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...[magazines]], limiting [[handguns]] to 10 rounds and most [[semi-automatic rifle]]s to 5. The restrictions did not cover [[rimfire]] rifles or manual (e.g.,
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...o the discharged owner. The rifle is then a semi-automatic or self-loading rifle.
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...magazines.JPG|thumb|220px|[[M1 Garand rifle]]s 8-round en-bloc clip, [[M14 rifle]]s 20-round magazine, AR-15/M16 series of rifles 20- and 30-round magazines
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...Factory was ready to begin manufacturing the Huot, using parts from [[Ross rifle|Rosses]] scheduled for scrapping.
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... on a weapons platform or involve a recoilless system (e.g. a [[recoilless rifle]]).
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...ified as restricted. Many <s>military-</s> scary-looking, [[semi-automatic rifle]]s, such as the [[AR15]] are also classified as restricted. Other examples
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...ball behaves. The word "rifle" originally referred to the grooving, and a rifle was called a "rifled gun." Rifles are used in warfare, hunting and [[shoot
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...nd rifgren-shooting line.jpg|thumb|Rifle grenade launch from a [[M1 Garand rifle]].]]
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...e:Garand.jpg|thumb|right|300px|The [[M1 Garand]]. the first semi-automatic rifle to be generally issued to the infantry in any nation.]]
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...n modern forces, this is typically a highly versatile and rugged [[assault rifle]] suitable for use in nearly all theatres and environments. Service rifles
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...tury, shotgun-type weapons were largely replaced on the battlefield with [[rifle]]s, which were more accurate over longer ranges. The decline in military us
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