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  • ...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.
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  • |<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>
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  • ...ing the Civil War. It marked the first adoption of a removable [[magazine (firearms)|magazine]]-fed infantry rifle by any country. The design was completed by ...ugh to allow for easy removal. By the end of the 19th century, the leading bolt-action design was that of [[Paul Mauser]], whose action&mdash;wedded to a reliable
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  • ...Lithgow Small Arms Factory]] (Australia)<br />[[Canadian Arsenals, Limited|Canadian Arsenals, Ltd.]] (Canada) ...1 is produced under licence and has seen use in the [[Australian Army]], [[Canadian Army]], [[Indian Army]], [[Jamaica Defence Force]], [[Malaysian Army]], [[N
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  • }}The '''Savage Arms Company''' is a firearms manufacturing company based in Westfield, Massachusetts, with a sizable div ...f> Production was then reduced to the basic [[Savage Model 110|Model 110]] bolt-action rifle.
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  • ...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 .... A semi-automatic mode is a common choice on [[selective fire]] firearms. Firearms capable of firing [[Burst mode|bursts]] of more than one round (usually thr
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  • ...ng range''' or '''firing range''' is a specialized facility designed for [[firearms]] practice. Each facility is typically overseen by one or more supervisory ...ountries with gun laws heavily restricting the ownership and use of actual firearms, [[Airsoft guns]] often are used instead for shooting range practice. By th
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  • ...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
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  • ...acific Islands, snipers posed a serious threat to the British, Australian, Canadian and US troops. Japanese snipers were specially trained to use the environme ...afternoon in 2002, [[Rob Furlong|Cpl. Furlong]] of the Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry (PPCLI) squinted through the scope of his [[McMillan TAC-50]
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  • ...ding. Much of the production could be performed by small workshops and the firearms assembled at the Enfield site. Over the period of manufacture the Sten desi ...100 yards.<ref>Popenker, Max. [http://world.guns.ru/smg/smg38-e.htm Modern Firearms - STEN submachine guns]</ref>
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  • ...' in the UK. The term ''silencer'' has since fallen out of favor among the firearms industry, being replaced with the more accurate term ''sound suppressor'' o [[Image:Suppressors.jpg|right|250px|thumb|Several firearms with detachable suppressors]]
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  • |used_by=U.S. military, FBI, Swedish Army, British Army, Canadian Army, Australian Army, National Revolutionary Army ...aders. In the European theater, the gun was widely utilized in British and Canadian Commando units, as well as U.S. paratroop and Ranger battalions. A Swedish
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  • ...ting Arms Company, best known at the time as manufacturers of lever-action firearms such as the [[Winchester Rifle|Winchester model 1873]]. Designer [[John Bro ...earm companies have successfully produced viable models for the commercial firearms market:
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  • ...s, and as such the Winchester name has become synonymous with lever-action firearms. The gun is colloquially known as '''"The Gun that Won the West"''', thoug ...r in the case rim, thus creating one of the most significant inventions in firearms history, the metallic [[rimfire]] cartridge.<ref>Smith's cartridge was deri
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  • ...], Army Technology, June 21, 2006</ref> In the [[United States]], 5.7x28mm firearms are currently used by numerous law enforcement agencies, including the Secr ...8mm firearms.<ref name="fnhusaammo2009">[http://www.fnhusa.com/le/products/firearms/ammo.asp FNH USA Products — Ammunition], [[FNH USA]], 2009</ref>
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  • ...opted the [[5.56x45mm]] [[M16 rifle|M16]]. However, the M14 and many other firearms that use the 7.62x51 round remain in service, especially in the case of [[s ...idge than was needed in the .30-06. The smaller case uses less brass, and firearms that use the round can be smaller, but the reduced size limits flexibility
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  • Antique Firearms can be divided into two types: [[Muzzleloading]] and [[Cartridge|Cartridge ...ed as display pieces or for their historic value. Cartridge firing Antique Firearms are more commonly encountered as shooting pieces, but it should be noted th
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  • |caption= Early Mark Bren LMG, photo from a Canadian factory [[Image:Bren2.jpg|thumb|right|Bren carried by a [[Canadian]] soldier in [[1945]].]]
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  • ==C-68 FIREARMS CONTROL DESIGN FAILURES== ...nability to write legislation that would create an integrated and workable firearms control system, which is a difficult thing to do. They apparently did not
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  • ...ery/cannon_e.asp Preserving My Heritage - Before & After Gallery - Cannon] Canadian Conservation Institute</ref> After this process, cannon on display may be p ...hug.com.au/~dispater/handgonnes.htm Handgonnes and Matchlocks - History of firearms to 1500]
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