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|action= [[Gas-operated reloading|Gas-operated]], [[rotating bolt]] ...tweight form no larger than the standard-issue [[Karabiner 98k|Kar 98k]] [[bolt-action]] [[rifle]]. Considered one of the most advanced weapon designs of [

...) (''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

...ver, necessitating a slightly different receiver cover, recoil spring, and bolt carrier.<ref name="popeneker">Popeneker, Maxim & Williams, Anthony. ''Assau ...Most military forces adopting the FAL eventually eliminated full-automatic firearms training in the light-barrel FAL.

|action= [[Gas-operated reloading|Gas-operated]], [[rotating bolt]] ...receiver, protected with a dust cover. The Minimi is striker-fired and the bolt carrier functions as the striking mechanism.

|action= [[Gas-operated]], [[rotating bolt]] ...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

...s use [[smokeless powder]], [[cordite]], or other propellants. Most modern firearms (with the notable exception of [[smoothbore]] [[shotgun]]s) have [[rifling| ...ny regulatory agencies, such as the American [[Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives|US BATFE]], consider any firearm which dispenses more than o

...allistics]], where marks from tooling that remain in the chamber or on the bolt face are often used to associate a cartridge case with the firearm that fir ...allow gathering evidence in some crimes, and also allow better tracking of firearms from manufacturer to any criminal, perhaps leading to arrest(s) of [[straw

...me precision, durability, reliability and accuracy of their firearms. All firearms made by H&K are named by a prefix and the official designation, with suffix ...onal rifling]]. Most believe that Austrian company [[Glock]] was the first firearms manufacturer to use polymers in their hand guns, however it was Heckler & K

|feed= 20-round detachable box [[magazine (firearms)|magazine]] ...received several modifications including the ability to fire from a closed bolt in both semi-automatic and automatic firing modes, a new perforated sheet-m

|action= [[Gas-operated]], [[rotating bolt]] ...ed and manufactured by [[Heckler & Koch]]. It is a modified version of the American [[M4 carbine]] with many changes, most notably a new gas operating system f

|action= [[Blowback#Roller delayed|Roller-delayed blowback]], [[closed bolt]] |sights=Rear: rotating diopter drum; front: hooded post

in its name is for James Paris Lee, a Scottish-born American who ...e non-rotating [[bolt]] head. Dual-opposed locking lugs on the rear of the bolt.

|action= [[Gas-operated]], [[rotating bolt]] |feed= 20-round detachable box [[Magazine (firearms)|magazine]]

|action= [[Gas-operated]], [[rotating bolt]] ...s-operated]], [[Magazine (firearm)|magazine]]-fed rifle, with a [[rotating bolt]], actuated by [[direct impingement]] [[gas operation]]. It is constructed

|action= [[Gas-operated]], [[rotating bolt]] ...rer=[[Springfield Armory]], [[Winchester Repeating Arms Company]], [[H & R Firearms|Harrington & Richardson Co.]], International Harvester, [[Beretta]]

|action= [[Gas-operated]], [[rotating bolt]] ...he rifle was redesigned yet again to incorporate a Garand-style [[rotating bolt]] and operating rod.

|action= [[Gas-operated]], [[rotating bolt]] The '''M4 Carbine''' is a family of firearms tracing its lineage back to earlier [[carbine]] versions of the [[M16 rifle

|action= [[Gas-operated]], [[open bolt]] ...tates Machine Gun, Caliber 7.62 mm, M60''') is a family of [[United States|American]] [[general purpose machine gun]]s firing [[7.62x51mm NATO]] [[cartridge]]s

...In United States law, a Machine Gun is defined (in part) by The [[National Firearms Act]] of 1934, 26 U.S.C. § 5845(b) as “''... any weapon which shoots ... ...nt of nearly all other [[Semi-automatic firearm|semi]] and fully automatic firearms of 20th century.

...m and not easily removable. This type of magazine is found most often on [[bolt-action]] rifles. An internal box magazine is usually charged through the ac ...gazines can still be found today, commonly in shotguns, rimfire rifles, or firearms designed to use round-nose, flat-nose, or otherwise soft-pointed bullets. T

...ommon name of a [[Germany|German]] arms manufacturer, maker of a line of [[bolt-action]] [[rifle]]s from the 1870s to present. Their designs were built for ...Paul von Mauser|Paul Mauser]] developed a rifle using an improved rotating bolt system for breechloaders based on the [[Chassepot]] (fusil modele 1866), it

...nning in [[1906]].<ref name="FamousFirearms">Herring, Hal (2008). ''Famous Firearms of the Old West: From Wild Bill Hickok's Colt Revolvers to Geronimo's Winch ...and chambers it. The Remington Model 8 has a fixed 5-shot [[magazine]] and bolt hold-open device which engages after the magazine is empty. It is a takedow

|action= [[Gas operated]], [[rotating bolt]] ... members, Enfield engineers re-chambered the rifles to the [[United States|American]] 5.56x45mm M193 cartridge. The newly redesigned 5.56 mm version of the XL6

|action= [[Gas-operated]], [[rotating bolt]] ...he [[receiver]], the [[hammer]], the [[barrel]] assembly and the carrier/[[bolt]].<ref name="WG"/> SR-25 barrels were originally manufactured by [[Remingto

...1)''' or in the USA as the '''"inch pattern" FAL'''.<ref>especially on the American surplus market</ref> It is a British Commonwealth derivative of the Belgian ...artridge]], the UK, believing that if they adopted the Belgian FAL and the American 7.62 NATO cartridge that the United States would do the same,{{citation nee

|action= [[Repeating rifle|Repeating]] [[bolt action]] ...has passed the Winchester Model 70 as the oldest continuously manufactured bolt action rifle in America. The Model 110 has competed directly with other po

|action= [[Gas-operated]], [[rotating bolt]] ...y to the rear produces fully automatic fire) and a safety mechanism (cross-bolt, button type), located immediately above the hand grip.<ref name="ezell_224

|action= [[Gas-operated]], [[rotating bolt]] ... before the mid-1960s meant that the Type 56 was frequently encountered by American soldiers during the Vietnam War, in the hands of either NVA soldiers or Vie

:''This article is about the Finnish M82 assault rifle. For the American M82 sniper rifle, see [[M82 Barrett rifle]].'' |action= [[Gas-operated]], [[rotating bolt]]

...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

|action= "Recoil-reducing action" (a modified [[rotating bolt]]) ...ion: Currently a hybrid gas & [[recoil]] operating group. Gas powers the bolt mechanism while recoil drives the barrel/barrel extension and the feed syst

|action= [[Recoil operation|Recoil operated]], [[rotating bolt]] |feed= 10-round detachable box [[Magazine (firearms)|magazine]]

|action= [[Gas-operated reloading|Gas-operated]], [[rotating bolt]] The '''AR-10''' is an [[United States|American]] [[7.62x51mm NATO|7.62 mm]] [[battle rifle]] developed by [[Eugene Stoner]

[[Image:openboltcropped.jpg|270px|thumb|right|Half-opened bolt on a [[Winchester Model 70]].]] ...closed. Bolt action firearms are most often [[rifle]]s, but there are some bolt-action [[shotgun]]s as well. Examples of this system date back to the 19th

...breech-loading (though [[mortar]]s are generally all muzzle-loaded). Early firearms were almost entirely muzzle-loading. The main advantage of breech-loading ... rifles were manufactured and used in the Battle of Brandywine, during the American Revolutionary War, but shortly after they were retired and replaced with th