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|notes= One of the few non-[[rimfire]] rifles produced under the Cooey brand. ... to be confused with the [[lever-action]] [[Winchester Model 71]]) was a [[Canadian]]-made bolt action rifle produced in Cobourg, Ontario by the former [[HW Co

[[category:Canadian firearms]] [[category:bolt-action firearms]]

[[category:Canadian firearms]] [[category:bolt-action firearms]]

|action= [[bolt-action]] |service= 1940-1980s (various Canadian Cadet Corps)

Snipers are ordinarily equipped with specialised, purpose-built [[bolt-action]] or [[Semi-automatic rifle|semi-automatic]] [[sniper rifle]]s while DMs ar ...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

...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,

...b|left|A Canadian soldier assigned to 1st Battalion of Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry on exercise with the C9A1 variant of the Minimi.]] ... 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

}}[[Image:Ross rifle RCRMM 2.jpg|thumb|Ross rifle in the Royal Canadian Regiment Museum in London, Ontario]] ...the dubious distinction of quite possibly being the most despised rifle in Canadian military history.

...rm ownership when compared with eight other western nations. Nearly 22% of Canadian households had at least one firearm, including 2.3% of households possessin ...~mauser/papers/selfdefense/CSD-JCJ-JFP-8-3-99.pdf "Armed self defense: the Canadian case"] Journal of Criminal Justice, Vol 24, No 5, pp 393-406, [[1996]]</ref

...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

...s-era advertisement.]]The '''H. W. Cooey Machine & Arms Company''' was a [[Canadian]] firearms manufacturer located in Cobourg, Ontario, Canada, from 1903 unti ...Second World War, when Cooey was a main supplier of training rifles to the Canadian Army.

|used_by= Canadian Army }}The '''Huot''' was a [[Canada|Canadian]] [[World War I]] [[light machine gun]] project.

...'' ([[August 9]], [[1831]] – [[February 24]], [[1904]]) was a Scottish-[[Canadian]] and later American inventor and arms designer, best known for inventing t ...field Model 1861]] Rifled Musket, managing to acquire a contract for 1,000 rifles from the US Army during the American Civil War.

'''John Lee''' was a Scottish-Canadian - [[Canadian]] inventor and arms designer, best known for co- inventing a prototype bolt ...s the original prototype. Outsiders and critics claim that there are three rifles that date back to the period of when the prototype was created.

|type= [[Bolt-action]] [[rifle]] |action= [[Bolt-action]]

sniper rifles! The typical conversion consists of rebarrelling, adaptor. These rifles occasionally appear in Shotgun News (in the

*Canadian [[Diemaco C7]] and the [[FN Minimi|C9]] * Polish [[Kbk wz. 1996 Mini-Beryl]] and [[Beryl wz.96]] assault 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

*[[Beretta|Beretta Rifles]] *[[Browning Rifles]]

...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

...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 ...an or M10 Wolverine that began to see use in [[United Kingdom|British]], [[Canadian]], [[Australian]] and New Zealand units from 1942 on. Commonwealth tank cre

The recent notices sent to owners of registered [[Norinco Type 97]] [[rifles]] and [[High Standard Model 10B]] Police [[Shotguns]], ordering them to sur # Non-firearm. This category includes working [[flintlock]] rifles, [[muskets]], shotguns, and miniature [[cannon]] as well as [[antique firea

...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

...Lithgow Small Arms Factory]] (Australia)<br />[[Canadian Arsenals, Limited|Canadian Arsenals, Ltd.]] (Canada) |variants= L1A1/C1/C1A1 <small>(Rifles)</small><br />L2A1/C2/C2A1 <small>([[Squad automatic weapon|SAWs]])</small>

|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]] [

...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 ...rms Company]] introduced the first semi-automatic rim-fire and center-fire rifles designed especially for the civilian market. The [[Winchester Model 1903]]

...or and possibly restricted to certain types of guns, e.g. handguns only or rifles only, or they can specialize in certain shooting sports such as [[Skeet sho ...many indoor ranges restrict the use of certain more powerful [[calibers]], rifles, or [[fully-automatic]] weapons. In many shooting ranges [[.50 BMG|50 cali

...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

...a highly trained soldier who specializes in shooting targets with modified rifles from very long distances. They're also adept in stealth, camouflage, infilt ...http://www.boomershoot.org/general/ScaryWords.htm Assault Weapons - Sniper Rifles] Joe Huffman, February 7, 2008</ref>­<ref>[http://science.howstuffworks.co

...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 ... of the stock. The stock was a small tube outline, rather like the Mark II Canadian. One unique feature was that the front pistol grip could be rotated forward

[[Image:CZ 452 A silencer large.jpg|right|250px|thumb|Bolt-action rimfire rifle with suppressor]] ...be either a single-shot or a manually-operated repeating firearm such as a bolt-action rifle (see ''Firearms for use with suppressors'' below). Effective suppress

...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 ...has proven very popular with hunters and sporting shooters alike. U.S. and Canadian sales, however, have been largely focused on cowboy action shooting partici

... 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

...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 ...anadian [[Arron Perry|Master Corporal Arron Perry]] of Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry to beat Hathcock's record. Perry held the title for only a

...] in most roles. It is popular due to the large number of surplus military rifles chambered for the round which have been released to the civilian market, so ...found ranging from around .309 inch up to .318 inch. For surplus military rifles with bores of .313 or larger, achieving accuracy with other than handloaded

...otguns_Savage_19158_25_Walking_Varminter_5_7X28_24_BBL_Sy.aspx Savage Arms Rifles/Shotguns: Savage 19158 25 Walking Varminter 5.7X28 24" BBL Syn/Blue] The Gu ...ref name="excel01"/> and [[Savage Arms]] is developing two [[bolt action]] rifles chambered in 5.7x28mm.<ref name="tgs01"/><ref name="tgs02"/>

The 7.62x51mm NATO cartridge was introduced to military service in rifles and [[machine gun]]s. It was introduced in U.S. service in the [[M14 rifle| ...ovided U.S. troops with considerably higher firepower than most of their [[bolt-action]]-armed opponents. The Garand performed so well that the U.S. saw little ne

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

|caption= Early Mark Bren LMG, photo from a Canadian factory [[Image:Bren2.jpg|thumb|right|Bren carried by a [[Canadian]] soldier in [[1945]].]]

It all started when the Canadian Firearms Registry [CFR] first noticed (in 2000, ten years after it happened The CFC's discovery could not have come at a worse time. The Canadian Firearms Centre was bogged down, unable to issue all the required licences

...f>[http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/systems/ground/sniper.htm Sniper Rifles] GlobalSecurity ''"During the Vietnam War, the North Vietnamese Army placed ... At one point, he took careful aim at a courier carrying a load of assault rifles and ammunition on a bicycle. He had second thoughts when he saw a 12-year-o