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...] 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

..., 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

...25 White Feather]].<ref>[http://www.impactguns.com/store/706397035020.html Springfield M25 308 Tactical, White Feather Edition]</ref> ...f>[http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/systems/ground/sniper.htm Sniper Rifles] GlobalSecurity ''"During the Vietnam War, the North Vietnamese Army placed

...the 19th century. The [[Colt Revolver Rifle]], one of the first repeating rifles, and used during the American Civil War. In addition to this were a large Henry Nettleton was the ordnance inspector in 1878 at the [[Springfield Armory]]. Second only to the OWA Colts, Nettleton Colts are prized by serio