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  2. List of firearm brands - Wikipedia

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    This is a list of firearm brands ... Rifle 556 Tactica Accurate Armory LLC United States ... Rimfire and centerfire rifles. Most used rifles in biathlon:

  3. List of sniper rifles - Wikipedia

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    FN Special Police Rifle: Fabrique Nationale de Herstal: 7.62×51mm NATO.300 Winchester Short Magnum: Bolt-action Belgium: 2004 FN Tactical Sport Rifle: Fabrique Nationale de Herstal: 7.62×51mm NATO.308 Winchester.300 Winchester Short Magnum.223 Remington (TSP-XP USA) Bolt-action Belgium United States: 2009 FR F1: Manufacture d'armes de Saint ...

  4. List of rifles - Wikipedia

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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.

  5. List of battle rifles - Wikipedia

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    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 ...

  6. List of assault rifles - Wikipedia

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    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 ...

  7. List of 5.56×45mm NATO firearms - Wikipedia

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    The table below gives a list of firearms that can fire the 5.56×45mm NATO cartridge, first developed and used in the late 1970s for the M16 rifle, which to date, is the most widely produced weapon in this caliber. [1]

  8. List of most-produced firearms - Wikipedia

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    In his 2001 book 'The AK-47', Chris McNab claims it is "feasible" that production of the Chinese Type 56 assault rifle – a license-built AK-47 copy – reached 15-20 million. McNab bases that estimate on the "apparent" strength of the Chinese armed forces of 10 million (3 million regular troops and 5-7 million reservists) and presumed export ...

  9. Rifle - Wikipedia

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    The term was originally rifled gun, with the verb rifle referring to the early modern machining process of creating grooves with cutting tools. By the 20th century, the weapon had become so common that the modern noun rifle is now often used for any log-shaped handheld ranged weapon designed for well-aimed discharge activated by a trigger.