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The BM59 is an automatic battle rifle developed in Italy in 1959. It is based on the M1 Garand rifle, chambered in 7.62×51mm NATO, modified to use a detachable magazine, and capable of selective fire. [4] Later revisions incorporated other features common to more modern rifles.
M1 Garand: Semi-automatic rifle United States 1965–1990s [1] Mk 2 Mod 0 and Mk 2 Mod 1 variants were converted to 7.62 NATO for US Navy. M24 Sniper Weapon System: Bolt-action sniper rifle United States 1988–present Military and police variant of Remington 700. Remington MSR: Bolt-action sniper rifle United States 2009–present M60 machine gun
It was made to be compatible with other NATO weapons by the adoption of standard 5.56 mm STANAG loaders, whereas the AR70/90's predecessor, the BM59, derived from the U.S. M1 Garand, was chambered in 7.62 mm (.308), another NATO caliber which today is considered suitable mostly for sniper or machine gun use.
The M1 Garand or M1 rifle [nb 1] is a semi-automatic rifle that was the service rifle of the U.S. Army during World War II and the Korean War.. The rifle is chambered for the .30-06 Springfield cartridge and is named after its Canadian-American designer, John Garand.
Beretta BM59 Mark II (Italy - Battle Rifle - 7.62×51mm NATO) Beretta BM59 Mark III (Italy - Battle Rifle - 7.62×51mm NATO) Beretta BM59 Mark IV (Italy - Battle Rifle - 7.62×51mm NATO) Beretta BM60CB (Italy - Battle Rifle - 7.62×51mm NATO) Beretta M1 (Italy - Semi-Automatic Rifle - 7.62×51mm NATO, .30-'06: Licensed production M1 Garand)
Battle rifles are full-length, semi-automatic or select fire rifles that are chambered for a full-power rifle cartridge, [1] and have been adopted by a nation's military. The difference between a battle rifle and a designated marksman rifle is often only one of terminology with modifications to the trigger and accuracy enhancements; many of the weapons below are currently still in use and have ...
The M14 rifle, officially the United States Rifle, Caliber 7.62 mm, M14, is an American battle rifle chambered for the 7.62×51mm NATO cartridge.It became the standard-issue rifle for the U.S. military in 1957, replacing the M1 Garand rifle in service with the U.S. Army by 1958 and the U.S. Marine Corps by 1965; deliveries of service rifles to the U.S. Army began in 1959.
A caliber conversion device is a device which can be used to non-permanently alter a firearm to allow it to fire a different cartridge than the one it was originally designed to fire. The different cartridge must be smaller in some dimensions than the original design cartridge, and since smaller cartridges are usually cheaper, the device allows ...