Rifle/Related Articles

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Parent topics

• Gun [r]: Either a general term for firearm, or a type of artillery with a relatively long barrel with respect to caliber, giving the projectile a fairly flat trajectory ^[e]
• Individual weapon [r]: Add brief definition or description
• Infantry [r]: Soldiers that directly confront the enemy, overcoming them with fire and maneuver while on foot or in specialized vehicles ^[e]
• Weapon [r]: Add brief definition or description

Subtopics

• Assault rifle [r]: Add brief definition or description
• Battle rifle [r]: Add brief definition or description
• AK-47 (rifle) [r]: Add brief definition or description
• AK-74 (rifle) [r]: Add brief definition or description
• AKM (rifle) [r]: Add brief definition or description
• FN FAL (rifle) [r]: Add brief definition or description
• G3 (rifle) [r]: Add brief definition or description
• M1 Garand rifle [r]: Principal U.S. infantry rifle of World War II, firing .30-06 ammunition semi-automatically from an 8-round clip ^[e]
• M16 (rifle) [r]: The primary U.S. infantry rifle, an assault rifle firing 5.56mm intermediate power ammunition; M4 (rifle) is the carbine (i.e., shorter-length) version ^[e]
• Springfield rifle Model 1903 [r]: the main U.S. infantry rifle of the First World War, prized for accuracy, with limited use in WWII and continued value as a sporting weapon ^[e]
• SA-80 (rifle) [r]: Add brief definition or description

Other related topics

• Artillery [r]: Add brief definition or description
• Machine gun [r]: A firearm capable not only of full-automatic fire, but with additional features, such as large ammunition supply mechanisms, barrel cooling or quick-change features, etc., that lets it fire for prolonged periods ^[e]
• Pistol [r]: A firearm intended primarily to be operated while held in the user's hand ^[e]
• Shotgun [r]: An individual weapon used in sport, police, or military applications, generally firing multiple small projectiles ("shot") rather than a single bullet ^[e]
• Submachine gun [r]: A firearm that can shoot a pistol cartridge (i.e., less powerful than a rifle cartridge) in full-automatic mode ^[e]