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A repeating rifle is a single barreled rifle containing multiple rounds of ammunition. These rounds are loaded from a magazine by means of a manual or automatic mechanism, and the action that reloads the rifle also typically recocks the firing action. The term repeating rifle is most often applied to weapons in which the next cartridge is loaded by a manual action, as opposed to self-loading rifles, in which the force of one shot is used to load the next. A rifle is a firearm with a barrel that has a helical groove or pattern of grooves (rifling) cut into the barrel walls. ...
Boxes of ammunition clog a warehouse in Baghdad Ammunition is a generic military term meaning (the assembly of) a projectile and its propellant. ...
A 30-round STANAG magazine. ...
A self-loading rifle may be of two types: automatic and/or semi-automatic. ...
Repeating rifles were a significant advance over the preceding breech loaded single-shot rifles when used for military combat, as they allowed a much greater rate of fire. Breech from Russian 122 mm M1910 howitzer, modified and combined with 105mm H37 howitzer barrel An interrupted screw style breech plug in the M109 howitzer An animation showing the loading cycle for a large naval breech-loader. ...
Manual mechanism
Revolver action -
While some early long guns were made using the revolver mechanism popular in hand guns, these did not have longevity in the marketplace. Without special sealing details, the revolver mechanism produces a gas discharge close to the face when used in a long gun. rEVOLVEr (2004) is the fourth studio album release by Swedish thrash metal band The Haunted. ...
A long gun is a firearm with an extended barrel, usually designed to be fired braced against the shoulder. ...
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Bolt action -
The bolt closes the breech end of the barrel and contains the firing pin. The bolt is held in place with a lever that fits into a notch. Moving this lever out of the notch will release the restraint on the bolt, allowing it to be drawn back. An extractor removes the spent cartridge, which is then ejected through the lever slot. A spring at the bottom of the magazine pushes up the reserve rounds, positioning the topmost between the bolt and the chamber at the base of the barrel. Pushing the bolt lever forward chambers this round and pushing the lever into the notch locks the bolt and enables the trigger mechanism. The complete cycle action also resets the firing pin. The Mauser rifle of the late 19th and early 20th centuries is the most famous of the bolt action types, with most similar weapons derived from this pioneering design, such as the M1903 Springfield rifle, Karabiner 98 Kurz rifle (abbreviated often as kar98k), Mosin-Nagant rifle or the British Short Magazine Lee Enfield .303 (SMLE). These guns often have a very strong pullback due to the high muzzle velocity. Half opened bolt on a Winchester Model 70. ...
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The firing pin is a very hard steel rod with a one small, rounded end for striking the primer of a cartridge. ...
An extractor is a holding device, that holds onto the rim of ammunition, as to eject the empty casing when cycling after a shot has been fired. ...
A 30-round STANAG magazine. ...
The barrel of a firearm is the tube, usually metal, through which a controlled explosion is released in order to propel a projectile out of the end at great speed. ...
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Mauser is the common name of a German arms manufacturer, maker of a line of bolt-action rifles from the 1870s to present. ...
The Springfield M1903, formally the United States Rifle, Caliber . ...
The Karabiner 98k (often abbreviated Kar98k or K98k) was a bolt-action rifle adopted as the standard infantry rifle in 1935 by the Wehrmacht, and was one of the final developments in the long line of Mauser military rifles. ...
The Mosin-Nagant (Мосин-Наган) is a military rifle of Russia and later the Soviet Union, in service in various forms from 1891 until the 1960s, when it was finally replaced in its final function as a sniper rifle by the SVD...
The Lee-Enfield (and equivalent variations like the famous Lee-Enfield SMLE) was, in various marks, the British Armys standard bolt-action, magazine-fed, repeating rifle for over 60 years from (officially) 1895 until 1956, although it remained in British service well into the early 1960s and is still...
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Lever action -
In a lever-action firearm, rounds are individually loaded into a tubular magazine parallel to and below the barrel. A short bolt is held in place with an over center toggle action. Once closed, the over center action prevents opening solely by the force on the bolt when the weapon is fired. This toggle action is operated by a hand grip that forms part of the trigger guard. When operated, a spring in the tubular magazine pushes a fresh round into position. Returning the operating lever to the home position chambers the round and closes the breach. An interlock prevents firing unless the toggle is fully closed. The general operation is similar to that of the bolt action described above. The famous Winchester rifle is exemplary of this type. There also exist lever-action rifles that feed from a box magazine, which allows them to use pointed bullets. A lever-action is a type of firearm which uses a lever located around the trigger guard area (often including the trigger guard itself) to load fresh cartridges into the chamber of the barrel when the lever is cranked. The most famous of such lever-action firearms is the Winchester...
A trigger guard is a loop surrounding the trigger of a gun and protecting it from accidental discharge. ...
An interlock is a device used to help prevent a machine from harming its operator or damaging itself by stopping the machine when tripped. ...
Winchester Model 1894 The Winchester rifle has become synonymous with the word repeating rifle (multishot rifle) which was manufactured by the Winchester Repeating Arms Company and was commonly used in the United States during the latter half of the 19th century. ...
.357 Magnum cartridges, containing bullets A bullet is a solid projectile propelled by a firearm and is normally made from metal (usually lead). ...
Pump action -
With a pump-action firearm, the action is operated by a moveable fore-end that goes backwards and forwards to eject, extract, and chamber a round of ammunition. One example of a pump-action rifle is the Remington Model 7600 series pump-action rifles and carbines poop A pump-action rifle or shotgun is one in which the fore-end of the stock can be pumped back and forth in order to eject and chamber a round of ammunition. ...
// 7600 Series Overview The Remington Model 7600 is a series of pump-action, centrefire rifles and carbines that are made by Remington Arms. ...
Automatic mechanisms -
Main article: Self-loading rifle A self-loading rifle may be of two types: automatic and/or semi-automatic. ...
Magazine designs -
A 30-round STANAG magazine. ...
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