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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.
This was a custom build I did with a pre-release and still limited edition set of gold Trump edition parts from Guntec. All parts, aside from lower are from Guntec, the lower is a Palmetto "Approval-15" PSA AR-15 "Approval-15" - Stripped Lower Receiver . Although this is more of a "flashy" or...
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UP FOR SALE IS MY BRAND NEW NEVER SHOT LWRC CSASS (ONLY 500 MADE) WITH EXTRAS. I AM INCLUDING THE PELICAN HARD ROLLER CASE, 4 20 ROUND MAGS AND ALL ORIGINAL BOOKS/ MANUALS. TAKE A LOOK AT THE DETAILS BELOW. IF YOU KNOW LWRC BRAND, THEN YOU KNOW THE QAUILTY OF THEIR PRODCUTS. PLEASE...
Brand: Bushmaster
Model: XM15-E2S
MSRP $1099 (every one I could find online that was even in stock was over $1000 including tax, shipping and Transfer)
Specifications and Features:
.223 Remington/5.56x45mm NATO
16" chrome-lined M4 barrel
1:9" RH twist, 6 lands and grooves
Forged A3 flat top...
Selling my DS Arms RPD. Bought it from Bear Arms in Scottsdale. Stupid impulse buy, but oh well. I have not shot it yet. I have 2 loaded 100rd belts ready to go. I will list everything thats included in my asking price below:
- 1000rds of 7.62x39
- The Box
- Plastic Long Gun Hard Case
- 2 Drums...
I have a couple Glocks and I'm wanting to trade one new Glock 19 gen 5 for an AK47. Folding stock version on PSA would be nice. Also interested in 308 caliber rifles or magnum caliber rifles.
Savage Axis .270 w/ brand new Bushnell 3-9x40 and 20 rounds of federal fusion 130gr hunting ammo. Great rifle, good condition some scratches on the stock from use but a straight shooter no magazine included. Ready to hunt just in time for season! $280 firm
Factory /26\ Chinese SKS. Can never be for sure on the date with these rifles, but it ought to have been produced around 1971. Stock has been leeched of all cosmoline, stripped, bleached, torched, and refinished, then BLO treated. Very cool finish. It features a Tapco gas tube that has been...
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Excellent condition Marlin XL7 chambered in 30-06. Approximately 50 rounds through it. Great rifle for the price. Includes bipod and factory one piece weaver base. Adjustable trigger. Compatible with savage barrels. I am located in Tempe, AZ. Looking for 350 for the rifle.
Totally custom high end AR15. TNW billet upper and lower, zero fail bolt, 18" SS barrel, very light single stage trigger. I would compare to a Noveske or Bravo Company. Let me know if you have any questions.
I am located near the I17 and Carefree hwy
602-390-3679
$1300