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...en used for the hunting of dangerous game in Africa, and formerly, also in India. ...loy two separate triggers to fire each barrel, however, some modern double rifles have been built with one single trigger, which enables the shooter to fire

...y by the user by making two notches perpendicular to each other on the tip of the bullet, commonly with a knife. The effect is that the bullet deforms an ...ion produced in the early 1890s at the arsenal in Dum Dum near Calcutta, [[India]].

...abled thin skinned animals more quickly than a solid bullet,at the expense of penetration power and bullet sturdiness. ...ased [[gunpowder]], leading to the [[Nitro Express]] cartridges, the first of which was the [[.450 Nitro Express]].<ref name=greener>William Wellington G

.../le/products/firearms/model.asp?fid=FNF013&gid=FNG007&mid=FNM0038 FN F2000 Rifles - F2000 Tactical], [[FNH USA]], 2010</ref> <li>3.65 kg (8.04 lb) (''FS2000' ....fnhusa.com/le/products/firearms/family.asp?fid=FNF013&gid=FNG007 FN F2000 Rifles], [[FNH USA]], 2010</ref> The F2000 made its debut in March 2001 at the [[I

...n-Communist countries during the Cold War, it was nicknamed "the right arm of the Free World". ...intermediate [[7.92x33mm Kurz]] cartridge developed and used by the forces of [[Nazi Germany]] during [[World War II]] (see the [[Sturmgewehr 44|StG44]]

... Printing & Publishing Co., 2005).</ref> which has the dubious distinction of quite possibly being the most despised rifle in Canadian military history. ... issued.<ref name="Duguid, Col. A.F. 1999">Duguid, Col. A.F. ''A Question of Confidence; The Ross Rifle in the Trenches" ([[Service Publications]], 1999

...]], or other propellants. Most modern firearms (with the notable exception of [[smoothbore]] [[shotgun]]s) have [[rifling|rifled]] barrels to impart spin ...s a field gun, a tank gun, an anti-tank gun, or a gun used in the delivery of naval gunfire. Calling your [[rifle]] a "gun" can result in... well, just w

...cal disagreement is over whether guns should be prohibited in the interest of public safety, or whether citizen gun ownership improves safety and should ...Ls in issuance in Canada (2008), more realistic estimates place the number of Canadian gun owners at between five and seven million.

...lso known as saltpetre or saltpeter) that burns rapidly, producing volumes of hot solids and gases which can be used as a [[propellant]] in [[firearms]] ...re to propel a bullet, but not enough to destroy the [[gun barrel|barrel]] of a firearm. This makes gunpowder less suitable for shattering rock or fortif

...point where the hollow is unusually large, sometimes dominating the volume of the bullet, and causes extreme expansion or fragmentation on impact<ref>[ht ...mushrooming'', because the resulting shape, a widened, rounded nose on top of a cylindrical base, typically resembles a mushroom.

...Ltd]] (now Israel Weapon Industries (IWI) Ltd). The weapon system consists of a 5.56&nbsp;mm line chambered for the intermediate [[5.56x45mm NATO]] calib ... Union|Soviet]] [[AK-47]] [[assault rifle]]. It was selected as the winner of a competitive bid for the Israel Defense Forces that included many other de

|origin= [[India]] ...apore factory. The Insas Assault Rifle is now the standard infantry weapon of the Indian Armed Forces.

...e= 550 yd (503 m)<ref>http://enfieldrifles.profusehost.net/ti4.htm Enfield Rifles.Net</ref> |wars= First & Second Boer War, World War I, Irish War of Independence, World War II, Korean War, Suez Crisis, Falklands War, Norther

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...cludes some of the more notable Assault Rifles but also covers some Battle Rifles. :'''Editor's note:''' ''Obviously, this is NOT a list of each and every assault rifle in the world; there are huge gaps. Feel free

...le, Caliber 5.56 mm, M16''') is the U.S. military designation for a family of [[rifle]]s derived from the [[ArmaLite]] [[AR-15]] and further developed by ...e family including the M16/A1/A2/A3/A4 has been the primary infantry rifle of the United States military since the 1960s. With its variants, it has been

|muzzle_velocity= 930 m/s (2789 ft/s) (as of 2006 USMC standards = 3050 fps) ... Caliber Machine Gun'' is a [[heavy machine gun]] designed towards the end of World War I by [[John Browning]]. It was nicknamed ''Ma Deuce'' by US troop

...7.62x51mm NATO]] [[cartridge]]s from a disintegrating [[Belt (ammo)|belt]] of [[M13 link]]s. Introduced in 1957, until recently it remained in use in every branch of the U.S military and still serves in other armed forces. Its manufacture a

...troduction of [[rifling]] around 1800, muzzle loading [[rifled musket]]s (of the kind common during the Crimean War) became obsolete by the late 19th ce ...from the shape of the crossbolt--the English word is actually a diminutive of 'fly' with the proto-Indo European root *mu.

...dvent of the [[cartridge|metallic cartridge]]. These cartridges consisted of a paper cylinder or cone containing the [[bullet]], [[gunpowder]], and, in ... use back to the late 14th century. Historians note their use by soldiers of Christian I in 1586, while the Dresden museum has evidence dating their use

...al hammer could not be cocked by thumbing it back, like most other pistols of the era, but instead cocked itself when the trigger was pulled. This made ...itish Army's Small Arms Committee in addition to being adopted by the East India Company for use by their cavalry. Orders for the revolver were great enough

...lovak vz. 58.jpg|thumb|left|A Slovakian army soldier stands guard in front of the Multinational Division-Central South headquarters at Camp Echo, Iraq.]] ...s (up until 1984) over 920,000 had been produced, used by the armed forces of the Czech and Slovak Republics, Cuba and several other Asian and African na

...olution of the front sight blade provides 4 MOA or 8.57" vertical movement of the MPI at 200 yards.</ref> <br>[[Telescopic sight]]s (C2) |variants= L1A1/C1/C1A1 <small>(Rifles)</small><br />L2A1/C2/C2A1 <small>([[Squad automatic weapon|SAWs]])</small>

... 1100]] shotguns, 20 boxes of shotgun shells, a clay trap, and three boxes of clay pigeons.]] ...ng from 5.5 mm (.22 inch ) bores up to 5 cm (2 inch) bores, and in a range of firearm operating mechanisms, including breech loading, [[double barreled s

...vation techniques. Military snipers are also adept at carrying out methods of infiltration, reconnaissance, and observation techniques.<ref>[http://scien .../> The verb ''to snipe'' originated in the 1770s among soldiers in British India, where a hunter skilled enough to kill the elusive, difficult snipe (a smal

|origin= [[People's Republic of China]] ...Lankan Civil War, Soviet war in Afghanistan, Iran–Iraq War, Croatian War of Independence, Serbian-Bosnian War, Kosovo Conflict

...ny> is lost in a unanimous opinion from the three judge panel in the Court of Appeal. ...Research Council released a report that concluded that a national database of [[ballistic markings]] is unworkable and that there is not enough scientifi

...mbered for the round which have been released to the civilian market, some of which have subsequently been modified for sporting use. ... around .309 inch up to .318 inch. For surplus military rifles with bores of .313 or larger, achieving accuracy with other than handloaded .303 rounds u

...re also present in the [[AK-103]] and the rest of the [[AK-10X]] series of rifles. ...attaching scopes and other optical equipment, which will accept most types of Russian and European AK optics. The rifle accepts most synthetic and metal

...possible to reduce overall weight. The AK-103 can be fitted with a variety of sights, including laser, [[night vision]], and [[telescopic sights]], plus ... in the Russian Army Spetsnaz, due to the good armor and cover penetration of the [[7.62x39mm]], and is already being exported to other countries such as

...ae.ox.ac.uk/workingpapers/pdfs/2006-13text.pdf "Weaponomics: The Economics of Small Arms"]</ref> ...g costs, the [[7.92x57mm Mauser]] cartridge case was shortened, the result of which was the lighter [[7.92x33mm Kurz]].

...e Boer War is often used as a cut-off event, although the exact definition of what constitutes an "Antique Firearm" varies from jurisdiction to jurisdict ... made many smokeless powder rifles manufactured in the 1890s quite capable of accurate shooting at long distances. In fact, many antique smokeless powder

|cartridge= [[.303 British]]<br>[[7.92x57mm Mauser]] (for [[Republic of China]] in World War II)<br>[[7.62x51mm NATO]] ...mage:Bren gunner of the Royal Scots 06-11-1944.jpg|right|thumb|Bren gunner of the Royal Scots in the Netherlands, [[1944]].]]

...ifle designs like the [[M4 Carbine]] have the action and magazine in front of the trigger mechanism.]] ...ng maneuverability. It alternatively allows for longer barrels on weapons of the same length, improving muzzle velocity. Higher muzzle velocities resul