What is the main battle rifle in Australia?

F88 Austeyr - F88A2 with ring sight and F88A2 with ACOG RMR and GLA. F88SA2 is the latest model of the F88 Austeyr series. This is the Australian Army's standard combat weapon.

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What is the Austrian military rifle?

The Steyr AUG (German: Armee-Universal-Gewehr, lit. 'army universal rifle') is an Austrian bullpup assault rifle chambered for the 5.56×45mm NATO intermediate cartridge, designed in the 1960s by Steyr-Daimler-Puch, and now manufactured by Steyr Arms GmbH & Co KG.

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Did Australia use the m16?

The M16A1 assault rifle was introduced into Australian Army service in 1967 as a section weapon for use by scouts and section commanders. It was used during the Vietnam War by Australian and American forces.

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What is the most common combat rifle?

The M4/M4A1 5.56mm Carbine is a lightweight, gas operated, air cooled, magazine fed, selective rate, shoulder fired weapon with a collapsible stock. It is now the standard issue firearm for most units in the U.S. military.

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What rifle does NATO use?

A relatively large amount of NATO standard service arms are from the M16 family of assault rifles, such as the M4 carbine, Colt Canada C7 and Heckler & Koch HK416. Former Warsaw pact countries still use rifles from the AK family.

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Why the Aussies chose the Steyr AUG Bullpup

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What is the greatest rifle of all time?

The M1 Garand: The Greatest Rifle of All Time - YouTube. We managed to track down yet another VHS copy of the old Shooting Outdoors program, starring our friend Manny Mansfield. In this episode, Manny tells us why the M1 Garand is and always will be the best rifle ever made.

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What is Estonia main battle rifle?

Standard issue assault rifle. The Estonian Defence Forces uses two variants of the standard service rifle: R-20 S with a 12" (310 mm) barrel and R-20 with a 14.4" (367 mm) barrel. There is also a designated marksman rifle variant called R-20 L with a 16" (411 mm) barrel. Used by the Special Operations Forces.

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What is the main rifle in Sweden?

The Ak 5 is the current service rifle of the Swedish Armed Forces, adopted in 1986, replacing the Ak 4, a license-built version of the Heckler & Koch G3.

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What was the Danish main battle rifle?

The Madsen LAR was a battle rifle of Danish origin chambered in the 7.62×51mm NATO caliber.

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What rifle do Australian snipers use?

SR98. The Australian Army sniper is issued the SR98, with Folding Butt, which provides snipers with the capability to engage targets beyond 800 metres.

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What weapons do the Australian SAS use?

Soldiers are armed with a variety of weapons systems depending on what the mission dictates. These include the M4A1 carbine (designated as the M4A5 in Australia), which is used as their primary weapon. The shortened version of the M4, known as the Mk 18 CQBR, is also used.

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What rifle did Australia use in Vietnam?

A 7.62 mm L1A1 self-loading rifle (SLR) which was the standard infantry weapon used by the Australian Army during the Vietnam War. It is gas operated with an internal piston and has a 20 round staggered box magazine. It was replaced by the 5.56 mm Steyr F88 assault rifle in the 1980s.

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What is Belgium main rifle?

SCAR-L MK2 in use as the new standard service rifle for all combat units. Older SCAR-L MK1 are transferred to support units to replace the FN FNC.

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What is the main rifle in Germany?

Heckler & Koch G36 (Germany)

It is the current service rifle of the German and the Spanish Armed Forces among others. A family of variants exists, many of which have been adopted by police or military forces.

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What battle rifle does Germany use?

The Haenel MK 556 (German: Maschinenkarabiner) is a gas-operated selective-fire 5.56×45mm NATO assault rifle designed by C.G. Haenel in Germany.

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What rifle does the Finnish army use?

It is the standard issue infantry weapon of the Finnish Defence Forces. The RK 62 was designed in 1962 and is based on the Polish licensed version of the Soviet AK-47 design. The RK 62 uses the same 7.62×39mm cartridge as the AK-47.

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Which Scandinavian country has guns?

The culture of gun ownership in Sweden dates far back to the country's hunting expeditions. However, the ongoing popularity of hunting in Sweden has continued to increase the number of firearms that Swedes own.

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What weapons did Finland use in ww2?

The Finns were forced to rely on the older Russian version of M1891 in great numbers. The Finns also made use of the Soviet M1891/1930 rifle, the Model 1938 Carbine, and other Soviet-Russian arms captured during the fighting.

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What is the main rifle in Lithuania?

The standard service assault rifle of the Lithuanian Armed Forces is the Heckler & Koch G-36 KA4, and the standard pistol is the Glock 17. The Special Operations Forces are equipped with a variety of weapons, including MP-5 submachine guns with various modifications, G36K carbines and sniper rifles.

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What is the Hungarian main battle rifle?

It is currently used by the Hungarian Ground Forces as its standard infantry weapon, and by most other branches of the Hungarian Defence Forces. In Hungarian service, the AK-63 replaced the AMD-65, which is nearly identical but features a modified heat shield and a vertical forward hand grip under the barrel.

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What rifles did Finland use in ww2?

In the course of the fighting the Finns acquired so many bolt action Mosin-Nagant M1891 rifles to make it their infantry mainstay throughout World War II. They also acquired some German-supplied Bergmann M/20 SMGs, which were purchased as a supplement to its armed forces from 1922 on.

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What is the most American rifle?

The 7 Most American Guns
  • The Kentucky Rifle. The first uniquely American firearm was born in the backcountry of 18th Century Pennsylvania. ...
  • The Colt Single Action Army. ...
  • The Winchester 1873. ...
  • The Colt 1911. ...
  • The Thompson Submachine Gun. ...
  • The M1 Garand. ...
  • The M16. ...
  • American Guns.

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What rifle has killed the most deer?

No gun in America has a deer killing resume that can top the Winchester 94. It was the first rifle chambered for the legendary . 30-30 cartridge, and that rifle/cartridge combo has been a favorite of deer hunters across the country for generations.

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Is the M1 Garand a good rifle?

The M1 Garand was made in large numbers during World War II; approximately 5.4 million were made. They were used by every branch of the United States military. The rifle generally performed well. General George S. Patton called it "the greatest battle implement ever devised."

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