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...today is also used in high-powered [[sniper rifle]]s and long range target rifles due to its excellent long range accuracy, [[external ballistics]] performan ...an or M10 Wolverine that began to see use in [[United Kingdom|British]], [[Canadian]], [[Australian]] and New Zealand units from 1942 on. Commonwealth tank cre

The recent notices sent to owners of registered [[Norinco Type 97]] [[rifles]] and [[High Standard Model 10B]] Police [[Shotguns]], ordering them to sur # Non-firearm. This category includes working [[flintlock]] rifles, [[muskets]], shotguns, and miniature [[cannon]] as well as [[antique firea

...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

...Lithgow Small Arms Factory]] (Australia)<br />[[Canadian Arsenals, Limited|Canadian Arsenals, Ltd.]] (Canada) |variants= L1A1/C1/C1A1 <small>(Rifles)</small><br />L2A1/C2/C2A1 <small>([[Squad automatic weapon|SAWs]])</small>

|products= [[Rifles]], [[Shotguns]] ...[centerfire]] rifles, as well as marketing the [[Stevens]] [[single-shot]] rifles and shotguns. They may be best-known for the [[Savage Model 99|Model 99]] [

...tion .28SA.29|single-action]] [[revolver]], a [[pump-action]] firearm, a [[bolt-action]] firearm, or a [[lever-action]] firearm, which require the shooter to manu ...rms Company]] introduced the first semi-automatic rim-fire and center-fire rifles designed especially for the civilian market. The [[Winchester Model 1903]]

...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

...sms, including breech loading, [[double barreled shotgun]]s, pump-action, bolt-action, lever-action, and semi-automatic models. ...ding or accident in a wilderness area. Variants have been used by Israeli, Canadian, and American armed forces. Shotgun/rifle [[combination gun]]s with two, t

...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

...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 ... of the stock. The stock was a small tube outline, rather like the Mark II Canadian. One unique feature was that the front pistol grip could be rotated forward

[[Image:CZ 452 A silencer large.jpg|right|250px|thumb|Bolt-action rimfire rifle with suppressor]] ...be either a single-shot or a manually-operated repeating firearm such as a bolt-action rifle (see ''Firearms for use with suppressors'' below). Effective suppress

...ole in newer tighter gun laws in australia which prohibited semi automatic rifles and pump action shotguns, amongst others, but still allowed bolt and lever ...has proven very popular with hunters and sporting shooters alike. U.S. and Canadian sales, however, have been largely focused on cowboy action shooting partici

... to the '''Winchester Model 1873''' or the '''[[Winchester Model 1894]]''' rifles. Winchester rifles were among the earliest [[repeating rifle]]s, and as such the Winchester na

...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 ...anadian [[Arron Perry|Master Corporal Arron Perry]] of Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry to beat Hathcock's record. Perry held the title for only a

...] in most roles. It is popular due to the large number of surplus military rifles chambered for the round which have been released to the civilian market, so ...found ranging from around .309 inch up to .318 inch. For surplus military rifles with bores of .313 or larger, achieving accuracy with other than handloaded

...otguns_Savage_19158_25_Walking_Varminter_5_7X28_24_BBL_Sy.aspx Savage Arms Rifles/Shotguns: Savage 19158 25 Walking Varminter 5.7X28 24" BBL Syn/Blue] The Gu ...ref name="excel01"/> and [[Savage Arms]] is developing two [[bolt action]] rifles chambered in 5.7x28mm.<ref name="tgs01"/><ref name="tgs02"/>

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| ...ovided U.S. troops with considerably higher firepower than most of their [[bolt-action]]-armed opponents. The Garand performed so well that the U.S. saw little ne

...57 Mauser]], [[.303 British]], and [[7.62x54R]] made many smokeless powder rifles manufactured in the 1890s quite capable of accurate shooting at long distan *Buffalo rifles

|caption= Early Mark Bren LMG, photo from a Canadian factory [[Image:Bren2.jpg|thumb|right|Bren carried by a [[Canadian]] soldier in [[1945]].]]

It all started when the Canadian Firearms Registry [CFR] first noticed (in 2000, ten years after it happened The CFC's discovery could not have come at a worse time. The Canadian Firearms Centre was bogged down, unable to issue all the required licences