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...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>

...http://www.hi-pointfirearms.com/handguns/9%20mm/hi_point_9mm.html Hi-Point Firearms: 9mm], Hi-Point company website.</ref> The Model C-9 is the compact version of [[Hi-Point Firearms|Hi-Point]]'s [[9x19mm Parabellum|9 mm]] Handgun. It consists of a Polymer f

...name="fn_(50)">Patrick UW: Handgun Wounding Factors and Effectiveness. FBI Firearms training Unit, Quantico, VA. 1989. </ref> ...name="fn_(50)">Patrick UW: Handgun Wounding Factors and Effectiveness. FBI Firearms Training Unit, Quantico, VA. 1989.

Several companies design and manufacture firearms specifically for use in ISSF shooting events. Some companies would speciali *[[Benelli (firearms)|Benelli]] (Italy)

|products= [[Firearms]] ...in Worcester, MA, but it also included providing designs and work to other firearms companies (notable Allen & Wheelock for whom he made so-called "[[pepperbox

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

...ate.<ref name="wilson">"[http://www.nap.edu/books/0309091241/html/269.html Firearms and Violence: A Critical Review (2004)]" Appendix A Dissent by James Q. Wil

... firearms should be regulated by the federal [[Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives]]. ...h Sugarmann is a licensed firearm dealer and current holder of a [[Federal Firearms License]] (License Number: 1-54-XXX-XX-XX-00725; Expires: 03/01/2011) which

...its history of use in Mafia killings. It is also one of the oldest Italian firearms originating in Sicily. It became popular because it can be more easily hand

...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.

... was not actually much of an oddity, as many nations were switching to new firearms in this general period. *[http://world.guns.ru/rifle/rfl07-e.htm Springfield M1903 at Modern Firearms]

[[Firearms]] are considered ineffective beyond the distance a carefully fired shot is

According to the online Etymology Dictionary, firearms were often named after animals, and the word musket derived from the [[Fren ...d "musket" thereafter became the generic name for long-barrelled, handheld firearms. The musket went through further evolution in the 1600s, the most important

...f>[http://www.nraila.org/issues/FirearmsGlossary/ Muzzle brake] in the NRA Firearms Glossary</ref>. Muzzle brakes are very useful for combat and timed competit ...ach to a threaded barrel, so long as they were welded in place on certain firearms (silver solder also sufficed). On the other hand, [[flash suppressor]]s, an

...This is distinct from the more popular modern design of [[breech-loading]] firearms. Modern muzzleloading firearms range from reproductions of [[sidelock]], [[flintlock]] and [[percussion ca

The success of the Dreyse needle gun spurred subsequent developments in firearms technology, and prior to the start of the Franco-Prussian War of 1870-71, t *[http://www.researchpress.co.uk/firearms/prussia/needle.htm The Needle-Gun and Cartridge, Chambers's Journal, 18 Aug

|industry= Firearms manufacturer ...ayderman>Flayderman, Norm (1994). ''Flayderman's Guide to Antique American Firearms''. DBI Books. p. 209.</ref> Business was slow into 1870, when it occupied a

|<font size="4">'''Briefing Paper On Reclassification of Firearms and Related Issues''' ...e="2">Prepared for The Government of Canada<br>by<br>Canada’s [[National Firearms Association]]<br>[[April 2]], [[2010]]</font>

...n Weapons Act'', passed earlier in the year, which restricted ownership of firearms to "persons whose trustworthiness is not in question."

...sures, and +P cartridges are not recommended to be used in older or weaker firearms, rather in modern, high-strength designs. ...re power was to increase the case to hold more powder; this can be seen in firearms such as those made by [[Sharps Rifle Manufacturing Company]], which made ri