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Rifle

A rifle is a long-barreled firearm designed for accurate shooting, distinguished by having a barrel cut with a helical or spiralling pattern of grooves (rifling). Most rifles are designed to be held with both hands and braced against the shoulder via a buttstock for stability. Rifles are used in warfare, law enforcement, hunting and target shooting sports.

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Rifle

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Rifle

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related to Range · 16
Rifle → Accuracy International, Afghanistan, Anti-materiel, AX50, Barrel, Canada's, Following, In, Joint Task Force, McMillan TAC-50, Minié, Operation Anaconda, The, The Barrett M82, The US Barrett M82A1, These
related to Modern · 14
Rifle → As, Europe, However, In, Japanese, Japanese Arisaka Type, Mukden, Nagant Model, Russian, Russo-Japanese War, The Battle, The Russian Mosin, United States, Until
related to 19th century · 13
Rifle → Baker, British, During, In Central Asia, Kazakhs, Napoleonic Wars, Peninsular War, Portugal, Rifles, Spain, Tajiks, These Rifle Regiments, Uzbeks
related to Breech loading · 13
Rifle → Birmingham, Breech-loading, British Calisher, British Snider, Enfield, Firing, French Chassepot, French Tabatière, From, German Dreyse Needle, Primitive, Terry, The
related to Rate of fire · 13
Rifle → America's, Britain's, By, During, Enfield, Lee, Mauser's, Paul Mauser, Rifles, Springfield Rifle, The, The American M1903, The Mauser
related to External links · 12
Rifle → April, Engels, June, May, Mick Bennett, Military Affairs, Morton Borden, New York Tribune, On Rifled Cannon, PDF, The Story, Winter
related to Rifling · 12
Rifle → Although, Bullets, Glock, Lee, Many, Metford, One, Pattern, Some, The, The Whitworth, These
related to Terminology · 12
Rifle → Generally, Historically, In, M27 Infantry Automatic Rifle, Machine, Many, Modern, Most, Only, Rifles, RPK, Single-shot
related to 3D-printed rifle · 9
Rifle → August, Canadian, Grizzly, It, Matthew, Stratasys Dimension, The, The Grizzly, The Verge
related to Barrel wear · 7
Rifle → As, Many, Modern, Some, Therefore, This, Unlike

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Rifleis along-barreled firearm designed for accurate shooting0.90text
Rifleis aindividual weapon.The term0.90text
Rifleis arifle designed or modified for fitting children or other small-framed shooters0.90text
machine gunsinstance ofThe introduction of rapid-fire weapons0.80text
submachine gunsinstance ofThe introduction of rapid-fire weapons0.80text
and rifled artillery outpaced the development of tactics for attacking defended trenchesinstance ofThe introduction of rapid-fire weapons0.80text
computerized commandinstance ofvulnerable targets0.80text
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