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...nadian Corporal [[Rob Furlong]] to bring off the longest-range confirmed [[sniper]] kill in history, when he shot a Taliban insurgent at 2,430 meters (2,657 ...especially for this round. The previous standard for ammunition for sniper rifles was .30-06, but the .50 round is more accurate at extreme range.

...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 ...ntinues today in the former Yugoslavia in weapons like the [[Zastava M76]] sniper rifle and the license-built [[MG42]] copy, the [[M53 machine gun|M53 Sarac]

...ced huge volumes of dense smoke when fired, a disadvantage compared to air rifles. ...[[Austria]] and other nations had special [[sniper]] detachments using air rifles. The Austrian 1780 model was named ''Windbüchse'' (literally "wind rifle"

...the list, including whole categories of self-loading sporting shotguns and rifles, under the rationale that any firearm that is "procured for use by the Unit === Rifles ===

...limited capacity fixed magazines are also generally not considered assault rifles. ...attle rifle]]s, [[automatic rifle]]s, [[machine gun]]s, and semi-automatic rifles:

...apons in the US was first codified by the language defining semi-automatic rifles with certain characteristics in the 1994 [[Federal Assault Weapons Ban]]. S ...me-thrower "Flame Thrower", Encyclopedia Britannica Online]</ref> Assault rifles and shotguns capable of fully automatic fire, such as the Heckler & Koch CA

|products= [[rifles]] ...]. The company's main product is the [[M82 Barrett rifle|Barrett M82A1]] [[sniper rifle]].

...amples of this system date back to the 19th century, and except for most [[sniper rifle]]s and civilian use, have been largely replaced with [[Semi-automatic ...ovements in design. By the mid 1800s and during the Civil War, bolt-action rifles were being used widely as cavalry weapons as well as for snipers. World War

..., were developed from rifles, being essentially shortened versions of full rifles firing the same [[ammunition]], although usually at a lower [[velocity]]. T ...uns and thus harder to maneuver in close quarters. Like full-sized assault rifles, carbines have higher muzzle blast and recoil and may [[stopping power#Over

... the [[M21 Sniper Weapon System|M21]] dubbed the Springfield Armory [[XM25 Sniper Rifle|M25 White Feather]].<ref>[http://www.impactguns.com/store/70639703502 ...ughout his childhood,<ref name=autogenerated1> Charles Henderson. ''Marine Sniper'', New York: Berkley Books, 1986. p.29. (ISBN 0-425-18165-0)</ref> and so o

...this up) "Its time to '''listen to common sense''' and ban the .50 Caliber Sniper Rifle." [[category:American gun grabbers]]

...nominal charge of 90 grains (5.8 g) of black powder with a case length of 2.50 inches (64 mm). ...length and diameter of cartridges for the different kinds and calibers of rifles and pistols. The ''best'' cartridge for different purposes is subject to mu

|name=M110 Semi-Automatic Sniper System |caption=The M110 Semi-Automatic Sniper System