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! colspan="2" style="background:#efefef;" | [[:category:American gun law|US Gun Law]] / [[:category:gun rights|Gun Rights]] case, 2008 |Provisions of the [[Firearms Control Regulations Act of 1975]] infringe an individual's [[right to bear

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.

'''Ethan Allen''' ([[1806]]–[[1871]]) was a major [[United States|American]] armsmaker from Massachusetts. He is believed to be unrelated to the revo * ''The Story of Allen & Wheelock Firearms'' - H. H. Thomas (1965) (ISBN 0-913150-73-8)

|occupation = Design engineer, [[firearms designer]] |nationality = [[American]]

|name= European American Armory |products= [[firearms]]

...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>

In the field of [[firearms]], an '''expanding bullet''' is a [[bullet]] designed to expand on impact. Soon after the introduction of [[smokeless powder]] to firearms, [[full metal jacket bullet]]s were introduced to reduce stripping by the n

The British Army had been experimenting with [[rifles]] since the American Revolutionary War but had found all available rifle designs either too frag [[Category:British firearms designers]]

...ol grip]] on the right side. The change lever also served as the [[Safety (firearms)|safety]],<ref name="Senich_240"/> disabling the sear mechanism when engage The American [[M1941 Johnson machine gun|M41 Johnson LMG]] has many parallels with the c

...) (''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. ...War. Many Australian soldiers preferred the larger calibre weapon over the American [[M16 rifle|M16]] because they felt they could trust the NATO 7.62 round to

...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

...lgian 5.56x45mm SS109 projectile, or a 305 mm (1:12 in) twist for use with American M193 ammunition. The barrels have a quick-change capability; a lever is pro ...3 in). The Minimi can also be fired from the Belgian FN360° tripod or the American M122 mount using an M60 pintle. The vehicle-mounted Minimi is fitted with a

{{FN firearms}} [[Category:American 9mm semi-automatic pistols]]

...icanrifleman.org/ArticlePage.aspx?id=1552&cid=0 FN's SCAR: A Cut Above], ''American Rifleman'', July 2009.</ref> This family of rifles consist of two main type ...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

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...owning. Before, his designs were produced by both FN in Europe and [[Colt Firearms]] in the United States. Since Colt did not want to produce it, Browning ch In [[1955]], the [[Browning Arms Company]] introduced this pistol for the American market as the Model 1955. Made in Belgium, this model was virtually identic

...er Repeating Arms Company|Winchester]]) and [[Browning Arms Company]] (an American gun company founded by [[John Browning|John Moses Browning]]'s family). Tog ... company entered into a long lasting relationship with the famous American firearms designer, [[John Browning|John Moses Browning]].

...ifle could still be loaded from charging strips.<ref>Cotterill, Daniel ''[[American Rifleman]]'' (November 2008) p.83</ref> ...rces during the Spanish Civil War. These weapons were used by Canadian and American volunteer units and were originally believed to have been supplied by Canad

... all [[AK-47]]s, and [[Uzi submachine gun|Uzi]]s) and other semi-automatic firearms because they possess a minimum set of features from the following list of f ...ed [[firearm]]s that met that definition to regulation. Nineteen models of firearms were defined by name as being "assault weapons". Various semi-automatic rif