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...ally [[break open]] designs. Unlike double barrelled shotguns and double rifles, where single selective or double triggers are used to allow rapid firing o ...s are primarily European, American calibers are rarer and, at least in the American market, more desirable and expensive. 20 gauge drillings and vierlings als

... their modern manufactured replicas, used in the sport are of the pre-1900 American West and Military eras. Competitors are encouraged to wear costumes or clothing of the [[American west]] or Classic B-Western Movies or military cavalry uniforms of any time

...901|Winchester 1887]] lever-action shotguns and Colt Lightning pump-action rifles are also legal. Both original and reproduction guns are equally acceptable. ... to 1899. Some CAS matches also offer side events for single-shot "buffalo rifles", [[derringers]], etc. Replica firearms are available from companies such a

...eads to officially sanctioned conflicting differences between European and American ammunition dimensions and chamber dimensions. Since C.I.P. and SAAMI do not ...tridges the dimension „S “ is always identical. On the other hand many American calibers exhibit an oversize designated as delta L (ΔL). This leads to the

...nd receiver has been evidenced shortly after the adoption of the M16. Many American technicians and inventors have proposed systems to convert these weapons to *Huon, Jean. Proud Promise--French Semiautomatic Rifles: 1898-1979, Collector Grade Publications,1995,ISBN 0-88935-186-4

! colspan="2" style="background:#efefef;" | [[:category:American gun law|US Gun Law]] / [[:category:gun rights|Gun Rights]] case, 2008 ...so struck down the portion of the law that requires all firearms including rifles and shotguns be kept "unloaded and disassembled or bound by a trigger lock.

...on was to make a larger gun. The largest bore guns in common use (and bore rifles with the advent of breech loading and rifling in the late 1800s) included t === Nitro Express rifles ===

...fghanistan. The 5.45 mm bullet was developed using the experiences of the American cartridge and was specifically designed to tumble. While controversial, bot

...would soon be renamed and normalized into the army under the name the 95th Rifles Regiment of Foot. Baker would also later write a book on his experiences making and using rifles.

...s and knees in a forward roll, did not allow for heavier equipment such as rifles and [[machine gun]]s to be safely carried during jumps. At Crete, long-rang ...iant that would ultimately be accepted into production as the FG 42. Fifty rifles were fabricated by Rheinmetall-Borsig for evaluation purposes by the end of

.../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

...Russian [[SKS]] [[carbine]] and French [[MAS-49]] series of semi-automatic rifles. The gas system is fitted with a gas regulator behind the front sight base, FAL rifles have also been manufactured in both light and heavy-barrel configurations,

... 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.

...://fnhusa1.com/PDF/FN_MIL_SCAR.pdf FN SCAR. The Next Generation of Assault Rifles], FNH USA</ref> ...ger Regiment was the first large unit deployed into combat with 600 of the rifles in 2009.<ref name="ArmyTimes200905">[http://armytimes.com/news/2009/05/army

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In [[1955]], the [[Browning Arms Company]] introduced this pistol for the American market as the Model 1955. Made in Belgium, this model was virtually identic *[http://www.gunsworld.com/ French and World Guns, Pistols, Revolvers, Rifles Since 1800.]

...er Repeating Arms Company|Winchester]]) and [[Browning Arms Company]] (an American gun company founded by [[John Browning|John Moses Browning]]'s family). Tog In 1898 the company entered into a long lasting relationship with the famous American firearms designer, [[John Browning|John Moses Browning]].

The [[Ross Rifle Company|Ross Rifle Co.]] made sporting rifles from early in its production, most notably chambered in [[.280 Ross]], intr ...nd eventually landed his first contract in 1903 for 12,000 ''Mark I Ross'' rifles.

The term "assault weapon" in the context of civilian rifles has been attributed to [[gun grabber|gun-control activist]] [[Josh Sugarman ...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

...echnological need given the need to stand when reloading either muskets or rifles. Breech loading allowed cover and concealment to be utilized, but the chan ...s it was far ahead of its time. General Howe held no especial bias against rifles other than against their expense, and of the wastage of officers in an army

...as an [[automatic rifle]]. However, many regulatory agencies, such as the American [[Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives|US BATFE]], consider ...secondary method of attack used in close combat. For example, arms such as rifles, muskets, and occasionally [[submachine gun]]s can have [[bayonet]]s affixe

...e technology owner claims as low as US$0.50 per firearm or as high as US $8.50, depending on the volume of the manufacturer. ...<ref>Ray Bonds, David Miller (2002). ''The Illustrated Directory of Modern American Weapons.'' Zenith Press.</ref>). In addition, the technology includes stam

...opmagazine.com/articles/xd/index.html XD X-Deelicious!] Charles E. Petty ''American Cop''</ref><ref name=saamiF>[http://www.saami.org/Glossary/display.cfm?lett ...ase of a firing pin. Two piece strikers are commonly found on bolt action rifles, while single piece strikers are found on pistols, such as those made by [[

...ssance among [[black powder]] shooting enthusiasts and many fine flintlock rifles and pistols are being made today. ...dian trade, and built the [[long rifle]], an improvement on the small game rifles used in Europe. This weapon has a barrel 90 to 115 centimeters long, and c

...e]] is a button, found commonly on [[M-16 rifle|M16]] and [[AR-15]] styled rifles, usually located near the [[bolt]] closure, that when hit will push the [[b ...ward assist has also recently been implemented on the ''MSAR STG-556'', an American-made variant of the Austrian [[Steyr AUG]] assault rifle, but the usefulnes

'''Glaser Safety Slug, Inc.''' is a small [[United States|American]] [[ammunition]] company based in Sturgis, South Dakota (the same location

...r attachments mounted under the barrel of a [[rifle]]. Alternatively, many rifles have been designed to fire [[rifle grenade]]s from their muzzle. Larger gre ...apon|automatic]] grenade launchers for ground and vehicle use, such as the American [[Mk 19]]. Capable of a relatively high rate of fire, these automatic grena

* '''[http://www.gunownersresource.com/manuals/rifles/LARGrizzlyBigBoar.pdf Big Boar Instruction Manual]''' (21 pgs, 6.5 MB .pdf) [[category:American .50 bolt-action rifles]]

...on-FFL to another non-FFL but may be shipped intrastate. Personally owned rifles and shotguns may be mailed or shipped to an FFL in any state for any lawful [[Category:American gun law]]

....al.us/CodeofAlabama/1975/13A-11-63.htm Ala §13A-11-63] || Short-barreled rifles and shotguns prohibited. ...Arizona largely lean on federal gun laws. For example, long gun purchases (rifles and shotguns) and ammunition for long guns require that the buyer be at lea

... There is restriction in [[muzzle energy]] output - handguns up to 1000 J, rifles up to 6000 J. Automatic guns, laser sights, silencers and [[hollow point bu ...ing is a rifle or shotgun. Sportsmen are permitted to possess shotguns or rifles for hunting and for skeet and trap shooting, but only after submitting to a

...matic), [[air rifles]], [[paintball guns]], and [[airsoft|airsoft/soft air rifles]] (depending on State). * '''Category B''': [[centrefire]] rifles (not semi-automatic), [[Muzzleloader|muzzleloading]] firearms made after [[

...cally opposed views. On one hand, there are those who advocate for a more "American-style" right-to-ownership, and object to the registration of their personal ...ictions did not cover [[rimfire]] rifles or manual (e.g., [[bolt action]]) rifles. Provinces have the choice to opt-out of this regulation.

...-kopel.html ''"What America can learn from Switzerland..."'', David Kopel, American Rifleman, February 1990]</ref> The government sponsors training with rifles and shooting in competitions for interested adolescents, both male and fema

... single shot and semi auto centre fire rifles and semi auto military style rifles. ...ing registration:''' Includes single shot rimfire rifles and small calibre rifles.

... A Comparison of Results from Two Recent National Surveys''. Annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Science, 455. (May 1981)</ref><ref name="CN ...rotection. The importance of guns also derives from the role of hunting in American culture, which remains popular as a sport in the country today.<ref name="a

...ted that Americans owned 192 million guns, with 36% of these consisting of rifles, 34% handguns, 26% shotguns, and 4% other types of long guns.<ref name=nspo ...prevention.bmj.com/cgi/content/full/13/3/150 Gun shows across a multistate American gun market: observational evidence of the effects of regulatory policies] -

...ht|A modern [[black powder substitute]] for [[muzzleloader|muzzleloading]] rifles in FFG size]]'''Gunpowder''' (also called '''black powder''') is a pyrotech ...sed in large bore rifles and small cannon though FFg (medium and smallbore rifles), FFFg (pistols), and FFFFg (smallbore, short pistols and priming [[flintlo

...ls, or only shotguns, or only (pre-1964) Model '94 Winchester Lever-Action Rifles; for instance). * Design and build complete rifles by fitting stock barrels to stock receivers; fabricating or purchasing addi

...ridge(s) and the cocking of the hammer(s) were separate operations. While rifles evolved away quickly away from these early breech loading designs, the doub American inventor [[Daniel Myron LeFever]] was the first to develop a "hammerless" s

Not all grenades are thrown by hand. Several types are fired from rifles or purpose-designed [[grenade launcher]]s. For example, [[tear gas]] grenad In the American Civil War, both sides used crude hand grenades equipped with a plunger that

...ake a technical distinction that views pistols as a subset of handguns. In American usage, the term "pistol" refers to a handgun whose chamber is integral with * [[Howdah pistol]]s, often made from double-barrelled rifles.

...sh partisans firing a [[Ckm wz.30]] (a [[Poland|Polish]]-made clone of the American Browning M1917) in 1944.]] ...ehr 08|MG 08]] and the [[Vickers machine gun|Vickers gun]], as well as the American [[M1917 Browning machine gun]], were all substantial weapons. The .303 Vic

...my). In 1991 in the wake of the cancellation of the [[HK G41|G41]] and G11 rifles, H&K was bought by British Aerospace's Royal Ordnance division. Their major ...">[http://www.armytimes.com/news/2007/07/army_rifle_070715/ M4 to face new rifles in dust-chamber test]</ref> The XM8 and FN SCAR had the fewest failures in

...y (Bundeswehr) now displayed interest and soon purchased a number of CETME rifles (7.62x51mm NATO chambering) for further testing. The CETME, known as the '' ...production G3 rifles differed substantially from more recent models; early rifles featured closed-type mechanical flip iron sights (with two settings), a lig

<li>D20RS: 3.855 kg (8.50 lb)</li></ul> ...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

|wars= American Civil War, Indian Wars ...|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

... bullets, especially those intended for use at high velocity in centerfire rifles, are ''jacketed'', i.e. a portion of the lead-cored bullet is wrapped in a ...States military, for example, uses hollow-point bullets in some [[sniper]] rifles for their exceptional accuracy at long ranges, and believes that the hollow

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...which used it, called the "caplock". The caplock appeared just before the American Civil War, and was quickly adopted by both sides as it was even simpler and Berdan primers are named after their American inventor, [[Hiram Berdan]] of New York who invented his first variation of

...ange of regional issues around the world, including drug violence in South American countries. ... many kinds of small arms, including [[Semi-automatic rifle|semi-automatic rifles]] and [[Handgun|handguns]]<ref name=kopel-byu /><ref name=iansa-national-re

|products= [[Rifles]] & [[shotguns]] [[Category:American firearms manufacturers]]

...831]] – [[February 24]], [[1904]]) was a Scottish-[[Canadian]] and later American inventor and arms designer, best known for inventing the [[bolt action]] th ...anaging to acquire a contract for 1,000 rifles from the US Army during the American Civil War.

In [[1976]], Cooper founded the ''American Pistol Institute''{API) in Paulden, Arizona (later the [[Gunsite Training C .... Steyr, Ruger, Savage, and several other gun makers now manufacture Scout rifles that roughly match Cooper's specifications, but most lack auxiliary iron si

...s such as grenades and machineguns were banned, however small arms such as rifles and pistols remained in common use. Valery Polozov, a former advisor to the [[Category:American gun rights groups]]

...ars tooling new workshops and perfecting precision machinery for producing rifles with interchangeable parts – a boldly ambitious goal for an industry whic ... operation."'' Hall, not Eli Whitney, was the man who truly perfected the American system of manufacturing which eventually led to mass production.

... [[November 26]], [[1926]]), born in Ogden, Utah, was an [[United States|American]] [[firearm]]s designer who developed many varieties of firearms, [[cartrid ...ented or made significant improvements to single-shot rifles, lever action rifles, and slide action firearms. His most significant contributions were in the

...makes it almost as lethal as a fully [[automatic firearm]] such as assault rifles. The impression that Sugarmann originated the term may stem from a 1988 stu [[Category:American gun politics]]

...S. Repeating Arms closed the New Haven, Connecticut plant where Winchester rifles and shotguns had been produced for 140 years. Along with the closing of the [[American]] [[gun grabber]] [[Carolyn McCarthy]] (D-NY) took [[Assault Weapons Ban an

|caption= The breech end of two Kammerlader rifles .... ''Kammerladers'' quickly gained a reputation for being fast and accurate rifles, and would have been a [[deadly weapon]] against massed ranks of infantry.

... was one of the final developments in the long line of [[Mauser]] military rifles. ...o an internal [[Magazine (firearm)|magazine]]. It was derived from earlier rifles, namely the Karabiner 98b, which in turn had been developed from the Mauser

...s, manufactures, and distributes [[small arms]] such as [[M1911]] pistols, rifles, and shotguns. The [[USA Shooting Team]], Marines assigned to Special Opera ..., which quickly built a reputation for accurate [[.22 long rifle]] caliber rifles, began to expand its product line and eventually acquired a second manufact

... also ''Knight's Manufacturing Company'') is an [[United States of America|American]] [[firearm]]s and firearms parts manufacturer. ...pular firearms, including the American [[M16 Rifle|M16]]/[[M4 Carbine|M4]] rifles and the popular [[Heckler & Koch MP5]] series sub-machine guns. The RIS/RAS

...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

... M77]] rifle. Sullivan has recently become very critical of the M16 and M4 rifles that he co-designed.<noinclude><ref>[http://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/militar [[Category:American firearms designers]]

...e= 550 yd (503 m)<ref>http://enfieldrifles.profusehost.net/ti4.htm Enfield Rifles.Net</ref> ...ed the earlier [[Martini-Henry]], [[Martini-Enfield]], and [[Lee-Metford]] rifles, and although officially replaced in the UK with the [[FN-FAL#United Kingdo

in its name is for James Paris Lee, a Scottish-born American who sniper rifles! The typical conversion consists of rebarrelling,

...in Firearms|Marlin]] and [[Savage Arms|Savage]]- also produce lever-action rifles. While the term ''lever-action'' generally implies a repeating firearm, it ...000 were made, and it was adopted by the United States and used during the American Civil War, marking the first adoption of a removable-magazine-fed infantry-

==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 ...''': .45ACP calibre pistol of Browning design, standard service pistol of American forces until recent replacement by the Beretta 92FS (M9) in the late 1980s,

...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

*[[American-180]] (US - SMG - .22 LR & .22 Short Magnum) **[[American SAR 180/275]] (US - Semi-Auto Carbine - .22 LR)

...the '''United States Rifle, Caliber 7.62 mm, M14''', is an [[United States|American]] [[selective fire]] [[battle rifle]] firing [[7.62x51mm NATO]] [[ammunitio ...r, and T20 prototypes served as the basis for a number of Springfield test rifles from 1945 through the early 1950s.

...led that many U.S. infantrymen (as many as 2/3) never actually fired their rifles in combat. By contrast, soldiers armed with rapid fire weapons (such as sub Existing rifles were poorly suited to real-world combat for both of these reasons. Although

... Patent Numbers]</ref>; he had previously been working on [[lever action]] rifles for Winchester such as the [[Winchester rifle#Winchester Model 1886|Winches ... Marines. It was also utilized by American forces during the Philippine–American War, and the Boxer Rebellion, where it proved to be accurate and reliable.<

... '''United States Rifle, Caliber .30, Model 1903''', is an [[United States|American]] [[Magazine (firearm)|magazine-fed]], [[bolt-action]] [[rifle]] used prima ...98 [[Krag-Jørgensen|Krag]] and contemporary German [[Mauser]] bolt-action rifles. The M1903 not only replaced the various versions of the Krag, but also th

...two all-new service rifles (the [[Krag-Jørgensen#American Krag-Jørgensen rifles|M1892/96/98 Krag]] and [[M1895 Navy Lee]]), as well as a series of revolver ...countered by American units fighting Moro guerrillas during the Philippine-American War, the then-standard [[.38 Long Colt]] revolver was found to be unsuitabl

...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

... extent, in the Vietnam War. Most M1 rifles were issued to [[United States|American]] troops, though many were also lent to other nations. It is still used by ...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 ...onents, usually including the launcher, adaptors for attachment to assault rifles, and leaf sights (which can be used with the rifle's front sight post). M2

...weapon (SAW)''', formally '''Squad Automatic Weapon, 5.56mm, M249''' is an American version of the [[FN Minimi]] manufactured in the [[United States]] and used ...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

...'' match-grade ammunition in 2009 for use in .300 Winchester Magnum sniper rifles like the U.S. Navy Mk.13 MOD 5 rifle or reconfigured M24 SWSs. This ammunit ...the main reconfiguration changes compared to 7.62×51mm NATO chambered M24 rifles are:<ref>[http://bulletin.accurateshooter.com/2010/09/remington-wins-m24e1-

...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 ...still in service as an anti-tank weapon, as originally intended.<ref>''The American Arsenal'', 2001. p. 224</ref> On most of the vehicles the weapon was moun

...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 ...07/11/5/nation/19381084&sec=nation Malaysia has license to make M4 assault rifles] The Star 2007-11-05</ref> It is expected that these weapons will not only

...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 ...arms and Explosives]] (BATFE), they are treated as belt-fed semi-automatic rifles; however, individual state and local regulations still apply.

... Spanish [[CETME Ameli]] machine gun, and lent many design elements to the American [[M60 machine gun|M60]]. The Ameli and the MG3 were in service with many ar ...unds per minute, twice the rate of the British [[Vickers machine gun]] and American Browning at 600 round/min. At such a high rate the human ear cannot easily

...d squad leaders; the majority of German soldiers carried [[Karabiner 98k]] rifles. However, later experience with [[Soviet]] tactics - where entire units arm ...erial and labor costs made it expensive to produce alongside the [[Kar98]] rifles. Starting in [[1943]], the German army moved to replace both the Kar-98 rif

...hine guns, as well as manual volley guns, saw their first major use in the American Civil War. The [[Gatling gun]] and "coffee gun" both used manually-powered ... 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]

...-round en-bloc clip, [[M14 rifle]]s 20-round magazine, AR-15/M16 series of rifles 20- and 30-round magazines.]] ...e rotary "tube" magazine found on many [[lever-action]] and semi-automatic rifles and [[shotgun]]s. A particular firearm may use multiple types of magazine,

*"Les fusils d'assaut français " "The french assault rifles" by Jean Huon, published by Editions Barnett in 1998, ISBN 2-9508308-6-2 *Gotz, Hans Dieter, ''German Military Rifles and Machine Pistols, 1871-1945'', Schiffer Publishing, Ltd. West Chester, P

The MAS designed and manufactured the family of French 7.5 mm rifles, from the [[MAS 36]] to the [[FSA MAS 49/56]], then later the current stand ...omatic rifles since 1898, notably the Mle 1917 and Mle 1918 semi-automatic rifles, the Meunier (A6) rifle as well as the MAS 38-40 to MAS49 and 49/56 series.

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

* [http://www.gunownersresource.com/manuals/rifles/Marlin_Papoose_70PSS.pdf Marlin Model 70PSS Owner's Manual] [[Category:Marlin .22 semi-automatic takedown rifles| 0070P]]

...einmetall]]. ''Mauser Jagdwaffen GmbH'' was split off and continues making rifles, while the Rheinmetal subsidiary, called ''Mauser-Werke Oberndorf Waffensys Note that the model names of the following Mauser rifles are split between company designations and German military designations. Fo

...ning the possession of handguns as well as other gun regulations affecting rifles and shotguns, citing ''[[United States v. Cruikshank]]'', ''[[Presser v. Il ...)</ref> proposing that "the right to keep and bear arms is a privilege of American citizenship that applies to the States through the Fourteenth Amendment’s

... 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 ...ehr 08|MG 08]] and the [[Vickers machine gun|Vickers gun]], as well as the American [[M1917 Browning machine gun|Browning Model 1917 machine gun]]) were all su

*Blackmore, Howard L. ''Guns and Rifles of the World.'' New York: Viking Press, 1965 *Garavaglia, Louis A. and Charles G. Worman. ''Firearms of the American West, 1803-1865.'' Albuquerque: UNM Press, 1984

...ified the weapon, Precision Reflex Incorporated (PRI) began assembling the rifles themselves. While a number of trigger options were tried in the end, the [[ ...lescoping M4 buttstocks, and the Crane Enhanced telescoping buttstock. The rifles are compatible with any type of stock system developed for the M16.

...uld not be loaded until the bore was wiped clean. For this reason, regular American units used smoothbore muskets. However, from the Napoleonic Wars onwards, t ...American Civil War (1860s) most infantry were equipped with muzzle-loading rifles. These were far more accurate than smoothbore muskets and had a far longer

...fire, and rarely beyond the 50-yard range. The rifled muskets of the [[American Civil War]] were much more accurate, making combat ranges of 300 yards - or

...k]], [[flintlock]] and [[percussion cap|percussion]] long guns, to in-line rifles that use modern inventions such as a closed breech, sealed [[percussion cap ...f the ball which grips the rifling and imparts spin to the ball. In Minie rifles, no patch is used as the projectile has a base which expands to grip the r

Some examples of conversion parts; a SWD Auto Connector (for AR rifles), an AR-15 drop-in auto sear, an HK sear, as made by Fleming Firearms, J.A. ... outline of the gun, are AOW's. This would affect, for example, the North American Arms mini-revolver and the wallet holster NAA used to sell for the gun, as

# Short-Barreled Rifles (SBRs) - this category includes any weapon with a buttstock and either a ri ...on-sporting firearm with a bore over 0.50" (many firearms with bores over 0.50", such as 12-gauge shotguns, are exempted from the law because they have be

...n the [[United States]]. It was established in New York in [[1871]] as the American Rifle Association. The NRA sponsors firearm safety training courses, as wel ...ns as a general promoter of the shooting sports. The NRA house magazine, ''American Rifleman'', covers major shooting competitions and related topics, and the

...y. Savage still uses the Stevens brand today for a number of its low cost rifles and shotguns. ...f name=flayderman>Flayderman, Norm (1994). ''Flayderman's Guide to Antique American Firearms''. DBI Books. p. 209.</ref> Business was slow into 1870, when it o

...ough the 1960s, it also produced a line of .22 caliber target and sporting rifles.<ref name="plinkster">[http://www.mossbergintl.com/pages/702plinkster.htm M ... manufacture a line of several [[lever-action|lever-]] and [[bolt-action]] rifles, including one youth model: the [[801 Half-pint Plinkster]].

...rgensen rifles|Norwegian]] and [[Krag-Jørgensen#American Krag-Jørgensen rifles|US]] armies.

...r 30]], [[1810]] &ndash; [[December 11]], [[1880]]) was an [[United States|American]] businessman and politician (but he can be forgiven for that part). ...tured for almost six years with a total production of approximately 12,000 rifles, both iron and brass frame models. Following the success of the Henry rifl

...e than 20 rounds or a shotgun that holds more than seven rounds -- assault rifles, mostly, Van Cleave said. Regular six-shooters or pistols with nine- or 10- ...nn.com/2009/08/17/men-tote-assault-rifles-at-obama-event/ Men tote assault rifles at Obama event] CNN Politics, August 17th, 2009</ref> No crimes were commit

...ovel ''Johnny Tremain'', set in Boston during the period leading up to the American Revolution, describes the making of paper cartridges. ... in their construction, paper cartridges were used through the time of the American Civil War, after which time they were displaced by modern metallic cartridg

...gfields, contracting to produce millions of [[M1917 Enfield rifle|M1917]] "American Enfield" rifle with Remington and Winchester and were importing [[Ross rifl The Pedersen Device was also modified to fit the US Rifle, Model of 1917 (the American Enfield), and the US Rifle, Model of 1916 ( The Remington Mosin Nagant). Ne

... were, and still are, made in small sizes for pistols and larger sizes for rifles and muskets. .... The Maynard Tape Primer was fitted to some military firearms used in the American Civil War. Other disc or pellet-type primers held a supply of tiny fulminat

...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.

...Robert E. Hales and Stuart C. Yudofsky, eds. 1988. Textbook of Psychiatry. American Psychiatric Press. P.137.</ref> To protect themselves from "being bad", the ... a true phobia of guns realizes his fear is excessive or unreasonable,<ref>American Psychiatric Association. 1994. Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental

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

...ton model 7600 rifle| Remington Model 7600]] series pump-action centrefire rifles and carbines. The basic trigger group design was first used in the automati [[Category:American pump-action shotguns]]

...nd ammunition domestically, and is the largest US producer of shotguns and rifles. Remington does not produce handguns. Its products are distributed in over ...siness into rifle barrel production. Local residents often built their own rifles to save on costs, but purchased the barrel. Eliphalet's father sent him to

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...tp://www.thegreatmodel8.remingtonsociety.com/ A website dedicated to these rifles] [[Category:Remington semi-automatic rifles]]

...le examples being various grenade launchers and riot guns, and even some [[rifles]]. ...at Revolver.jpg|thumb|The [[LeMat Revolver]], an unusual revolver from the American Civil War era with 9 revolving chambers firing bullets and a center barrel

...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

... to ensure reliable functioning, due to differences in bullet design. The American bullet would often break apart in the grenade, and this led to the V-B deri ...ench V-B grenade, "spigot" type launchers were developed by the German and American armies. The spigot attached the muzzle of the rifle, and the corresponding

...libersAndTwists.html Products::Rifle Barrels::Calibers and Twists], Shilen Rifles, Inc.</ref> ...ade with 1 in 7 inches (180 mm) twist rates, the same as used for the M16. Rifles, which generally fire longer, smaller diameter bullets, will in general hav

...their own defense'', and not that of the state, did NOT originate with the American Constitution's Second Amendment.''' ...t appeared in the 1790’s described the rights of Englishmen (which every American colonist had been promised) in these terms 'everyone is at liberty to keep

*3-Time American Handgunner World Shootoff Champion: 1996, 2003, 2004 [[Category:American sport shooters]]

... 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]].

...gh of Enfield, now part of north London, which produced [[British military rifles]], [[muskets]] and swords from 1816. It closed in 1988, but some of its wor ...ngineers. The workforce increased to 1000, and by 1860 an average of 1,744 rifles were produced per week.

... the standard caliber for its service rifles, further development of these rifles was discontinued (the British Army chose to adopt the 7.62 mm L1A1 SLR auto ... 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

...ividual use. They include, inter alia, revolvers and self-loading pistols, rifles and carbines, sub-machine guns, assault rifles and light machine guns;

|products= [[Handguns]], [[rifles]] ...ayed|roller-delayed blowback]] as used in the [[CETME]]/[[G3]]/[[SIG 510]] rifles and sometimes had a muzzle capable of launching rifle grenades. However, th

...ich preceded it — most notably, the Soviet [[SVT-40|SVT]] series and the American [[M1 Garand rifle|M1 Garand]]. Contrary to popular belief it is not a moder ... drum magazines). The SKS also has a slightly longer barrel than AK-series rifles, with a fractionally higher muzzle velocity.

...n from "''Technical Note 6: Technical Information Concerning AR-10B Series Rifles''," from the ArmaLite website). ...n order to answer repeated questions concerning the ArmaLite AR-10B series rifles, particularly on differences between the [[AR-10B]] series, the [[M-16]] se

|variants= L1A1/C1/C1A1 <small>(Rifles)</small><br />L2A1/C2/C2A1 <small>([[Squad automatic weapon|SAWs]])</small> ...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

|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]] [

... company cut its entire product line down to only the most basic Model 110 rifles. The design has since succeeded in bringing the company back to life as one ...del 110 is the basis for the entire line Savage [[centerfire]] bolt action rifles, including the Models 11/111, 12, 14/114, 16/116, and Model 210 bolt action

...//www.guncite.com/journals/senrpt/senrpt27.html</ref><ref>"Few subjects in American jurisprudence have produced as much work by legal scholars, so little of wh ...or Volokh points out that this structure was actually quite commonplace in American constitutions of the Framing era: State Bills of Rights contained justifica

A few years later, American [[gunsmith]] [[John Moses Browning]] developed the first successful semi-au ...rms Company]] introduced the first semi-automatic rim-fire and center-fire rifles designed especially for the civilian market. The [[Winchester Model 1903]]

... rifle]] suitable for use in nearly all theatres and environments. Service rifles are also often selected for their upgradability (e.g. the addition of under ...e battlefield, with the muskets being phased out. Originally, these combat rifles were single-shot muzzleloading weapons, but as technology advanced through

...es]], 140-150dB for rimfire [[pistols]], and 150-160 dB for [[centerfire]] rifles, pistols, and [[shotguns]]. ... weeks, a baby will move in rhythm to an orchestra drum!) According to The American Academy of Pediatrics, "the hearing threshold (the intensity at which one p

Concerned over poor marksmanship during the American Civil War, veteran Union officers Col. William C. Church and Gen. George Wi ...liated programs through groups such as 4-H, the Boy Scouts of America, the American Legion, U.S. Jaycees, NCAA, the [http://www.nssf.org/sctp/ Scholastic Clay

...ges. The decline in military use of shotguns reversed in World War I, when American forces used 12-gauge pump action shotguns in close-quarters trench fighting ...ily in '''yours'''). Coach guns are also more commonly associated with the American Old West or Australian Colonial period, and often used for hunting in bush,

...s]] restrict it to short range use, as it does accuracy similar to that of American Foster slugs while retaining the improved penetration and slug integrity of ...tandard American domestic shotgun slug, they are sometimes referred to as "American slugs" to differentiate them from the standard "European slug" design popul

====Rifles==== ...ridge, chambered in trapdoor conversions of [[rifled musket]]s used in the American Civil War. The trapdoor mechanism continued with the adoption of the [[Spr

...ew company proved quite opportune for the partners, since the onset of the American Civil War five years later produced a great demand for Smith & Wesson's pro *.44 S&W American

...a highly trained soldier who specializes in shooting targets with modified rifles from very long distances. They're also adept in stealth, camouflage, infilt ...rm 'sniper' was not in widespread use in the United States until after the American Civil War.

...r.jpg|thumb|The [[Accuracy International]] Arctic Warfare series of sniper rifles is standard issue in the armies of many countries, including those of Brita ...ate manufacturing, allowed armies to equip specially-trained soldiers with rifles that would enable them to deliver precise shots over greater distances than

... center was the [[Harpers Ferry Armory]], until its destruction during the American Civil War. ...field" was established to manufacture cartridges and gun carriages for the American Revolution.

* [[Springfield Model 1880]] Triangular rod bayonet rifles * [[Springfield Model 1889]] Round rod bayonet rifles

...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 ...ld from the [[United States]], but this did not begin to meet demand. The American entry into the war at the end of 1941 placed an even bigger demand on the f

The AUG was designed as a family of rifles that could be quickly adapted to a wide variety of roles with the change of ...nally threaded to take a [[Blank-firing adaptor|blank-firing attachment]]. Rifles equipped with 407 mm (16.0 in) and 508 mm (20.0 in) barrels are able to lau

...ional headlines when it sold 800 [[Steyr HS .50|HS .50]] long range sniper rifles to Iran in 2005, for the National Iranian Police Organisation to use agains ...in.jhtml?xml=/news/2007/02/13/wiran13.xml "Iraqi insurgents using Austrian rifles from Iran"], ''The Telegraph'', February 13, 2007</ref>

...r" appeared in the late 19th Century when colonial troops ([[United States|American]] in the Philippines, [[British]] in [[New Zealand]]) engaging in close act Rifles commonly propel bullets to speeds of at at least 2-3 times the velocity of

...uger produces bolt-action, semi-automatic, full-automatic, and single-shot rifles; shotguns; semi-automatic pistols; and single-action and double-action revo rifles, shotguns, pistols, and revolvers.

They were popularized in the 1920s and '30s as weapon of choice of American gangsters and police, in the form of the famous [[Thompson submachine gun]] ...but more accurate fire (such as provided by bolt-action and semi-automatic rifles) was one of the main causes for the development of the [[assault rifle]].

...d around the beginning of the 20th century by a number of inventors. [[USA|American]] inventor [[Hiram Percy Maxim|Hiram Maxim]] is credited with inventing and Suppressors were regularly used by American Office of Strategic Services (OSS) agents during World War II, who favored

...rst commercially-available [[rimfire]] and [[centerfire]] [[self-loading]] rifles, [[Winchester Model 1911|Model 1911]] self-loading shotgun, the [[Wincheste [[Category:American firearms designers]]

|The mainstay of the American Buffalo Hunter ...e|SVD Dragunov]] with Russia and the [[Puşca Semiautomată cu Lunetă|PSL rifles]] with many other countries.

==Rifles== ...were takedown guns. Both [[centerfire]] and [[Rimfire ammunition|rimfire]] rifles are available in takedown configuration.

...nd shrinks. Front focal plane reticles are slightly more durable, but most American users prefer that the reticle remains constant as the image changes size, s ...s by laboriously hand adjusting every military grade telescopic sight. The American high end telescopic sight manufacturer U.S. Optics Inc. <ref>[http://www.us

...1A]] magazines, [[M1911]] magazines, [[FN/FAL]]s and [[L1A1]]s, [[Mauser]] rifles, pre-1899 [[cartridge]] guns, and European Ammo Box Markings Translations. ...[Winchester Model 1890]] pump or [[Winchester Low Wall]] [[single shot]] [[rifles]] are ideal.)

...ifles, though they have recently added a line of semiautomatic [[rimfire]] rifles. ==Muzzleloading rifles==

[[category:American gun law]]

He has also been the intellectual backing behind the campaign to ban rifles chambered in [[.50 BMG]]. ... the gun control community, such as [[Americans for Gun Safety]] and the [[American Hunters and Shooters Association]]. For example, Diaz openly stated that

# [[Rifles]] and [[handguns]] aren't necessary to national defense! Of course, the arm ... aren't "military weapons", but private citizens shouldn't have "[[assault rifles]]", because they are military weapons.

...and AKM by the fully-enclosed hooded front [[sight]] (all other AK pattern rifles, including those made in [[Russia]], have a partially open front sight). Ma ... not known, it is commonly estimated that as many as 10-15 million Type 56 rifles have been produced since the 1950s which means they may account for nearly

...models used separate gas blocks and barrel attached bayonet lugs. Current rifles are built with a special KAC-made gas block that has both a flip-up sight a [[Category:American 5.56mm sniper rifles]]

|products= [[Rifles]], [[Shotguns]], [[Ammunition]] ...chester employees to purchase the rights to manufacture Winchester brand [[rifles]] and [[shotguns]] in New Haven, Connecticut, under license from Olin Corpo

:''This article is about the Finnish M82 assault rifle. For the American M82 sniper rifle, see [[M82 Barrett rifle]].'' ...rget. With the sight offset from the barrel by approximately 1.25", if the rifles windage were zeroed at 50 meters, at 100 meters distance the windage error

'''Varmint rifle''' is an American English term for a relatively small-caliber firearm (or even a high-powered The varmint gun fills a design gap between small game rifles and [[rimfire]] firearms. [[.22LR]] (the most popular rimfire caliber) is s

...hat specific categories, such as handguns, assault weapons, and 50 caliber rifles should be banned. A forward grip/barrel shrouds are common on most rifles as it lets the other hand steady the barrel without burning their hand on i

...inchester, a rimmed [[.308 Winchester]], developed for use in lever-action rifles. A handloader can add a rim, by swaging a ring of metal onto a rimless case ...the best benchrest cartridge available. Chambered only in [[single-shot]] rifles due to its short, fat case and sharp shoulder angle, the 6 mm PPC is still

...cussion rifles that used a revolver cylinder instead of a magazine. These rifles were produced in various configurations including both single and double tr ...ications. 19 of those were for cartridge weapons including [[bolt-action]] rifles and [[machine gun]]s, as well as his famous revolvers.

...el 1901''' were [[lever-action]] [[shotguns]] originally designed by famed American gun designer [[John Browning]] and produced by the [[Winchester Repeating A ...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

...age.aspx?id=2006&cid=0 "Winchester Model 1892 Deluxe Takedown Edition"], ''American Rifleman'', December 2009.</ref> [[Caliber]]s for the rifle vary and some a ...essures found in contemporary military cartridges used for [[single-shot]] rifles, at the behest of then-company president Thomas G. Bennett ([[Oliver Winche

...peating Arms]] under the Winchester brand until they ceased to manufacture rifles in 2006. In 2010 [[FN Herstal]] reintroduced the Model '94 as a limited pro ...s the rifle credited with the name "Winchester" being used to refer to all rifles of this type and was the first commercial sporting rifle to sell over 7,000

...s. The Model 1895 also had a stronger action than traditional lever-action rifles (such as the [[Winchester Model 94]]), which meant it could handle the incr ...rifle had full wood stocks and would mount a [[bayonet]], while commercial rifles were available with a variety of stock and barrel lengths depending on the

|products= [[rifles]], [[pistols]], [[shotguns]], [[ammunition]], accessories }}The '''Winchester Repeating Arms Company''' was a prominent [[United States|American]] maker of [[semi-automatic firearm|repeating firearms]] during the late ni

... 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

... to A3s and A5s as they rotate into the armory for service and repair. The rifles have had many sub-variations in [[telescopic sight]]s, and smaller user mod ...ral possibilities, they ordered 700 [[Remington Arms|Remington]] Model 40x rifles (target/varmint version of the [[Remington 700|Model 700]] [[bolt-action]]

...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 ...0 m (2,657 yd) shot in March 2002. Furlong took the shot while supporting American soldiers during Operation Anaconda in the beginning years of the latest War

...EMorgan1.html "Assault Rifle Legislation: Unwise and Unconstitutional"]. ''American Journal of Criminal Law (Texas)''. 2011-12-08</ref><ref>[http://www.ammolan *[[List of American firearms topics]]

... popular around 1900. Some suspect that this shotgun arose from converted rifles of a similar bore diameter. The first ammunition was two inches (5.08 cm) ... Winchester] .410 buckshot</ref><ref>[http://www.amderringer.com/safe.html American Derringer] .410 buckshot</ref>, compared to the 10 pellets in a 3 inch 12 g

|wars= American Civil War ...[rifle]]s that began with a design by [[Christian Sharps]] in 1848. Sharps rifles have been historically renowned for long range and high accuracy. By [[187

|unit_cost=US$8,650<ref>[http://www.barrettrifles.com/rifle_82.aspx Barrett Rifles]</ref> ...any]]. It is used by many units and armies around the world, including the American Special Forces. It is also called the "Light Fifty" for its [[.50 BMG|.50 c

* [[November 4]] &mdash; Americans elect Barry Obama President. Oops. American gun owners respond with the biggest mass purchase of guns and ammo in the h * A variant of the [[FN SCAR]] was one of four finalist rifles for the Infantry Automatic Rifle (IAR) competition, and [[Fabrique National

...d. It is one of the few cartridges that are accepted by a large variety of rifles, as well as pistols. Virtually every manufacturer of cartridge firearms ma ...idges are capable of the same or better accuracy. A contributing factor in rifles is the transition of even a high-velocity cartridge projectile from superso

...r the first [[Smith and Wesson]] [[revolver]], the .22 Short was the first American metallic cartridge. The original loading was a 29 grain (1.88 g) bullet an [[Image:NAA22S.jpg|left|thumb|150px|[[North American Arms]] model NAA22S mini-revolver, chambered in .22 Short.]][[File:22short.

... the .22 WMR is also found in a number of revolvers by [[Taurus]], [[North American Arms]], Tanfoglio, and Sturm, Ruger, and was previously available in [[semi ...is less expensive than the new [[.17 Rimfire]] calibers. Since many of the rifles that chamber the .22 WMR use tubular magazines, bullet noses are generally

...Belgium and the Canadian Army. The .280 British was tested in a variety of rifles and machineguns including the [[EM-2]], [[Lee-Enfield]], [[FN FAL]], [[Bren ...d not adopt a caliber under .30 inch. The British attempted to appease the American biases, first with small changes such as changing the rim diameter of the .

...the most popular sporting [[cartridges]] ever produced. It is the standard American deer cartridge, but its popularity is due more to the light, handy carbines ...]] [[caliber]]. This makes the Improved 30-30 pretty much obsolete for new rifles, but it is still a good modification for older Model 94's or 336's.

...OA]]) accuracy out to 1000 yards (914 m) is not unusual in precision built rifles firing match grade ammunition. Velocity with a 180 grain projectile at max The .300 Win Mag remains the most popular .30 caliber magnum with American hunters, despite being eclipsed in performance by the more powerful [[.300

...power]] against the wooden shields of charging Moros during the Philippine-American War.<ref name="cotw">Barnes, Frank C. Ken Warner, editor. ''Cartridges of t ... reduced recoil, lower noise, and lower cost. A number of [[lever action]] rifles are also chambered in .357 Magnum and .38 Special.

...he cartridge is named in honor of [[Benjamin Tyler Henry]], A 19th century American [[gunsmith]]. Henry was the foreman of the [[U.S. Repeating Arms Company|Ne ... also used by the very few Confederate troops who managed to capture these rifles.

... moot, and [[SAAMI]] compliant ammunition should fire from any handguns or rifles chambered for the .44 Magnum. ...ref name=woods>[http://www.chuckhawks.com/woods_rifles.htm Woods and Brush Rifles] Chuck Hawks</ref> Aggressive loads using slow burning powders maximize per

...]] cartridge which had been adopted in 1866, one year after the end of the American Civil War. ...short lived .50-70-425 cartridge, adopted in 1866 and used in a variety of rifles, many of them percussion rifled muskets converted to trapdoor action breech

... well as other .50 machine guns. The use in single-shot and semi-automatic rifles has resulted in many specialized [[match-grade]] rounds not used in .50 mac ...especially for this round. The previous standard for ammunition for sniper rifles was .30-06, but the .50 round is more accurate at extreme range.

...in the state of California that effectively banned all [[.50 BMG]]-caliber rifles from being sold in the state. The law took effect on January 1, 2005.<ref n ...into effect. To quote the state web site, the act "regulates the .50 BMG rifles in essentially the same manner as assault weapons." <ref name="50faq">"[htt

...auncher|Pallad wz. 74]] underbarrel grenade launchers (used with AK family rifles in use in Polish Army like the AKM/AKMS, Tantal and Beryl) and Pallad-D wz. ... mandating that they buy green ammunition. The MK281 is manufactured by an American subsidiary of the [[Rheinmetall|Rheinmetall Group]].

...utomatic fire accuracy.<ref>[http://www.quarryhs.co.uk/Assault.htm Assault Rifles and Their Ammunition: History and Prospects by Anthony G. Williams]</ref> ...l]] energy delivered by the 5.45×39mm [[AK-74]] assault rifle is 3.39 J (2.50 ft·lb), compared to 6.44 J (4.75 ft·lb) delivered by the 5.56×45mm NATO

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... and nearly universally legal for hunting except in areas where the use of rifles for hunting is completely prohibited. ...its limited ballistics, because of the many inexpensive good semiautomatic rifles available for it, the availability of inexpensive ammunition, and because o

...m JS''' or '''8 mm Mauser''' (the widespread use in German military Mauser rifles caused the "Mauser" tag, though Mauser had nothing to do with the developme ...7mm IRS variant is offered as a chambering option in European break action rifles.

...riants of the [[AK-47]] because it is inclusive of semi-automatic civilian rifles which are partly or wholly derived from later military versions of that rif ...r stamped counterparts. Some authorities also suggest that milled receiver rifles enjoy slightly better inherent accuracy than stamped guns but others dismis

...iginal AR-10 was built in relatively small numbers, with fewer than 10,000 rifles assembled. ...aLite's AR-10 entered the competition late, hurriedly submitting two AR-10 rifles in the fall of 1956 to the United States Army's Springfield Armory for test

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...tion used, perhaps more so than with other models of semi-automatic .22 LR rifles. The feed ramp is part of the magazine and subject to damage from mishandli Herter's, Hy Hunter and American International Distributors marketed .22 replicas of the Broomhandle Mauser,

...ced huge volumes of dense smoke when fired, a disadvantage compared to air rifles. ...[[Austria]] and other nations had special [[sniper]] detachments using air rifles. The Austrian 1780 model was named ''Windbüchse'' (literally "wind rifle"

... Prior to development of grenade launchers attached to standard infantry [[rifles]], development commenced on non-explosive cartridges to allow those armed w ... mandating that they buy green ammunition. The MK281 is manufactured by an American subsidiary of the Rheinmetall Group.

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

...ing company. Products include the [[M16 rifle|M16]] and [[M4 carbine|M4]] rifles. ArmaLite has changed hands many times as shown in the history below. ...16 in a rifle capable of competing for the many expected contracts for new rifles.

...the list, including whole categories of self-loading sporting shotguns and rifles, under the rationale that any firearm that is "procured for use by the Unit === Rifles ===

...limited capacity fixed magazines are also generally not considered assault rifles. ...attle rifle]]s, [[automatic rifle]]s, [[machine gun]]s, and semi-automatic rifles:

...apons in the US was first codified by the language defining semi-automatic rifles with certain characteristics in the 1994 [[Federal Assault Weapons Ban]]. S ...me-thrower "Flame Thrower", Encyclopedia Britannica Online]</ref> Assault rifles and shotguns capable of fully automatic fire, such as the Heckler & Koch CA

...on the European, Asian, South American and African market so to circumvent American regulations currently requiring the issue of an [[End user certificate]] fo

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... to make them more compact in form and fold better onto the sides of their rifles (see [[Mosin Nagant]] model of 1944). It is said that self-inflicted wounds ...k of a close-quarter combat, many soldiers revert to using bayonet-mounted rifles as clubs, this apparently being a more "natural" way of fighting (as descri

...of the belt to the casing prevented this over-insertion. An example of an American adaption of this practice is seen in cartridges like the [[.458 Winchester

...Henry]]'''Benjamin Tyler Henry''' (1821&ndash;1898) was an [[United States|American]] [[gunsmith]] and manufacturer. He was the inventor of the [[Henry rifle]] ... the lever-action design on the battlefields of the Civil War, where Henry rifles were used alongside muzzle-loading [[rifled musket]]s such as the [[Springf

...a.com Beretta International] Beretta.com</ref> the last shipment of Type I rifles left Venice for Japan in a U-boat in 1942. After World War II, Beretta was actively involved in repairing the American [[M1 Garand rifle]]s given to Italy by the U.S. Beretta modified the M1 int

...ovements in design. By the mid 1800s and during the Civil War, bolt-action rifles were being used widely as cavalry weapons as well as for snipers. World War Today, bolt-action rifles are chiefly used as hunting rifles. These rifles can be used to hunt anything from vermin, to deer, to large game, especiall

... 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 During the American Civil War many breech loaders would be fielded. The [[Sharps rifle]] used a

...designer [[John Browning]], one of the most prolific firearms inventors in American history. Nearly all of John Browning's designs have been manufactured by ot [[Image:Pistol Browning HP american.jpg|thumb|right|150px|Browning Hi-Power]]

... barrel was dirty from previous firings ("fouled"). For this reason, early rifles were not generally used for military purposes. Early rifle bullets required ...e rifling. In 1855, the British adopted the Minié ball for their Enfield rifles.

... M3A1." It was not. It was a Taiwanese "Type 36," which is a copy of the American "M3A1" submachine gun. The FRT disk does not notice the fact that three quite different rifles have been marketed as the "Winchester Model 70" -- for commercial reasons.

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...3.34% of violent crimes in Canada in 1996, and non-restricted shotguns and rifles were used in 0.3% of violent crimes that year.11 The vast majority of the ... violent crime rates have been decreasing (since 1991). Lott found that 31 American states have laws permitting citizens to carry concealed handguns for self-d

..., were developed from rifles, being essentially shortened versions of full rifles firing the same [[ammunition]], although usually at a lower [[velocity]]. T ...uns and thus harder to maneuver in close quarters. Like full-sized assault rifles, carbines have higher muzzle blast and recoil and may [[stopping power#Over

...rmy sniper [[Adelbert Waldron]] on the list of most confirmed kills for an American sniper. ...f>[http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/systems/ground/sniper.htm Sniper Rifles] GlobalSecurity ''"During the Vietnam War, the North Vietnamese Army placed

... time...]]'''2005:''' She tried to get [[bolt action]] [[.50 BMG|50 cal.]] rifles banned because ... (wait for it) ... "The .50 Caliber [[Sniper Rifle]] has [[category:American gun grabbers]]

...nominal charge of 90 grains (5.8 g) of black powder with a case length of 2.50 inches (64 mm). ...length and diameter of cartridges for the different kinds and calibers of rifles and pistols. The ''best'' cartridge for different purposes is subject to mu

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...Spencer''' (1833 &ndash; 1922), born June 20, 1833, was an [[United States|American]] inventor, from Manchester, Connecticut, who invented the [[Spencer repeat ...ully automatic turret lathe,<ref>Roe, Joseph Wickham (1916), ''English and American Tool Builders'', New Haven, Connecticut, USA: Yale University Press, LCCN 1

...n 40701 ''et seq''). Apart from a donation of surplus .22 and .30 caliber rifles in the Army's inventory to the CMP, the CMP receives no Federal funding. ...ield rifle|M1917 Enfield]], [[M1 carbine|M1 Carbine]], and [[.22 caliber]] rifles for sale to members of affiliated organizations. Ammunition and other acce

...ied with the addition of a CQD RSM sling adapter plate. However, many CQBR rifles also use surplus M16A1 lower receivers. Internally, the CQBR also takes adv [[Category:American 5.56mm assault rifles]]

...t Revolver Rifle]], one of the first repeating rifles, and used during the American Civil War. In addition to this were a large number of famous revolvers, su ...er to produce revolvers, of which Colt held the patent, during the Mexican-American War. Colt's earlier venture, the Patent Arms Manufacturing Company, had dec

...ted restrictions on the private possession of military style semiautomatic rifles following recent atrocities in which such firearms were employed. Like thei ...cting, or target shooting. Its purpose is to ensure that every responsible American personally possesses the means to defend the Republic from all forms of tyr

...tem]] ('''M110 SASS'''), also known as the '''XM110 sniper rifle''', is an American [[semi-automatic]] [[sniper rifle]] that is chambered for the [[7.62×51mm ...ions, the U.S. Army ran a competition involving several designs, including rifles from Knight's Armament Company, [[Remington Arms|Remington]], and [[DPMS Pa