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  2. M1 carbine - Wikipedia

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    This new rear sight was also adjustable for windage. [9] At 100 yards (91 m), the M1 carbine can deliver groups between 3 and 5 in (76 and 127 mm), sufficient for its intended purpose as a close-range defensive weapon. The M1 carbine has a maximum effective range of 300 yards (270 m). However, bullet drop is significant past 200 yards (180 m). [23]

  3. Rotating bolt - Wikipedia

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    Rotating bolt is a method of locking the breech (or rear barrel) of a firearm closed for firing. Johann Nicolaus von Dreyse developed the first rotating bolt firearm, the "Dreyse needle gun", in 1836. The Dreyse locked using the bolt handle rather than lugs on the bolt head like the Mauser M 98 or M16.

  4. M3 submachine gun - Wikipedia

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    Notable differences of the T29 to the M3 SMG was the increased length of the magazine well and magazine release catch to use M1 Carbine magazines. Internal components such as the bolt was cut back 9.5mm to give the front of the bolt 15.8mm diameter round extension and a 12.7mm steel block at the rear of the bolt for weight.

  5. Gas-operated reloading - Wikipedia

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    It may directly push [12] the bolt group parts, as in the M1 carbine, or operate through a connecting rod or assembly, as in the Armalite AR-18 or the SKS. In either case, the energy is imparted in a short, abrupt push and the motion of the gas piston is then arrested, allowing the bolt carrier assembly to continue through the operating cycle ...

  6. Iron sights - Wikipedia

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    With tangent sights, the rear sight is often used to adjust the elevation, and the front the windage. The M16A2 later M16 series rifles have a dial adjustable range calibrated rear sight, and use an elevation adjustable front sight to "zero" the rifle at a given range. The rear sight is used for windage adjustment and to change the zero range.

  7. List of Colt AR-15 and M16 rifle variants - Wikipedia

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    Law Enforcement Carbine (Also produced under license by Colt Canada) 4th Generation M4 S-1 Flattop Yes Yes 5.56 NATO 16 in. M4 1:7 Yes A2 LE6920 SOCOM Law Enforcement Carbine (US military reproduction) 4th Generation Knights armament RAS S-1 Matech rear sight Yes Yes 5.56 NATO 14.5 in. SOCOM 1:7 Yes Extended A2 LE6920HB Law Enforcement Carbine

  8. Bazooka - Wikipedia

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    The M1 and M1A1 used rear iron sights and front rectangular "ladder" sights positioned at the muzzles. The vertical sides of the ladder sight were inscribed with graduations of 100, 200, 300, and 400 yards, with the user elevating the Bazooka so the rear sight lined up with the selected "rung" on the front sight.

  9. M1A1 - Wikipedia

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    M1A1 carbine, a variant of the M1 carbine with a folding stock for paratroopers; ... M1 to A1(M), an extension of the M1 motorway in Yorkshire, England