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...utomatic]] [[sniper rifle]]s while DMs are often equipped with accurized [[battle rifle]]s or [[assault rifle]]s fitted with optical sights. ...inly employed for targets at ranges of about 1,400 metres (1,530 yd) using rifles with larger ammunition while DMs are utilized for targets at ranges of up t

The first French bullpup rifles were developed between 1946 and 1950 at the AME (''Atelier Mécanique de Mu ...of the [[SIG SG 540]], built under licence by Manurhin, until enough FAMAS rifles were produced to begin general issue. The French military finally accepted

...y casualties upon the outgunned German paratroopers in the early stages of battle as they attempted to retrieve their support weapons from containers scatter ...iant that would ultimately be accepted into production as the FG 42. Fifty rifles were fabricated by Rheinmetall-Borsig for evaluation purposes by the end of

...ater, it has been described as the "right arm of the Free World." The FAL battle rifle has its Warsaw Pact counterpart in the [[AK-47]], each being fielded ...Russian [[SKS]] [[carbine]] and French [[MAS-49]] series of semi-automatic rifles. The gas system is fitted with a gas regulator behind the front sight base,

|type= [[Assault rifle]] (SCAR-L)<br>[[Battle rifle]] (SCAR-H) ...://fnhusa1.com/PDF/FN_MIL_SCAR.pdf FN SCAR. The Next Generation of Assault Rifles], FNH USA</ref>

===Rifles=== ====Semi-automatic and select-fire rifles====

...Union]] tanked) With that in mind, let's talk about one of the most common rifles in the world... ...er as a weapon designer while in a hospital after being wounded during the Battle of Bryansk.

The [[Ross Rifle Company|Ross Rifle Co.]] made sporting rifles from early in its production, most notably chambered in [[.280 Ross]], intr ...nd eventually landed his first contract in 1903 for 12,000 ''Mark I Ross'' rifles.

...ent unheralded and unappreciated during their brief advent on the field of battle. ...s it was far ahead of its time. General Howe held no especial bias against rifles other than against their expense, and of the wastage of officers in an army

...cities and, typically, higher [[trajectories]]. Hand-held firearms, like [[rifles]], [[carbines]], [[pistols]] and other small firearms are rarely called "gu ... military history and history in general. This created a whole new kind of battle, which molded modern-era armies.

...ssance among [[black powder]] shooting enthusiasts and many fine flintlock rifles and pistols are being made today. ...dian trade, and built the [[long rifle]], an improvement on the small game rifles used in Europe. This weapon has a barrel 90 to 115 centimeters long, and c

....al.us/CodeofAlabama/1975/13A-11-63.htm Ala §13A-11-63] || Short-barreled rifles and shotguns prohibited. ...Arizona largely lean on federal gun laws. For example, long gun purchases (rifles and shotguns) and ammunition for long guns require that the buyer be at lea

... There is restriction in [[muzzle energy]] output - handguns up to 1000 J, rifles up to 6000 J. Automatic guns, laser sights, silencers and [[hollow point bu ...ing is a rifle or shotgun. Sportsmen are permitted to possess shotguns or rifles for hunting and for skeet and trap shooting, but only after submitting to a

...Sig 550]] 5.56x45 mm assault rifle for enlisted personnel, the [[SIG 510]] battle rifle and/or the [[SIG P220|SIG-Sauer P220]] 9 mm semi-automatic pistol for The government sponsors training with rifles and shooting in competitions for interested adolescents, both male and fema

...al militia during the American Revolutionary War who vowed to be ready for battle against the British within one minute of receiving notice. On the night of ... involved the rights of slaves to carry firearms in the United States; the battle over the rights of slaves resulted in political battles, and ultimately civ

...ht|A modern [[black powder substitute]] for [[muzzleloader|muzzleloading]] rifles in FFG size]]'''Gunpowder''' (also called '''black powder''') is a pyrotech ...sed in large bore rifles and small cannon though FFg (medium and smallbore rifles), FFFg (pistols), and FFFFg (smallbore, short pistols and priming [[flintlo

...y (Bundeswehr) now displayed interest and soon purchased a number of CETME rifles (7.62x51mm NATO chambering) for further testing. The CETME, known as the '' ...production G3 rifles differed substantially from more recent models; early rifles featured closed-type mechanical flip iron sights (with two settings), a lig

...sraeli company, [[Israel Military Industries|IMI]]. At least 300,000 INSAS rifles are in service with the Indian army; some of these have seen action in Indo ...tted with a manual gas regulator similar in design to that found on FN FAL rifles as well as a gas cutoff. The charging handle is positioned on the left side

...ned several experimental [[Breech-loading weapon|breech-loading]] military rifles. Returning to Sömmerda, in [[1824]] he founded a company to manufacture [[ ...reality this rifle bears little, if any, resemblance to modern bolt-action rifles, except for the bolt principle itself, which was applied to close the breec

...S. Repeating Arms closed the New Haven, Connecticut plant where Winchester rifles and shotguns had been produced for 140 years. Along with the closing of the File:A-10 gatling gun.jpg|July: an A-10 warthog at the Battle Creek, Michigan airshow.

...e= 550 yd (503 m)<ref>http://enfieldrifles.profusehost.net/ti4.htm Enfield Rifles.Net</ref> ...ed the earlier [[Martini-Henry]], [[Martini-Enfield]], and [[Lee-Metford]] rifles, and although officially replaced in the UK with the [[FN-FAL#United Kingdo

sniper rifles! The typical conversion consists of rebarrelling, adaptor. These rifles occasionally appear in Shotgun News (in the

...cludes some of the more notable Assault Rifles but also covers some Battle Rifles. ...0s, Izhmash designers developed the unified complex of Kalashnikov assault rifles chambered for domestic 7.62 x 39mm, 5.45 x 39mm cartridges as well as the 5

*[[AG-3]] (Norway - Battle Rifle - 7.62 mm NATO: Licensed Production HK G3) *[[Ak 4]] (Sweden - Battle Rifle - 7.62 mm NATO: Licensed Production HK G3)

|type= [[Automatic rifle]] / [[select-fire]] [[battle rifle]] ...ber 7.62 mm, M14''', is an [[United States|American]] [[selective fire]] [[battle rifle]] firing [[7.62x51mm NATO]] [[ammunition]]. Although largely supersed

...h as submachine guns) were much more likely to have fired their weapons in battle. These conclusions suggested that infantry should be equipped with a fully- Existing rifles were poorly suited to real-world combat for both of these reasons. Although

... Patent Numbers]</ref>; he had previously been working on [[lever action]] rifles for Winchester such as the [[Winchester rifle#Winchester Model 1886|Winches ...eliable.<ref>Joseph H. Alexander, Don Horan, Norman C. Stahl (1999). ''The Battle History of the U.S. Marines: A Fellowship of Valor''. HarperCollins. p. 26.

...98 [[Krag-Jørgensen|Krag]] and contemporary German [[Mauser]] bolt-action rifles. The M1903 not only replaced the various versions of the Krag, but also th ...smokeless powder used by both was an advantage over the older black-powder rifles still used in the war (on both sides of the conflict), such as issued to vo

...two all-new service rifles (the [[Krag-Jørgensen#American Krag-Jørgensen rifles|M1892/96/98 Krag]] and [[M1895 Navy Lee]]), as well as a series of revolver ...e, particularly in terms of [[stopping power]], as the Moros had very high battle morale and frequently used drugs to inhibit the sensation of pain. The U.S

... II, the Korean War, and, to a limited extent, in the Vietnam War. Most M1 rifles were issued to [[United States|American]] troops, though many were also len ...rphy-Manning of 1911, and there were trials in 1916-8,<ref>Walter, John. ''Rifles of the World''. (Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2006), p.142, "Garand".</re

...uring the 1930s, and dissatisfaction with existing [[submachine gun]]s and rifles contributed to the development of the M1 Carbine. ...re not significantly easier to carry or maintain than the existing service rifles (such as the M1903 and Garand).

...round. A common complaint was the weapon's weight, a common problem with [[battle rifle]]-caliber machine guns. The M60 was among the lightest 7.62 mm machin ...arms and Explosives]] (BATFE), they are treated as belt-fed semi-automatic rifles; however, individual state and local regulations still apply.

... soldiers in dealing with the psychological trauma of facing the weapon in battle. The high rate of fire resulted from experiments with preceding weapons, th ..., No.1 and No.2 were armed with pistols, while the remaining three carried rifles. This large team was often reduced to just three: the gunner, the loader (a

...d squad leaders; the majority of German soldiers carried [[Karabiner 98k]] rifles. However, later experience with [[Soviet]] tactics - where entire units arm ...erial and labor costs made it expensive to produce alongside the [[Kar98]] rifles. Starting in [[1943]], the German army moved to replace both the Kar-98 rif

... intended for use in [[side arm]]s (chiefly [[semi-automatic pistol]]s) or rifles; the difference between machine guns and autocannons is based on [[caliber] ...other two categories (submachine guns and autocannons), machine guns (like rifles) tend to share a very high ratio of barrel length to caliber (a long barrel

...ed to face down large amounts of hostile tribesmen, whilst armed only with rifles. Until the 1800s, even the fastest [[musket]]eer could manage three or four ...rmy went on the assault, the soldiers who had trained for years with their rifles were mown down in minutes by automatic fire and shrapnel. This was a contin

...(Mark I, Mark II, and Mark III), and smaller versions designed as training rifles for military cadets. The Mark IV Martini-Henry rifle ended production in t ...d the [[Khyber Pass]]. Hence the British term for such weapons, "Pass made rifles". Many of those weapons which survive are now being sold to soldiers servin

...einmetall]]. ''Mauser Jagdwaffen GmbH'' was split off and continues making rifles, while the Rheinmetal subsidiary, called ''Mauser-Werke Oberndorf Waffensys Note that the model names of the following Mauser rifles are split between company designations and German military designations. Fo

...designing a [[submachinegun]] while in hospital after being wounded in the Battle of Bryansk.<ref>http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,288456,00.html AK-47 In ...Mikhtim" became the prototype for the development of a family of prototype rifles.<ref>Kalashnikov, Mikhail, "How and Why I Produced My Submachine Gun", in '

... the requirements, a "Special Commission for the testing of Magazine[-fed] Rifles" was formed to test new designs. ...gium|Belgian]]). When trials concluded in 1891, all units which tested the rifles indicated a preference for Nagant's design and the Commission voted 14 to 1

...s are firing from muskets. Reconstruction from period of Thirty Years' War battle.]] ...anese invasion of Korea in the 1590s ordered by Toyotomi Hideyoshi. At the Battle of Sekigahara in 1600, nearly 20,000 muskets were used, comparable to if no

* Davidson, Osha Gray. ''Under Fire: The NRA and the Battle for Gun Control'', 2nd ed. Iowa City: University of Iowa Press, 1998. ISBN

...ing for maximum point blank range is also referred to in the military as ''Battle Zero''. Soldiers are instructed to fire at any target within this range by * Nosworthy, Brent. ''Battle tactics of Napoleon and his enemies''. Constable and Co. Ltd, 1995 ISBN 0-0

...iginally referred to the grooving, and a rifle was called a "rifled gun." Rifles are used in warfare, hunting and [[shooting sports]]. ...ellulose]]), although other means such as compressed air are used in [[air rifles]], which are popular for vermin control, hunting small game, and casual sho

...ese Colonel Amazawa, who experimented with rifle fired grenades during the Battle of Port Arthur in the Russo-Japanese War, and the idea was further used by ... launcher|M203]] attached to [[M16 rifle|M16]]/[[M4 Carbine|M4]]-family of rifles).

...ish officers purchased the Adams privately and the gun proved its worth in battle during the Crimean War. ...rmoury's dominant figure and his revolver, together with a large number of rifles, were sold to the Confederate government which became the armoury's princip

...gh of Enfield, now part of north London, which produced [[British military rifles]], [[muskets]] and swords from 1816. It closed in 1988, but some of its wor ...ngineers. The workforce increased to 1000, and by 1860 an average of 1,744 rifles were produced per week.

...M1 Carbine]], the SKS is shorter and less powerful than the semi-automatic rifles which preceded it — most notably, the Soviet [[SVT-40|SVT]] series and th ... drum magazines). The SKS also has a slightly longer barrel than AK-series rifles, with a fractionally higher muzzle velocity.

|type= [[Battle rifle]] ...а) is a [[Soviet Union|Soviet]] [[semi-automatic rifle|semi-automatic]] [[battle rifle]], which saw widespread service during and after [[World War II]].

|type= [[Semi-automatic rifle|Semi-automatic]] [[battle rifle]] (L1A1/C1A1)<br />[[Light machine gun]] (L2A1/C2A1) |variants= L1A1/C1/C1A1 <small>(Rifles)</small><br />L2A1/C2/C2A1 <small>([[Squad automatic weapon|SAWs]])</small>

... rifle]] suitable for use in nearly all theatres and environments. Service rifles are also often selected for their upgradability (e.g. the addition of under ...e battlefield, with the muskets being phased out. Originally, these combat rifles were single-shot muzzleloading weapons, but as technology advanced through

...tary disasters when shells failed to explode, most notably during the 1916 Battle of the Somme. ...ange of shells and shot could be used, changing the adaptor in the heat of battle was highly impractical. The APCNR was superseded by the APDS design which w

...or and possibly restricted to certain types of guns, e.g. handguns only or rifles only, or they can specialize in certain shooting sports such as [[Skeet sho ...many indoor ranges restrict the use of certain more powerful [[calibers]], rifles, or [[fully-automatic]] weapons. In many shooting ranges [[.50 BMG|50 cali

... long range fire, out to perhaps 1000 metres in the first smokeless powder rifles. Since less powder was needed to propel a bullet, the [[cartridge]] could ...] which eventually became known as [[Cordite]], leading to a lengthy court battle between Nobel and the other two inventors over alleged British patent infri

...032.JPG|thumb|left|260px|Replica of "Twin Sisters" smoothbores used in the Battle of San Jacinto.]] ... arms, particularly the [[Advanced Combat Rifle]] (ACR) program. The ACR "rifles" used smoothbore barrels to fire single or multiple [[flechette]] per round

...a highly trained soldier who specializes in shooting targets with modified rifles from very long distances. They're also adept in stealth, camouflage, infilt ...http://www.boomershoot.org/general/ScaryWords.htm Assault Weapons - Sniper Rifles] Joe Huffman, February 7, 2008</ref>­<ref>[http://science.howstuffworks.co

...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 ...ate manufacturing, allowed armies to equip specially-trained soldiers with rifles that would enable them to deliver precise shots over greater distances than

...acteristics superior to the "trapdoor" Springfield and [[Krag-Jørgensen]] rifles carried by the United States troops. On [[August 15]], [[1900]], Springfiel ...fle]] to help aid American troops. These, along with the additional 47,251 rifles produced by the Rock Island Arsenal and the weapons already in service, wer

...cal submachine gun while the term carbine is used to refer to short, light rifles. The "Carbine, Machine" element of the designation resulted from the Britis The Sten emerged while Britain was engaged in the Battle of Britain, facing invasion by Germany. The army was forced to replace weap

The AUG was designed as a family of rifles that could be quickly adapted to a wide variety of roles with the change of ...nally threaded to take a [[Blank-firing adaptor|blank-firing attachment]]. Rifles equipped with 407 mm (16.0 in) and 508 mm (20.0 in) barrels are able to lau

...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

...utal world of trench warfare. Fighting in the trenches had become a brutal battle involving grenades, pistols, sharpened entrenching tools, improvised clubs, ...but more accurate fire (such as provided by bolt-action and semi-automatic rifles) was one of the main causes for the development of the [[assault rifle]].

...ose US Navy and US Marine snipers who use accurized [[M16 rifle|M16]] type rifles are issued the Mk 262 Mod 0 cartridge developed jointly by Black Hills Ammu For '''ultra long range precision target shooting''' with high-powered rifles and military [[sniping]] radically designed [[very-low-drag bullet|very-low

...elieved that General Custer was using them at the time of his death in the Battle of the Little Bighorn. There is some question whether the gun or guns pres ...ley introduced its '''Mark II air rifle'''. During World War II Webley air rifles were used for rifle training as well as civilian target shooting and huntin

|type= [[Battle rifle]] }}The '''M77''' is a modern military battle rifle developed and manufactured by [[Zastava Arms]] of Kragujevac, [[Repub

...5A1 rifles.jpg|thumb|right|Royal Marines snipers with L115A1 rifles. These rifles are similar to the [[L115A3]] Long Range Rifle used by [[Craig Harrison]] b * [[Vasily Zaytsev]], the Soviet sniper who amassed 225 kills during the Battle of Stalingrad.

...cilities and the newly formed Franco-Russian Alliance, an order of 500,000 rifles was placed with the French arms factory, [[Manufacture Nationale d'Armes de ...tents for automatic rifles; he had previously been working on lever action rifles for Winchester such as the [[Winchester 1886]].

...as most commonly used for indicating a class of full power military main [[battle rifle]] (MBR) cartridges. The measurement equals 0.30 inches or 3 decimal l ...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

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| ...the number of casualties as a fully automatic burst by one of these battle rifles &mdash; regardless of the size of the round. They suggested using a much-sm

...fantry round, which was employed by German infantry in their [[Mauser 98]] rifles, as well as the [[machine gun]]s employed by infantry units. The German arm ...two basic small arms existed to equip the regular infantry rifleman. The [[battle rifle]] (a [[bolt-action]] rifle in most armies of the time) was the standa

...ssault rifle.<ref name="poyer">Poyer, Joe. The AK-47 and AK-74 Kalashnikov Rifles and Their Variations (Paperback). North Cape Publications. 2004. pp1.</ref> ...i-Rigotti]] and the [[Imperial Russia|Russia]]n [[Fedorov Avtomat]] design rifles. The Germans, however, were the first to produce and field sufficient numbe

...rsonal defense weapon for downed aircrew etc., as well as a close quarters battle weapon. It lost out to [[AKS-74U]]. [[Category:Soviet 5.45mm assault rifles]]

|type= [[battle rifle]] ...iginal AR-10 was built in relatively small numbers, with fewer than 10,000 rifles assembled.

....45 mm]], [[5.56mm caliber|5.56 mm]], and [[7.62mm caliber|7.62 mm]]. Main battle tanks use [[KE-penetrator]]s to combat other MBTs and armoured fighting veh The components of ammunition intended for rifles and [[munition]]s may be divided into these categories:

...ing company. Products include the [[M16 rifle|M16]] and [[M4 carbine|M4]] rifles. ArmaLite has changed hands many times as shown in the history below. ...World War II and an expert with small arms. His design for the [[AR-10]] [[battle rifle]] was entered into the U.S. Army trials in 1955 as a possible replace

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

...narchistic leader, friend of Buenaventura Durruti, was killed in the first battle of Barcelona. The weapon manufactured in this new republican arsenal, whose ...ufacturing line for high level 1911 and a manufacturing line for [[AR-15]] rifles, StG-15 & StG-4, to be distributed on the European, Asian, South American a

...a section for automatic rifles listing several semi-automatic self-loading rifles, but not a single fully automatic weapon. On the other hand, soldiers of th ...f automatic rifle, however both the AK-47 and the M-16 are called "assault rifles" even though the first "off-safe" position of the fire selector is semi-aut

...and]].<ref>Pomeroy, Ashley, ''Battle Rifle'' http://everything2.com/e2node/Battle%20rifle</ref><ref>Hogg, Ian, and Weeks, John ''Military Small Arms of the 2 ...duced.<ref>Pomeroy, Ashley, ''Battle Rifle'' http://everything2.com/e2node/Battle%20rifle</ref><ref>Hogg, Ian, and Weeks, John ''Military Small Arms of the 2

...defeat of forces loyal to William of Orange by Jacobite Highlanders at the Battle of Killiecrankie in 1689 was due (among other things) to the use of the plu A trial with badly fitting socket or zigzag bayonets was made after the battle of Fleurus, 1690, in the presence of Louis XIV, who refused to adopt them.

...a.com Beretta International] Beretta.com</ref> the last shipment of Type I rifles left Venice for Japan in a U-boat in 1942. ... into the Beretta BM-59 rifle, which is similar to the [[M14 rifle|M14]] [[battle rifle]]; armourers consider the BM-59 rifle superior to the M14 rifle, beca

...eapon. Roughly two hundred of the rifles were manufactured and used in the Battle of Brandywine, during the American Revolutionary War, but shortly after the

The concept was first used in [[bolt action]] rifles such as the [[Thorneycroft carbine]] of 1901, although the increased distan ...achine gun, but shorter than of conventional semi-automatic or bolt action rifles. The choice of bullpup design was a necessity to retain accuracy while red

The FRT disk does not notice the fact that three quite different rifles have been marketed as the "Winchester Model 70" -- for commercial reasons. ...ke that is completely different in mechanism from the M-16/AR-15 family of rifles)...

...tion, which it shares with many German weapons. The CETME series of battle rifles was manufactured in five models, the A, B, C, L , LC and LV models. The pri

..., 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

...958260&scp=154&sq=%22Carolyn+McCarthy%22&st=nyt House Undertakes Days-Long Battle On Youth Violence]". New York Times again.</ref> ... time...]]'''2005:''' She tried to get [[bolt action]] [[.50 BMG|50 cal.]] rifles banned because ... (wait for it) ... "The .50 Caliber [[Sniper Rifle]] has

...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 ...espite its name, it is often fired in pistols and revolvers in addition to rifles), though far less effective than centerfire handguns, can be concealed in s

}}The '''Close Quarters Battle Receiver (CQBR)''' is a replacement upper receiver for the [[M4 carbine|M4A ...n its own. Like the proposed Special Purpose Receiver, the Close Quarters Battle Receiver has been more or less taken on by the Naval Surface Warfare Center

...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 ...hat inspected the Colts used by General Custer's 7th Cavalry troops at the Battle of the Little Bighorn. However General Custer himself fell holding a couple

... attacks. After all, real criminals are dangerous, so cowards prefer doing battle with inanimate objects that do not have a will of their own and decent law- ...ted restrictions on the private possession of military style semiautomatic rifles following recent atrocities in which such firearms were employed. Like thei