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  2. M1 Garand - Wikipedia

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    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 .

  3. M1941 Johnson rifle - Wikipedia

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    Senator Sheppard, left, Chairman of the Senate Military Affairs Committee, Maj. Gen. George A. Lynch, U.S. Chief of Infantry, and Senator A. B. Chandler of Kentucky, inspect the M1941 semi-automatic rifle which competed unsuccessfully against the M1 Garand to become the Army's standard weapon Melvin Johnson and Gen. George Marshall with a disassembled M1941 rifle

  4. 22 mm grenade - Wikipedia

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    Yugoslavian M59/66 (SKS) with a 22 mm launcher Zastava M70 rifle with grenade sights raised Video of U.S. troops using GREM (Simon) rifle grenade system A 22 mm rifle grenade is inserted over the firing mechanism on the front of rifles that are equipped with the appropriate spigot-type launcher, either in the form of an integral flash ...

  5. Gas-operated reloading - Wikipedia

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    Diagram of long-stroke gas operation system Long stroke gas piston, from an AK-74. With a long-stroke system, the piston is mechanically fixed to the bolt group and moves through the entire operating cycle. This system is used in weapons such as the Bren light machine gun, AK-47, Tavor, FN Minimi, FN MAG, FN FNC, and M1 Garand.

  6. M7 grenade launcher - Wikipedia

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    The M7 grenade launcher, formally rifle grenade launcher, M7, was a 22 mm rifle grenade launcher attachment for the M1 Garand rifle that saw widespread use throughout World War II and the Korean War. The M7 was a tube-shaped device, with one end slotting over the muzzle of the rifle and attaching to the bayonet mount, and the other end holding ...

  7. Bolt action - Wikipedia

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    Swing Mk4 bolt action target rifle A Kelbly rifle action bolt that has been oiled to run smoothly A US Marine extracts a spent round from an M40A3 using a bolt-action mechanism Bolt action is a type of manual firearm action that is operated by directly manipulating the turn-bolt via a bolt handle , most commonly placed on the right-hand side of ...

  8. Drill purpose rifle - Wikipedia

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    A drill purpose rifle (also known as a parade rifle) is a rifle which has been altered so that it can no longer be fired. This is generally undertaken by either removing the firing pin or leading the barrel. These rifles are used solely for drill purposes, training and teaching, usually by cadet forces.

  9. Action (firearms) - Wikipedia

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    Whilst the basic principle can be traced back to other self-ejecting rifles, such as the single-shot Harrington & Richardson Model 755 rifle, this action has since been popularized in the United Kingdom by Southern Gun Company, who manufacture with "Manually Actuated Release System" (MARS) action rifles/pistol-caliber carbines in .223, .308 ...