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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.
Pages in category "Hunting rifles" ... Rößler (firearms manufacturer) S. Sako 75; Sako 85; Sako A7; Sako S20; Sharps rifle; Sharps-Borchardt Model 1878; Single-shot;
4. Sturm, Ruger & Co. When you think of 100% American firearms, Ruger—officially known as Sturm, Ruger & Co.—immediately comes to mind. Founded in 1949 by enthusiastic gun makers in ...
In 1999, the civilian gun segment of the Mauser firearms company was separated from the military segment and was purchased by the German investors Michael Lüke and Thomas Ortmeier. Mauser Jagdwaffen GmbH (German for 'Mauser Hunting Weapons Ltd.') was established as a new company, with its base being situated in Isny im Allgäu in southern ...
Mauser continued to make hunting and sporting rifles. In 1994, it became a subsidiary of Rheinmetall, a manufacturer of autocannons such as the Mauser BK-27 and other munitions until 2004, when it was merged into Rheinmetall Waffe Munition GmbH. In 1999 the civilian manufacture of hunting, defense, and sporting rifles were split off from ...
Savage is one of the world's largest manufacturers of hunting rifles and shotguns and has been in business for more than 100 years. ATK anticipates the deal bringing long guns to its portfolio ...
Sako Limited (natively Sako Oy) [1] is a Finnish firearm and ammunition manufacturer located in Riihimäki, Tavastia Proper in southern Finland.It also has owned the Tikka brand of bolt-action rifles since 1983, and is now owned by the Italian firearm holding company Beretta Holding.