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The Howa 1500 or Howa M1500 (豊和M1500, hōwa-M1500) is a bolt-action rifle produced in Japan by Howa Machinery. Introduced in 1979, [ 1 ] it has been used by hunters as a hunting rifle with various cartridge offerings.
Typically, many rifles use thread diameters in the range between 25–27 mm (0.98–1.06 in). [citation needed] Many older rifles from the first half of the 20th century use a thread pitch around 2 mm (12.7 TPI), while many modern rifle use thread pitches around 1.5 mm (16.93 TPI). Fine threaded systems intended for hand tightening typically ...
Howa 1500: Howa.22-250 Remington.223 Remington.204 Ruger 6.5×55mm.300 Winchester Magnum.308 Winchester.30-06 Springfield.375 Ruger: Bolt-action Japan: 1979 Istiglal Anti-Materiel Rifle: Azerbaijani Defense Industry: 12.7×108mm 14.5×114mm: Short-recoil (semi-auto) Azerbaijan: 2008 JS 7.62: China South Industries Group: 7.62×54mmR: Bolt ...
During the early 1970s, Howa produced the AR-18 and AR-180 5.56mm assault rifle as a license from Armalite Inc. of Costa Mesa, California, [15] which marketed the rifle to various military forces. Japanese government restrictions on the sales of military small arms to foreign countries eventually forced Howa to cease production of the AR-18/AR ...
Howa 1500; Howa Golden Bear; M. Murata rifle; T. TERA rifle; Type 30 rifle; Type 35 rifle; Type 38 rifle; Type 44 carbine; Type 97 sniper rifle; Type 99 rifle; Type ...
Selected to equip the Type 20 rifles. [9] Type 06 rifle grenade: Rifle grenade – Japan: Made by Daikin in 2006. A HEAT rifle grenade that can be attached to either the Howa Type 64 or Type 89. [18] Howa Type 96 40mm Automatic Grenade Launcher Automatic grenade launcher: 40x46mm Japan: First entered service in 1996.
Assault rifles are full-length, select fire rifles that are chambered for an intermediate-power rifle cartridge that use a detachable magazine. Assault rifles are currently the standard service rifles in most modern militaries. Some rifles listed below, such as the AR-15, also come in semi-auto models that would not belong under the term ...
The below table gives a list of firearms that can fire the 7.62×51mm NATO cartridge. This ammunition was developed following World War II as part of the NATO small arms standardization, it is made to replicate the ballistics of a pre-WWII full power rifle cartridge in a more compact package.