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A rifle is a firearm designed to be fired from the shoulder, with a barrel that has a helical groove or pattern of grooves ("rifling") cut into the barrel walls.The raised areas of the rifling are called "lands," which make contact with the projectile (for small arms usage, called a bullet), imparting spin around an axis corresponding to the orientation of the weapon.
Marlin gun mounted on De Havilland airplane, 1921. Marlin Firearms was founded in 1872 by John Marlin.Marlin produced a large assortment of firearms such as lever-action rifles, pump-action shotguns, and single-shot rifles.
A 1979 Savage Arms catalogue claimed that in 1919, Arthur Savage was approached by Chief Lame Deer to buy rifles for his tribe in New York. Lame Deer offered to allow Savage to use his image as its logo in exchange for discounted rifles and an annual fee. [7] As of 2018, Savage Arms was still paying the annual fee. [8]
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 ...
General Liu rifle: Hanyang Arsenal Pratt & Whitney Machine Tool: 7.92×57mm Mauser China: 1914 German Sport Guns GSG-5: German Sport Guns GmbH.22 LR Germany 2007 Gewehr 41: 7.92×57mm Mauser Germany: 1941 Gewehr 43: 7.92×57mm Mauser Germany: 1943 Hakim Rifle: Ministry of Military Production, Factory 54 7.92×57mm Mauser Egypt: 1950s Harris Gun ...
The Republican-controlled state House passed the controversial measure that would permit 18-year-olds to purchase rifles and shotguns on 1 March in a 76-35 vote. The state Senate has not yet voted ...
This is a list of weapons served individually by the United States armed forces.While the general understanding is that crew-served weapons require more than one person to operate them, there are important exceptions in the case for both squad automatic weapons (SAW) and sniper rifles.
Browning Arms Company is best known for the A-Bolt and X-Bolt bolt-action rifles, the BAR semi-automatic rifle, the BPR pump-action rifle, the BPS pump-action shotgun, the Auto-5 semi-automatic shotgun, and the Hi-Power pistol. Browning also manufactures a set of trap shotguns such as the 725 Pro Trap, Citori CX series, and the Cynergy series.