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  2. List of U.S. state firearms - Wikipedia

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    In June 2014, Pennsylvania adopted the Pennsylvania long rifle as its state firearm. [ 5] In July 2014, Alaska adopted the pre-1964 Winchester Model 70 rifle as its state firearm. The bill, sponsored by Senate President Charlie Huggins, refers to the gun as the "rifleman's rifle." The bill says the gun helped Alaskans "establish a firm foothold ...

  3. Fostech Origin 12 - Wikipedia

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    The Origin 12 is a semi-automatic shotgun derived partly from the Saiga-12 shotgun, which was itself derived from the AK. To improve user accuracy, the Origin features a large ejection port, and an adjustable gas system. [ 3] The Origin uses proprietary magazines to ensure reliability, compared to the Saiga, whose magazines were described as ...

  4. Semi-automatic firearm - Wikipedia

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    The Colt AR-15, a type of semi-automatic rifle. A semi-automatic firearm, also called a self-loading or autoloading firearm (fully automatic and selective fire firearms are also variations on self-loading firearms), is a repeating firearm whose action mechanism automatically loads a following round of cartridge into the chamber and prepares it for subsequent firing, but requires the shooter to ...

  5. Smith & Wesson M&P - Wikipedia

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    The Smith & Wesson M&P (Military and Police) is a polymer - framed, short recoil operated, locked breech semi-automatic pistol introduced in the summer of 2005 by the American company Smith & Wesson. It uses a Browning-type locking system. While targeted at law enforcement agencies, [ 2] the M&P is also widely available on the commercial market.

  6. Semi-automatic pistol - Wikipedia

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    A semi-automatic pistol (also called a self-loading pistol, autopistol, or autoloading pistol[ 1]) is a handgun that automatically ejects and loads cartridges in its chamber after every shot fired. Only one round of ammunition is fired each time the trigger is pulled, as the pistol's fire control group disconnects the trigger mechanism from the ...

  7. List of equipment of the Swiss Army - Wikipedia

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    Glock 26. "Pistol 12 Kurz". Austria. Semi-automatic pistol. 9×19mm Parabellum. Glock 26 gen 4, successor to the Pistol 03 and the Pistol 75 as the short variant of the pistol in the Swiss Army. It is the primary weapon for the military police and mechanics in the army. [ 5] Submachine guns.

  8. List of assault rifles - Wikipedia

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    List of assault rifles. Assault rifles are full-length, select fire rifles that are chambered for an intermediate-power rifle cartridge that use a detachable magazine. Assault rifles are currently the standard service rifles in most modern militaries. Some rifles listed below, such as the AR-15, also come in semi-auto models that would not ...

  9. List of police firearms in Canada - Wikipedia

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    List of police firearms in Canada. The following is a list of firearms used by police forces in Canada. The vast majority of firearms used by Canadian police are semi-automatic . Beretta Px4 Storm. Glock 17 Gen4 pistol. Heckler & Koch P2000. Smith & Wesson Model 5906. Smith & Wesson M&P.