Search results

...901|Winchester 1887]] lever-action shotguns and Colt Lightning pump-action rifles are also legal. Both original and reproduction guns are equally acceptable. ...available from companies such as [[Ruger]], [[Colt's Manufacturing Company|Colt]], [[Uberti]], and [[U.S. Fire Arms Mfg. Co.]]<ref name="GD"/>

...inly employed for targets at ranges of about 1,400 metres (1,530 yd) using rifles with larger ammunition while DMs are utilized for targets at ranges of up t ... infantryman and a [[sniper]] and as such so-called '''designated marksman rifles''' (DMRs) have been developed with this middle ground in mind.

...gun]] cartridges tended to fire large, slow bullets like the popular [[.45 Colt]], or light, fast bullets like the [[7.63x25mm Mauser|.30 Mauser]], Keith w ...ntil the commercial introduction of the [[.454 Casull]] based on the [[.45 Colt]]. The .44 Magnum is still far more popular, as the recoil of .454 Casull

... pistol grip was initially copied directly from the [[FN FAL|FAL]] and FNC rifles, currently a modified grip with lateral grooves is used, installed at a sma ...sh suppressor]] with side ports as seen on the FNC, [[FN CAL|CAL]] and FAL rifles; new production guns have a shorter, cone-shaped slotted flash suppressor.

...ed by both FN in Europe and [[Colt Firearms]] in the United States. Since Colt did not want to produce it, Browning chose to patent and produce this desig *[http://www.gunsworld.com/ French and World Guns, Pistols, Revolvers, Rifles Since 1800.]

...ed in World War II was actually a license-built FN Browning design, not a "Colt-Browning" as often referred-to. *[[Colt Model 1908 Vest Pocket|FN M1905]]: [[.25 ACP]] vest pocket blowback semi-au

...n'' included certain specific semi-automatic firearm models by name (e.g., Colt [[AR-15]], [[H&K G36E]], [[TEC-9]], all [[AK-47]]s, and [[Uzi submachine gu ...er term [[assault rifle]], refers to rifles that are select-fire (that is, rifles that are capable of either semi-automatic or fully-automatic fire), firing

...d markings, as would gas operated designs (rare in handguns, but common in rifles) using a rotating bolt. ...g firing pins from six brands of semiautomatic handguns, two semiautomatic rifles and a shotgun. The firing pins were engraved with an alphanumeric code on t

* [[Howdah pistol]]s, often made from double-barrelled rifles. ...ly cocked for each shot. For auto-loading pistols the [[M1911 Colt pistol|Colt 1911]] or [[Browning Hi-Power]] are typical examples. They must be cocked

...e developed, some powered by gas or recoil or some combination of the two (Colt 1895, Hotchkiss, etc). Also, rather than the rather heavy water jacket, new ... end of WWII in some jobs. The design would be followed by lighter machine rifles and better medium types.

...t this was changed in response to a trademark infringement suit filed by [[Colt Defense]]. ...f>[http://www.armytimes.com/news/2007/07/army_rifle_070715/ M4 to face new rifles in dust-chamber test] armytimes.com</ref> The XM8 scored the best, with onl

...|grain]]s (1.6 g) of [[gunpowder]] to a 216 grain (14 g) bullet. 900 Henry rifles were manufactured between summer and [[October 1862]]; by [[1864]], product ...ially adopted for service by the army, many union soldiers purchased Henry rifles with their own funds. The brass framed carbines could fire at a rate of 28

...ple weapons have been awarded to [[FN Herstal]], [[Heckler & Koch]], and [[Colt Defense]] (which is providing two competing designs). [[category:automatic rifles]]

...like traditional [[revolver]] cartridges commonly used in [[lever action]] rifles would still be loaded with pistol primers. ...es that survived from the black powder cartridge era (examples being [[.45 Colt]], [[.45-70 Government]]), the case is much larger than needed to hold the

|products= [[Rifles]] & [[shotguns]] ...otgun, which they produced as the SP-10). Ithaca also produced the [[M1911 Colt pistol|M1911]] pistol and the [[M3 submachine gun|M3 Grease Gun]] for the U

...his advocacy of large caliber handguns, especially the [[M1911 Colt pistol|Colt 1911]] and the .[[45 ACP]] cartridge.. .... Steyr, Ruger, Savage, and several other gun makers now manufacture Scout rifles that roughly match Cooper's specifications, but most lack auxiliary iron si

...tion|gas-operated]] [[machine gun]], the [[M1895 Colt-Browning machine gun|Colt-Browning Model 1895]] — a system that would surpass [[recoil operation]] ...inchester Model 1894|Model 1894]] and [[Winchester Model 1895|Model 1895]] rifles, most of which are still in production today in some form.

...way rails, scrap motor vehicles and other scrap metal. The quality of such rifles varies widely, ranging from as good as a factory-produced example to danger ...r]], fitted with the triangular folding stock common to Russian [[AKS-74]] rifles.

...899 Carbine<br/>M1899 Constable Carbine<br/>''[[#Norwegian Krag-Jørgensen rifles|Norwegian Krags]]:''<br/>M1894 Rifle<br/>M1895 Carbine<br/>M1897 Carbine<br ...e Krag-Jørgensen action was its [[magazine (firearms)]]. While many other rifles of its era used an integral box magazine, the magazine of the Krag-Jørgens

...in Firearms|Marlin]] and [[Savage Arms|Savage]]- also produce lever-action rifles. While the term ''lever-action'' generally implies a repeating firearm, it ...-located hammer rather than the offset hammer typical of [[muzzleloading]] rifles, and this hammer was cocked by the rearward movement of the Henry's bolt.

==Automatic and semi-automatic rifles== *Flieger-Selbstlader-Karabiner 15 ([[Mondragon]]) Former Mondragon rifles built in Switzerland (World War I only)

...wehr-44]] : The world's first assault rifle, the trend of adopting assault rifles didn't catch on until after the war * '''[[M1911 Colt pistol|Colt M1911A1]]''': .45ACP calibre pistol of Browning design, standard service p

;Rifles ;Rifles

...cludes some of the more notable Assault Rifles but also covers some Battle Rifles. ...0s, Izhmash designers developed the unified complex of Kalashnikov assault rifles chambered for domestic 7.62 x 39mm, 5.45 x 39mm cartridges as well as the 5

...SMOLT]] (US/Netherlands - Revolver - .357 Magnum: Custom S&W Model 19 with Colt Python barrel) *[[Beretta|Beretta Rifles]]

*[[Colt 9mm SMG]] * [[List of assault rifles]]

|manufacturer=[[Colt Manufacturing]] and [[Fabrique Nationale]] Manufacturing Inc. (primaries) ...maLite]] [[AR-15]] and further developed by [[Colt's Manufacturing Company|Colt]] starting in the mid-20th century.

... Patent Numbers]</ref>; he had previously been working on [[lever action]] rifles for Winchester such as the [[Winchester rifle#Winchester Model 1886|Winches ...ng's prototype lever mechanism was offered to [[Colt Manufacturing Company|Colt]] by Browning in 1892. The lever was moved back, and power was supplied by

...Lee]]), as well as a series of revolvers by [[Colt's Manufacturing Company|Colt]] and [[Smith & Wesson]] for the Army and Navy were adopted just in that de ...omhandle"]]), Mannlicher (the [[Steyr Mannlicher M1894]]), and Colt (the [[Colt M1900]]).

...y known as the '''BAR'''), is a family of [[automatic rifle]]s (or machine rifles) and [[light machine gun]]s used by the [[United States]] and other countri ...pacific as a S.A.W. and on rare occasion due to weight, misused as assault rifles. The BAR was produced under licence in Great Britain as well as a host of o

... II, the Korean War, and, to a limited extent, in the Vietnam War. Most M1 rifles were issued to [[United States|American]] troops, though many were also len ...rphy-Manning of 1911, and there were trials in 1916-8,<ref>Walter, John. ''Rifles of the World''. (Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2006), p.142, "Garand".</re

...uring the 1930s, and dissatisfaction with existing [[submachine gun]]s and rifles contributed to the development of the M1 Carbine. ...re not significantly easier to carry or maintain than the existing service rifles (such as the M1903 and Garand).

...s a hand grip when firing the M203. A separate sighting system is added to rifles fitted with the M203, as the rifle's standard sights are not matched to the ...[[M79 grenade launcher]] and conceptually similar [[XM148 grenade launcher|Colt XM148]] design. However, while the M79 was a separate weapon entirely, the

...o increase accuracy and conserve ammunition, the M14 and [[M16 rifle|M16]] rifles used by the U.S. Army had not been designed with sustained automatic fire i ...). Weapons submitted by manufacturers included the experimental [[Colt]] [[Colt CMG-1 machine gun|CMG-1]], based on the M16, the [[Heckler & Koch]] HK23 an

|manufacturer=[[Colt's Manufacturing Company|Colt Defense]] ...1,000<ref>''"The FY2006 current ARNG requirement for M4 Carbines is 60,943 rifles at a cost of $1k each."'' [http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/systems/g

...e first gas-operated machine gun was the [[M1895 Colt-Browning machine gun|Colt-Browning M1895]].<ref>[http://www.nationalgunsmithsassociation.com/famous_g ... intended for use in [[side arm]]s (chiefly [[semi-automatic pistol]]s) or rifles; the difference between machine guns and autocannons is based on [[caliber]

** The [[Colt Python .357 Magnum]] ==Rifles==

...Marlin Firearms''' Company of North Haven, Connecticut manufactures Marlin Rifles. Major models of Marlin rifles include:

... usually operated by one to two soldiers. Light machine guns and automatic rifles are often an individual weapon with a fixed, naked barrel. On the other han ... were developed, some powered by gas or recoil or some combination of two (Colt 1895, [[Hotchkiss]], etc). Also, rather than the rather heavy water jacket,

...Rs came solely from ArmaLite, or were a mix of receivers from ArmaLite and Colt/Diemaco. All of these upper receivers are flat-topped, but have been seen w ...ified the weapon, Precision Reflex Incorporated (PRI) began assembling the rifles themselves. While a number of trigger options were tried in the end, the [[

...y. Savage still uses the Stevens brand today for a number of its low cost rifles and shotguns. ...2, #9, and #10 break-top rifles, and in their New Model Pocket and Bicycle rifles. The .22 LR would outperform other Stevens rounds, such as the [[.25 Steven

...s such as those made by [[Sharps Rifle Manufacturing Company]], which made rifles with nominal powder capacities from 70 grains ([[.45-70]]) to 110 grains ([ ...oads in these calibers, which provided far more velocity and energy in the rifles, but were not safe in the revolvers due to the higher pressures they genera

...n dampened, due to the introduction of carbines based on full-size assault rifles (such as the [[M4 Carbine]] variant of the [[M16 rifle#M16A2|M16A2]]) that ...d their high rate of fire and lower recoil enable higher accuracy. Assault rifles and carbines, by comparison, are generally heavier and have higher muzzle b

...ne would take with a conventional [[pistol]] such as a [[M1911 Colt pistol|Colt 1911]].

...the Minors' License. This licence allows a minor to possess non-restricted rifles or shotguns without needing to be under direct supervision of a licensed ad '''Non-restricted''' - Most [[long guns]], rifles and shotguns are classified non-restricted.

...ies to small [[firearm]]s such as [[assault rifle]]s (such as the American Colt [[M16 rifle]] and [[semi-automatic firearm|semi-automatic]] [[AR-15]] civil

...ng, Hal (2008). ''Famous Firearms of the Old West: From Wild Bill Hickok's Colt Revolvers to Geronimo's Winchester, Twelve Guns That Shaped Our History.'' ...tp://www.thegreatmodel8.remingtonsociety.com/ A website dedicated to these rifles]

[[Image:Colt SAA45.jpg|thumb|The '''[[Colt Single Action Army]]''', one of the most popular revolvers of all time]] ...le examples being various grenade launchers and riot guns, and even some [[rifles]].

...ontemporary [[trigger|single-action]] revolvers, such as the [[Samuel Colt|Colt]], which had to be cocked prior to each shot. ... since the longer trigger pull of the Adams made it less accurate than the Colt. Furthermore, the Adams' nipples, upon which the percussion caps were set,

... banned over fifty specific brands and models of firearms – while mostly rifles, some were pistols and shotguns. ... are topologically similar to current California-legal detachable-magazine rifles like the [[M1A]], [[Ruger Mini 14]], and [[Kel-Tec SU-16]].