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Change: SovietRussian Union'sEmpires first reliable repeating rifle, and it was produced in large enough numbers to still be found on battlegrounds over a century later. Even in the civilian market, sealed rifles can be bought for less than $100 at most places. Though far from comfortable
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Yesterday, 2:47 PM EDT
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Change: the SovietImperial Union'sRussia's struggle to find a repeating rifle to replace their single shot infantry weapons that had proved grossly outdated during the Russo-Turkish war
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Dec 13 2010, 6:42 AM EST
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Dec 4 2010, 8:36 PM EST
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Jun 27 2010, 8:53 PM EDT
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Jun 27 2010, 7:38 PM EDT
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Change: One would be hard pressed to find, an if not more perfect rifle, then most definitely a more flexible one.Number 4: Heckler & Koch G3The H&K G3 was born out of the combined ideas of 3
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Jun 27 2010, 4:58 AM EDT
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Change: Today, though more expensive than before, Garands are not horribly uncommon. Compared to other designs, the En-Bloc feeding system is pretty cumbersome, but one would be hard pressed to find a rifle that would hit as hard, or as accurately in a reasonble package.Number 5: AR-15/M16 The modern
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Jun 26 2010, 6:42 AM EDT
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Change: German weaponsGermany's technologyweapon suchtechnology, asnamely the StG-44 assault rifle, the Red Army began designing a weapon that could balance the struggle for fire power. Aside
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Jun 26 2010, 6:40 AM EDT
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Change: If the first thing you think of when someone says "Russia" is vodka, you are sadly mislead.Number 1: M1 CarbineThe M1 Carbine is a lightweight and slightly modified version of its parent rifle, the
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Jun 26 2010, 6:35 AM EDT
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Change: of the breech while a new round was being chambered. Chambered in 7.62x51mm NATO, the H&K G3 still has a following today with many appearances in video games as well as being the preferred designated marksman rifle for 56 countries. Number 3: Remington 700The first true
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Jun 26 2010, 6:30 AM EDT
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Change: usersuser's fingers to disassemble. Firing the 5.56x45mm NATO round, the effective range of the AR-15 is 600 yards, and speaking from personal experience, hitting a
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Jun 26 2010, 5:27 AM EDT
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Change: factor in weapon efficiency, effectively ushering in the age of modern non corrosivenon-corrosive ammunition. The M1 Carbine was also highly praised by paratroopers over France due to the mobility offered by an optional folding stock which at the time was an original idea.idea for a rifle. The
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Jun 26 2010, 5:25 AM EDT
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Change: was, the M1 Carbine was a godsend to the Marines in the pacificPacific campaign where barrel and chamber corrosion werewas a major factor, effectively ushering in the age of modern non corrosive ammunition. The
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Jun 26 2010, 5:24 AM EDT
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Change: the .30 Carbine. The M1 Carbine was never designed to be a general issue infantry rifle, but more of a special purpose rifle that could accommodate
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Jun 26 2010, 5:24 AM EDT
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Change: versionversions of their parent rifle, the M1 Carbine features a shorter butt plate, shorter barrel, a larger external magazine, and a more mobile caliber cartridge
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Change: the original Remington 700 design, earning it the title of the most widely used modern tactical bolt-action rifle. Number 2: AK-47 You're now looking at the one weapons system that has killed more human beings than
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Jun 26 2010, 5:18 AM EDT
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Change: ofthan any other firearm listed here, including the AR-15. First produced in 1962, the 700 was intended to be mass produced in many different platforms
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Jun 26 2010, 5:15 AM EDT
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Change: M16A2, M16A4, and M4 Carbine service rifle.rifles. Being the first rifle to use modern polymers to reduce weight, the AR-15 has an incredibly easy method for field stripping
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Jun 26 2010, 5:14 AM EDT
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Change: everyever popular US military M16A2 service rifle. Being the first rifle to use modern polymers to reduce weight, the AR-15 has an incredibly easy method
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Jun 26 2010, 5:13 AM EDT
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Change: ofin any nation in the world. The Garand proved to be a highly efficient killer compared to the prior US service rifle, the M1903 Springfield.
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