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rifle
A rifle is a long-barrelled firearm designed for accurate shooting, with a barrel that has a helical pattern of grooves (rifling) cut into the bore wall. In keeping with their focus on accuracy, rifles are typically designed to be held with both hands and braced firmly against the shooter's shoulder via a buttstock for stability during shooting. Rifles are used extensively in warfare, self defense, law enforcement, crime (most notably assassinations), hunting, and shooting sports.
The term was originally rifled gun, with the verb rifle referring to the early modern machining process of creating groovings with cutting tools. By the 20th century, the weapon had become so common that the modern noun rifle is now often used for any long-shaped handheld ranged weapon designed for well-aimed discharge activated by a trigger (e.g., personnel halting and stimulation response rifle, which is actually a laser dazzler).
Like all typical firearms, a rifle's projectile (bullet) is propelled by the contained deflagration of a combustible propellant compound (originally black powder, later cordite, and now nitrocellulose), although other propulsive means such as compressed air are used in air rifles, which are popular for vermin control, small game hunting, competitive target shooting and casual sport shooting (plinking).
The distinct feature that separates a rifle from the earlier smoothbore long guns (e.g., arquebuses, muskets) is the rifling within its gun barrel. The raised areas of a barrel's rifling are called lands, which make contact with and exert torque on the projectile as it moves down the bore, imparting a spin around its longitudinal axis. When the projectile leaves the barrel, this spin persists and lends gyroscopic stability to the projectile due to conservation of angular momentum, preventing yawing and tumbling in flight. This allows the use of more elongated and aerodynamically efficient bullets (as opposed to the spherical balls used in smoothbore muskets) and thus improves range and accuracy.
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Buyer must provide a copy of a valid AZDL and must sign a bill of sale. CCW preferred, but not required.
Ruger 10/22 Semi-automatic Rifle with a Ruger SR-22 Rifle Conversion.
Includes original stock, manuals, (4) Ruger BX-1 10 Round Magazines and (1) Butler Creek Hot Lips 25...
On another board, I read that at least two members wrote that the metric thread on a Tikka receiver can have a 1.000-16UNF (or 1.0625-16UNF) thread on an American-made barrel threaded into it and torqued into place. Rather than getting into an argument over there, I'll ask here "How can two...
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I have a Brand New Anderson 16" AR-15 5.56 NATO Semi-Auto Rifle in black for sale.
Brand New, Unfired - Rifle has ZERO (0) rounds through it.
Includes original boxes.
Not...
In good shape. 22 caliber break barrel. Only shot about 100 times. I bought it brand new. Comes with a tin with about 100 pellets and original scope that came with it new. Asking $100
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I have a Brand New Palmetto State Armory (PSA) 16" Classic Freedom M4 5.56 NATO Semi-Auto Rifle in black for sale.
Brand New, Unfired - Rifle has ZERO (0) rounds through it...
Like new condition. I've only had it out once and I believe the person who had it before me never took it out . My loss your gain. I have one original Ruger 5 round magazine, two 10 round, and four 20 rounders with No manufacturer stamp. Very clean rifle in excellent original condition. I need...
One C.W. Olson Model 98 7x64mm Bolt Action Rifle. Chambered in 7x64mm. Decent condition - scratches, scars on stock, some bluing worn off. Bore appears to be clear. The scope in the picture has been removed, as it is a very old scope - it is not in good condition and the optics have...
One Thompson Center Encore Rifle W/ 3 Barrels + Scope. Overall condition is good. The .50 caliber black powder barrel is fluted and clean - 26". The .45 caliber barrel has some scuffs/scratches, but is in good condition overall - 26". The .22-250 barrel is new and in its original box - 15"...
Nothing irks me more than manufacturers (of any kind of product) who don't put model numbers on their items. I need assistance to positively identify a rifle. I thought is was just a .300 Weatherby Magnum, but it is marked Winchester (it is chambered in .300 Weatherby Magnum). Please look at...
Lightly used Ruger American Ranch rifle in 5.56. 16 inch barrel, threaded, bolt action, 1 10round magazine (uses AR magazines). Scope rail, FDE stock
$350.
Not looking for trades
Prescott Valley
I am a class 07 FFL manufacturer and dealer who also manufactures ammunition in many popular calibers.
If you have collected brass, bring it, as that will allow me to keep my prices down.
I...DO...NOT...COMPROMISE...ON...QUALITY...
I will stack my ammunition against anyone's, new or reman...
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Buyer will need to provide AZDL and sign a bill of sale. CCW preferred, but not required.
I have a Ruger AR-556 Rifle w/ Vortex Strikefire II Red Dot for sale.
This has been an excellent rifle and has never had even one failure. Always cleaned and lubricated after firing.
(1)...
NOT LOOKING FOR TRADES. THANKS!
COLT M4 CARBINE OEM2 RIFLE - LE6920-OEM2 - No furniture
Model: AR-15 Platform Carbine
SKU: LE6920-OEM2
The Colt OEM Series offers a no-compromise solution for consumers and dealers to build and offer customized rifles based on the proven Colt M4 Platform...
Custom built Ar-15
Anderson lower /18" Daytona tactical upper
PSA full auto nickel boron bcg
BCM forward grip/ keymod covers, picatinny add-ons
Magpul iron sights
MFT Minimalist stock
Only 500 rounds through, never jammed
Cleaned thoroughly after each use.
Bag, 3 extra mags, and 2 point sling +$100
Selling my personal Ruger 762 semi automatic AR-10 rifle chambered in .308 winchester / 7.62x51 (Nato) with Plano AW case. Gun has many custom extras including cerakote finish, Magpul stock and grip, kns anti walk pins, ambi selector, seekins precision bolt release, Taylor adjustable pg screw...