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...d for the U.S. government service revolver trials of 1873 by Colt's Patent Firearms Manufacturing Company, today [[Colt's Manufacturing Company]], and adopted ...ned for the US government service revolver trials of 1873 by Colt's Patent Firearms Manufacturing Company and adopted as the standard military service revolver

...uve des Armes à Feu Portatives''' (Permanent International Commission for Firearms Testing - commonly abbreviated as C.I.P. or CIP) is an international organi To achieve this, the firearms are all professionally [[proof test|proofed]] at a C.I.P. accredited [[Proo

...nfight, suicide or execution. Some slaughterhouses use contact shots with firearms ("captive bolt pistols") to stun or kill livestock before slaughter. Firearms such as [[muzzleloader]]s and [[shotgun]]s often have additional materials

* [[Table of Cooey firearms]] [[category:Canadian firearms]]

[[category:Canadian firearms]] [[category:.22 firearms]]

|action= [[bolt-action]] The '''Cooey Model 82''' was a [[single shot]] [[bolt-action]] .22 caliber target [[rifle]] intended for use in training [[Canadian]] Ar

...option=com_content&task=view&id=192&Itemid=37 "The Accidental Felon"]. The Firearms Coalition.</ref>

The main cause for the ΔL is that the two main civilian ammunition and firearms industry standards organizations [[C.I.P.]] and [[Sporting Arms and Ammunit ...the list are of American origin, and many are only chambered in commercial firearms manufactured by American comapanies using SAAMI specifications. The table s

Unlike other gas operated firearms, direct impingement does away with a conventional gas cylinder, piston, and

...pe buffalo, lion and leopard. The double rifle excels over other repeating firearms in its ability to allow the shooter to make a split-second, secondary, foll ...of the individual rifle when chambered for such powerful cartridges, these firearms were necessarily quite heavy, often weighing 15 pounds or more. Though gene

These very large and heavy firearms were the first to be known as the elephant guns of the black powder era (18 ...fter, they largely switched roles to tools for game wardens and as back-up firearms for professional hunters guiding international hunters.

...ellor326/> Australia had no experience in the development of mass-produced firearms and relied entirely on designs sourced from the United Kingdom for the manu ...rkable. As a result of the success of the trials, the initial order of 100 firearms was increased to 2,000.<ref name=Mellor328>Mellor, 1958, pp. 328-329</ref>

... is necessary to go back to the weapons that preceded them. Early hunting firearms were typically [[smoothbore]], usually firing a spherical projectile. This In the 1800s, rifled firearms increasingly gained popularity, and the cylindrical (conical) bullet was in

... most commonly serves as the point from which the extractor works. Not all firearms have extractors. In bolt action, lever-action, pump action, and semi- or fully-automatic firearms, extractors typically work in conjunction with ejectors to remove a fired,

...tweight form no larger than the standard-issue [[Karabiner 98k|Kar 98k]] [[bolt-action]] [[rifle]]. Considered one of the most advanced weapon designs of [[World ... develop a universal shoulder-fired automatic rifle that would replace the bolt-action rifle, submachine gun, and light machine gun in the air assault role.<ref n

...) (''FS2000'') <ref name="fnhusafs2000">[http://www.fnhusa.com/le/products/firearms/family.asp?fid=FNF011&gid=FNG006 FN FS2000 Carbines], [[FNH USA]], 2010</re ...Tactical'') <ref name="fnhusafs2000tac">[http://www.fnhusa.com/le/products/firearms/model.asp?fid=FNF011&gid=FNG006&mid=FNM0030 FN FS2000 Carbines - FS2000 Tac

...Most military forces adopting the FAL eventually eliminated full-automatic firearms training in the light-barrel FAL. ...rs, spare parts and so on), which were a result of the wide variety of old firearms that were in service. In 1955 the IDF adopted the [[Israel Military Industr

...ver. The MAG uses a series of proven design concepts from other successful firearms, for example the locking mechanism is modeled on that of the [[M1918 Browni ...omatic-only trigger assembly and a manual cross-bolt push-button [[Safety (firearms)|safety]], which is located above the [[pistol grip]]. With the safety plac

...of its combat arms (e.g. infantry, artillery, reconnaissance) units. These firearms were acquired as part of the Marine Corps' modernization program of the mid *[http://world.guns.ru/machine/mg17-e.htm Modern Firearms]

...d in response to NATO requests for a replacement for [[9x19mm Parabellum]] firearms. It was designed as a compact but powerful firearm for vehicle drivers, ope ...chington2004"/><ref name="fnhusa5728mm">[http://www.fnhusa.com/le/products/firearms/ammo.asp FNH USA Ammunition – FN 5.7x28mm]. [[FNH USA]]</ref><ref name="f

...red at End of 2008, All Gone]</ref><ref>[http://www.fnhusa.com/le/products/firearms/family.asp?fid=FNF054&gid=FNG006 FNHUSA.com SCAR Semi-auto]</ref> This vers ...t as the weapon's barrel heats up during firing. There have been previous firearms with mixed open/closed bolt operation, but the automatic temperature-based

... company entered into a long lasting relationship with the famous American firearms designer, [[John Browning|John Moses Browning]]. ====Bolt-action rifles====

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...7A/en US Patent 747777, 22 Dec 1903, Ross, Charles H.A.F.L. - Magazine for Firearms] ...atent/US802117A/en US Patent 802117, 17 Oct 1905, Ross, Charles H.A.F.L. - Firearms]

...s use [[smokeless powder]], [[cordite]], or other propellants. Most modern firearms (with the notable exception of [[smoothbore]] [[shotgun]]s) have [[rifling| ...ny regulatory agencies, such as the American [[Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives|US BATFE]], consider any firearm which dispenses more than o

In [[firearms]] terminology, an '''action''' is the system of operation used to load roun ...of locked-breech firearm action used in semi-automatic and fully-automatic firearms. As the name implies, these actions use the force of recoil to provide the

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...allow gathering evidence in some crimes, and also allow better tracking of firearms from manufacturer to any criminal, perhaps leading to arrest(s) of [[straw ...ol]] legislation generally favor requiring ballistic imprinting on all new firearms, while groups supportive of [[Gun politics|gun rights]] and the Second Ame

...devices generally have a sharpened point. In contrast, firing pins used in firearms usually have a small, rounded portion designed to strike the [[percussion c ...nism. Strikers are most commonly found in [[pistol]]s and [[bolt action]] firearms.<ref name=xd />

...one to the malfunction that led to the need of the forward assist in other firearms.

...is a system of operation used to provide energy to operate [[autoloading]] firearms. In gas-operation, a portion of high pressure gas from the [[cartridge]] b The German MG-42 machine gun and other short-recoil operated firearms use a gas trap style mechanism to provide energy in combination with recoil

|type= [[bolt-action]] [[bullpup]] [[rifle]] |action= [[bolt-action]]

...[cannon]]s) or tank guns. By military terms, [[mortar]]s and all hand-held firearms are excluded from the definition of guns. Two exceptions to this include: t [[Category:Firearms]]

...ents have, with Federal Government co-ordination, enacted more restrictive firearms legislation. ...l or floor or if it is used only for the storage of category A, B and/or C firearms, it must weigh more than 150kg.

...Selected Findings of the 1996 International Crime (Victim) Survey"] Canada Firearms Centre. Accessed: 2007-10-13. </ref> ...in the former group, there are many who believe that personal ownership of firearms is one of the best deterrents to robbery, assault, vandalism and crime in g

... right to possess firearms. However, this right does not include military firearms suitable for use in a militia, unlike in the United States where the [[Seco ====''Ley Federal de Armas de Fuego y Explosivos'' (Federal Law of Firearms and Explosives)====

...pects of firearms usage in the country. While citizens are allowed to keep firearms (normally for hunting and [[Shooting sport|sports shooting]]), the acquisit ... gun]]s, and easily manufactured replicas that can be converted to working firearms. Guns owned and operated under the responsibility of the armed forces and t

...acterized by stalemate between those who believe in an individual right to firearms and those who believe in the duty of government to legislate gun laws to pr ...) The Influence of Fear of Crime, Gender, and Southern Culture on Carrying Firearms for Protection. The Sociological Quarterly 31 (2) , 287–305</ref>

*factories by firearms manufacturers, ... these institutions, and '''limited to''' restoring these government-owned firearms to officially sanctioned standards of functionality and configuration.<ref>

...tisement.]]The '''H. W. Cooey Machine & Arms Company''' was a [[Canadian]] firearms manufacturer located in Cobourg, Ontario, Canada, from 1903 until 1961. In ... simple arithmetic indicates that Cooey manufactured approximately 321,000 firearms from 1919-63 and 11,680,000 from 1963-79, for a total of almost 12 million

...consistency. Many handloaders customize their cartridges to their specific firearms, usually in pursuit of accuracy: they can assemble precision ammunition usi Collectors of obsolete firearms often have to handload because cartridges are no longer commercially produc

...imum dimensions, respectively. The force that is applied to the bolt on a bolt-action firearm when making these assessments should only be at normal levels of fo ...ld" gauges should be used only on military firearms, and not on commercial firearms. Headspacing a commercial firearm with a "field" gauge can create an unsaf

...me precision, durability, reliability and accuracy of their firearms. All firearms made by H&K are named by a prefix and the official designation, with suffix ...onal rifling]]. Most believe that Austrian company [[Glock]] was the first firearms manufacturer to use polymers in their hand guns, however it was Heckler & K

... off rounds, but the VEC-91 never took advantage of this, since it was a [[bolt-action]] rifle. As yet, the only weapon that electrically fires caseless ammunitio *[http://world.guns.ru/assault/as42-e.htm Modern Firearms]

|feed= 20-round detachable box [[magazine (firearms)|magazine]] ... steel (260 g) or aluminum (140 g) double-stacked straight box [[Magazine (firearms)|magazines]].

...ventually replace the G3, therefore further development of H&K's series of firearms chambered for the [[5.56x45mm NATO]] cartridge had been halted. Heckler & K ...id=knkWAAAAEBAJ&dq=Manfred+GuhringLoading lever assembly for hand-operated firearms]", US 5821445, issued 1996-10-13</ref>

... with several 'sporterized' features. At the 2009 [[SHOT Show]], these two firearms were introduced to the American civilian market renamed respectively '''MR5 * [http://world.guns.ru/assault/as75-e.htm Modern Firearms page]

... (short for ''Maschinenpistole 5'') was created within the fourth group of firearms, initially known as the '''HK54'''. The first MP5 models used a double-column straight box [[Magazine (firearms)|magazine]], but since 1977, slightly curved, steel magazines are used with

|name= Hi-Point Firearms '''Hi-Point Firearms''', also known as '''Beemiller''' (Distributed by '''MKS Supply'''), is a [

...Phillips, p.354">Phillips, p.354.</ref> It fed from a 25-round [[magazine (firearms)#Drum|drum magazine]]. He filed Canadian patents; #193724 on [[8 March]] [[ *[http://www.warmuseum.ca/cwm/exhibitions/guerre/firearms-e.aspx Huot-Ross automatic rifle]

...a [[rotating bolt]]. The Galil is fed from a curved, steel box [[Magazine (firearms)|magazine]] with a 35-round capacity (SAR and AR versions) a 50-round capac *[http://world.guns.ru/assault/as23-e.htm Modern Firearms]

* [http://world.guns.ru/assault/as67-e.htm Modern Firearms]

...]. The study of internal ballistics is important to designers and users of firearms of all types, from small-bore Olympic [[rifle]]s and [[pistol]]s, to high-t ... was then ignited with a hot ember or torch. With the advent of hand-held firearms, this became an undesirable way of firing a gun. Holding a burning stick,

Designed by the famous firearms designers [[John Browning]] and [[John Pedersen]], the gun was initially ma

|products= Numerous defense products and [[firearms]] ... the war effort. After the end of [[World War II]] it continued producing firearms, both military and hunting, and later on expanded to high-tech weapons and

The Lee Model 1879 rifle was his first successful [[Magazine (firearms)|magazine]]-fed rifle, which was adopted by [[China]] and the US Navy, and [[Category:Canadian firearms designers]]

His second major contribution to firearms design was what he termed a [[Scout Rifle]]. These bolt action carbines are ...om/main.asp?SectionID=1&SubSectionID=1&ArticleID=41279&TM=25504.83 Cooper, firearms expert, dead at 86]" in ''Prescott Daily Courier'', September 26, 2006</ref

...mber 20]], [[1787]] – [[December 9]], [[1867]]) was a [[Germany|German]] firearms inventor and manufacturer. He is most famous for producing the "[[Needle gu ...rifle]], in reality this rifle bears little, if any, resemblance to modern bolt-action rifles, except for the bolt principle itself, which was applied to close th

[[Category:Canadian firearms designers]]

...ed States|American]] [[firearm]]s designer who developed many varieties of firearms, [[cartridges]], and gun mechanisms, many of which are still in use around ...rearms. His most significant contributions were in the area of autoloading firearms. He developed the autoloading pistol by inventing the [[pistol slide|slide]

|type= [[Bolt-action]] [[rifle]] |action= [[Bolt-action]]

{{Bullpup Firearms}} [[Category:Trial and research firearms]]

{{Bullpup Firearms}} [[Category:Trial and research firearms]]

...es, a special rubber recoil pad is used and a special 10-round [[magazine (firearms)|magazine]] inserted. This magazine has a filler block that prevents it fro

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

|type= [[Bolt-action]] [[rifle]] |action= [[Bolt-action]]

...ed his father's occupation of watchmaking while maintaining an interest in firearms. Eventually, Lee moved to Wisconsin and took up gun design on a full time b ...on are cheap and plentiful again. For those whose lives and enthusiasm for firearms predate the [[1968 Gun Control Act]] that ended the golden age of surplus r

...ubtedly the [[Winchester rifle]], but many manufacturers- notably [[Marlin Firearms|Marlin]] and [[Savage Arms|Savage]]- also produce lever-action rifles. Whi John Marlin, founder of [[Marlin Firearms]] Company, New Haven, Connecticut, introduced Marlin's first lever-action r

...susceptible to failure of this type than [[blowback]] and [[gas-operated]] firearms, and lightweight polymer framed handguns are more susceptible than heavy st ...ward slightly against the recoil of the bullet leaving. In recoil operated firearms, the slide reacts against the bullet, and the frame is under no force at th

* [[Remington 700|Remington Model 700]] series [[bolt-action]] rifle * [[Steyr Scout]] series bolt-action rifle

==Other Italian automatic firearms== *[[List of firearms]]

Firearms produced by the [[Winchester Repeating Arms Company]] (later Winchester-Wes *[[Winchester-Hotchkiss|Model 1878 Hotchkiss]] bolt-action rifle (US Army and Navy)

==Bolt-action rifles== * [[List of 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 ...It has also been one of the most unusual designs to draw mass attention to firearms enthusiasts as its external layout was bakelite and has the magazine at the

* [[Bushmaster Firearms International#M17S|Bushmaster M17S]] * [[Grizzly Big Boar]] single-shot, bolt-action .50 BMG rifle

*[[Mauser Kar 98k]] (Germany - bolt-action rifle - 8x57mm JS) *[[Karabiner 98k|Mauser M38]] (Germany - bolt-action rifle - 8x57mm JS)

|feed= 20-round detachable box [[Magazine (firearms)|magazine]] ...s where a semi-automatic rifle would be more appropriate than the standard bolt-action [[M40 rifle|M40A1/A3]] rifle. The USMC Rifle Team uses the M14 in shooting

...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 ...Lite was founded specifically to bring the latest in designs and alloys to firearms design, and Stoner felt he could easily beat the other offerings.

...ground if it were fired from too low a position.<ref>Roger Pauly (2004). ''Firearms: The Life Story of a Technology''. Greenwood Publishing Group. ISBN 9780313 ...ants in 1917, though a version made by Marlin Rockwell (currently [[Marlin Firearms]]) for tank and aircraft use, called the "Marlin Gun", continued through th

|type= [[Bolt-action]] [[service rifle]] |action= [[Bolt-action]]

...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

A modern manufacturer of firearms has produced a semi-automatic version of the Browning Automatic Rifle known * [http://world.guns.ru/machine/mg36-e.htm Modern Firearms]

...rer=[[Springfield Armory]], [[Winchester Repeating Arms Company]], [[H & R Firearms|Harrington & Richardson Co.]], International Harvester, [[Beretta]] ...ued to the infantry in any nation. In [[1936]], it officially replaced the bolt-action [[M1903 Springfield rifle|Springfield M1903 rifle]] as the standard [[servi

...ice during the 1960s, when the M1 carbine would be replaced by the 5.56 mm firearms — the M16 and its carbine variants, such as the [[Colt Commando|XM177/CAR ...f original USGI and new commercial parts, while others manufactured entire firearms from new parts, which may or may not be of the same quality as the original

|action= [[Bolt-action]] *[http://world.guns.ru/sniper/sn11-e.htm Modern Firearms]

*[http://www.world.guns.ru/smg/smg32-e.htm Modern Firearms: M3 and M3A1]

The '''M4 Carbine''' is a family of firearms tracing its lineage back to earlier [[carbine]] versions of the [[M16 rifle ...] and are [[gas-operated]], air-cooled, [[magazine]]-fed, selective fire [[firearms]] with a 4-position telescoping [[stock]]. Original M4 models had a flat-en

The design drew on many common concepts in firearms manufacture of the period, such as stamped sheet metal construction, belt f ...pons. If the design is approved by the U.S. [[Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives]] (BATFE), they are treated as belt-fed semi-automatic rifle

*[[List of World War II German firearms]] *[http://www.world.guns.ru/machine/mg33-e.htm Modern Firearms and Ammunition: MG-42]

...n.<ref>Popenker, Max. "[http://world.guns.ru/smg/de/mp3-mp40-e.html Modern Firearms — MP-38 and MP-40 submachine guns]".</ref> * [[List of German World War II firearms]]

...In United States law, a Machine Gun is defined (in part) by The [[National Firearms Act]] of 1934, 26 U.S.C. § 5845(b) as “''... any weapon which shoots ... ...nt of nearly all other [[Semi-automatic firearm|semi]] and fully automatic firearms of 20th century.

...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 ...ht weapon uncontrollable.<ref>[http://world.guns.ru/smg/smg17-e.htm Modern Firearms - IMI UZI / Mini UZI / Micro UZI submachine gun]</ref>

...g 15 aimed [[bullets]] into a target at 300yds within one minute using a [[bolt-action]] rifle (usually a [[Lee-Enfield]] or [[Lee-Metford]] rifle). While a mode The term grew from the advent of the [[magazine (firearms)|magazine]]-fed, bolt action rifles and was a means of polishing the soldie

...m and not easily removable. This type of magazine is found most often on [[bolt-action]] rifles. An internal box magazine is usually charged through the action, o ...gazines can still be found today, commonly in shotguns, rimfire rifles, or firearms designed to use round-nose, flat-nose, or otherwise soft-pointed bullets. T

In 1838, the annual production was well over 30,000 firearms. #''"Standard Catalog of Military Firearms"'',Ned Schwing,2003,Krause Publications,ISBN 0-87349-525-X. Contains an i

|name= Marlin Firearms |products= [[firearms]]

... is a [[.22 Long Rifle]] [[semi-automatic rifle]] manufactured by [[Marlin Firearms]]. The rifle is notable for its portability; it is less than 21 inches (53 ...arms.com/Firearms/SelfLoading/70PSS.asp Marlin Model 70PSS page] at Marlin Firearms

...ommon name of a [[Germany|German]] arms manufacturer, maker of a line of [[bolt-action]] [[rifle]]s from the 1870s to present. Their designs were built for the Ge .... Its design echoed that of the German Gewehr 71/84 service rifle, being a bolt-action weapon with a tubular magazine beneath the barrel.

|type= [[Bolt-action]] [[service rifle]] |action= [[Bolt-action]]

...ocking lug to secure the [[Breech-loading weapon|breech]]. The [[Magazine (firearms)|magazine]] tube is located below the barrel, and is screwed into the recei ...e Title II firearms, and may be purchased by private persons in [[National Firearms Act|NFA]]-legal states.