[M6 Aircrew Survival Weapon]]. They typically were [[bolt-action]] rifles with telescoping stocks or break-open rifle/[[shotgun]] over-under designs.

...d. It is one of the few cartridges that are accepted by a large variety of rifles, as well as pistols. Virtually every manufacturer of cartridge firearms ma ...more dramatic as powerful rifle cartridges like .308 Winchester and .30-06 Springfield can approach and exceed US$1 per cartridge. For this reason especially, .22

|name= .30-06 Springfield |caption= From left to right [[9.3x62mm]], .30-06 Springfield, [[8 x 57 IS]], [[6.5 x 55]] and [[.308 Winchester]] [[cartridges]].

...ms|Marlin]], who did not want to put the name of rival Winchester on their rifles when they were chambered for the cartridge soon after its introduction<ref> ...1.7 g) can be used but the overall length restrictions of the lever action rifles used for this round limit their usefulness.

...] in most roles. It is popular due to the large number of surplus military rifles chambered for the round which have been released to the civilian market, so ...found ranging from around .309 inch up to .318 inch. For surplus military rifles with bores of .313 or larger, achieving accuracy with other than handloaded

|caption= From left to right [[9.3x62mm]], [[.30-06 Springfield]], [[8x57mm IS]], [[6.5x55mm]] and .308 Winchester [[cartridges]].<br>The [ ...rt case makes the .308 Winchester especially well adapted for short action rifles.

...artridges, to this day, are in wide use in numerous world armies as sniper rifles (particularly the [[SVD (rifle)|SVD]] family) and machine guns (numerous ty * [[.30-06 Springfield]], US Military cartridge for both World Wars and Korea, known as the 7.62x6

The 7.62x51mm NATO cartridge was introduced to military service in rifles and [[machine gun]]s. It was introduced in U.S. service in the [[M14 rifle| ...ce in most firearms to the round it replaced in U.S. service, the [[.30-06 Springfield]]. While the cartridge itself is shorter, the actual bullet and loadings ar

|caption= From left to right [[9.3x62mm]], [[.30-06 Springfield]], 7.92x57mm IS, [[6.5x55mm]] and [[7.62x51 mm]] [[cartridges]] ...m JS''' or '''8 mm Mauser''' (the widespread use in German military Mauser rifles caused the "Mauser" tag, though Mauser had nothing to do with the developme

...iginal AR-10 was built in relatively small numbers, with fewer than 10,000 rifles assembled. ...e United States Army's Springfield Armory for testing. Initial comments by Springfield Armory test staff were favorable, and some testers commented that the AR-10

...tiles from rifles that could be carried by a single soldier, and anti-tank rifles were replaced with [[shaped charge|shaped-charge]] weapons of which the bes ...he first [[anti-tank]] weapons, among the first of which were high-powered rifles. These had appeared in the 1800s for big-game hunting. The anti-tank rifle

...57 Mauser]], [[.303 British]], and [[7.62x54R]] made many smokeless powder rifles manufactured in the 1890s quite capable of accurate shooting at long distan *[[Springfield Rifle|Springfield Musket]]

...closed. Bolt action firearms are most often [[rifle]]s, but there are some bolt-action [[shotgun]]s as well. Examples of this system date back to the 19th century [[Image:Striker 3.jpg|270px|thumb|right|Bolt-action [[Savage Arms|Savage]] Striker pistol]]

...son rifle]], a breech-loading flintlock weapon. Roughly two hundred of the rifles were manufactured and used in the Battle of Brandywine, during the American ...of the enormous number of war surplus muzzle-loaders, the Allin conversion Springfield was adopted in 1866. General Burnside invented a breech-loading rifle befor