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  2. Bipod - Wikipedia

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    Bipods are commonly used on rifles and machine guns to provide a forward rest and reduce unwanted motion. They are also seen on other long-barreled weapons. Bipods permit operators to easily rest a weapon on objects, such the ground or a wall, reducing fatigue and increasing accuracy and stability. Bipods can be of fixed or adjustable length.

  3. McMillan TAC-50 - Wikipedia

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    Design details. The McMillan TAC-50 is a manually operated, rotary bolt-action rifle. The large bolt has dual front locking lugs, and its body has spiral flutes to reduce weight. The heavy match-grade barrel, made by Lilja barrels, is also fluted to dissipate heat quickly and reduce overall weight, and fitted with an effective muzzle brake to ...

  4. Benchrest shooting - Wikipedia

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    Benchrest shooting is a shooting sport discipline in which high-precision rifles are rested on a table or bench – rather than being carried in the shooter's hands – while shooting at paper or steel targets, hence the name "benchrest". Both the forearm and buttstock of such a rifle are usually fully supported by bean bags, a bipod / monopod ...

  5. Comparison of the AK-47 and M16 - Wikipedia

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    The two rifles are disassembled into groups. In addition to having better reliability and a larger caliber, it is cheaper than the M16. The price of an AK-47 in Somalia is equal to what would be $400 in the U.S. One standard 30-round magazine is 9 to 15 cents, and it is selective-fire, permitted to civilians.

  6. M18 recoilless rifle - Wikipedia

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    The weapon could be both shoulder fired or fired from a prone position. The T3 front grip doubled as an adjustable monopod and the two-piece padded T3 shoulder cradle could swing down and to the rear as a bipod for the gunner. The most stable firing position was from the tripod developed for the water-cooled Browning M1917 machine gun. [5]

  7. M40 rifle - Wikipedia

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    Scout Sniper Day Scope (SSDS)—Schmidt and Bender PM II 3–12×50. The M40 rifle is a bolt-action sniper rifle used by the United States Marine Corps. [1] It has had four variants: the M40, M40A1, M40A3, and M40A5. [2] The M40 was introduced in 1966. The changeover to the A1 model was completed in the 1970s, the A3 in the 2000s, and the A5 in ...

  8. M24 sniper weapon system - Wikipedia

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    M24 sniper weapon system. 5.6 kg (12 lb) empty, without scope (M24A3). The M24 Sniper Weapon System (SWS) or M24 is the military and police version of the Remington Model 700 rifle, M24 being the model name assigned by the United States Army after adoption as their standard sniper rifle in 1988. The M24 is referred to as a "weapon system ...

  9. Fullbore target rifle - Wikipedia

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    Fullbore Target Rifle (TR) is a precision rifle shooting sport discipline governed by the International Confederation of Fullbore Rifle Associations (ICFRA). [1] The sport evolved as a distinct British and Commonwealth of Nations discipline from Service rifle (SR) shooting in the late 1960s. Its development was heavily influenced by the British ...