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Sturmgewehr 44: A predecessor of the modern assault rifles

The Sturmgewehr 44 is an iconic weapon deployed in the final days of World War II to alter the course of the war and provide Nazi German soldiers with a more reliable

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VSS Vintorez silenced sniper rifle favored by Spetsnaz operators

VSS Vintorez: Silenced Sniper Rifle designed for Spetsnaz

The VSS Vintorez is a designated marksman rifle produced in the former SSSR. It is a silenced sniper weapon intended to support urban or close-quarter scenarios. The VSS Vintorez is chambered in

5 years ago

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FAMAE SAF: A shortened version of Swiss SIG 540 assault rifle

Like the Steyr submachine gun, the FAMAE SAF is based upon an assault rifle design, though in this case, with much more modification. In the 1980s, the FAMAE factory (the Chilean government’s

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MARS Inc. and Cobalt Kinetics NGSW-R Carbine: A top pretender for the M4 replacement

The top pretender for the M4 replacement, MARS Inc. and Cobalt Kinetics NGSW-R Carbine, is a hell of a rifle. The ongoing competition for the next Army M249 Squad Automatic Weapon and

6 years ago

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Soldier aim with its IWI Tavor assault rifle

IWI TAVOR: The Rifle Built to Replace the M4 Carbine

IWI Tavor is the new supergun made in Israel to replace the M4 carbine. Given the problems experienced by some bullpup designs – the teething troubles of notorious British SA80 come to

6 years ago

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M17 is new modular assault rifle (AR) from Zastava Arms

Serbia’s Zastava Arms has developed a new gas-operated modular assault rifle (AR), that has been designated as the M17, that the company said is currently at Technology Readiness Level 6. The new

6 years ago

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The world's most popular weapon - AK-47 Assault Rifle

AK-47: The first weapon of choice for insurgents and rebels

The AK-47 is the world’s most-produced gun, but why is it still, more than 70 years later, the first weapon of choice in almost every conflict? Why is the AK-47 Kalashnikov assault

8 years ago

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Steyr AUG 9 Para: One of the best bullpup assault rifles in the world

The Steyr AUG 9 Para rifle was the first “modular” design: the barrel, receiver, and firing mechanism can all be changed to configure the weapon into whatever rifle is wanted. By an

9 years ago

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Gilboa Snake: Twice deadly as an AR-15 platform

The Gilboa Snake rifle was developed by Israeli company Silver Shadow and Gilboa® USA and initially conceived by Amos Golan, CEO of the company and designer of the famous Cornershot system. The

10 years ago

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HS Produkt VHS-2: Croatian assault rifle for a new century

The VHS-2 assault rifle manufactured by HS Produkt is the first multifunctional assault rifle produced in Croatia. It is a bullpup assault rifle chambered in a 5.56x45mm NATO caliber. It was first

10 years ago

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Operators with an M4A1 SOPMOD Block II in Afghanistan in 2012

M4 Carbine: A world’s most popular special operations forces rifle

The M4 Carbine is one of the most popular rifles and the first pick for many special operations forces operators. It belongs to a family of firearms tracing its lineage back to

10 years ago

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SIG SG 551: A Swiss Army’s service rifle

The SIG SG 551 is a variant of the swiss assault rifle SIG SG 550. In 1978, the Swiss Army formulated requirements for a successor to the Stgw 57 battle rifle (known

12 years ago

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Heckler & Koch HK416: An ideal rifle for special operations

The Heckler & Koch HK416 is a German assault rifle in 5.56 x 45 mm NATO caliber. Its design was based on the Colt M4 carbine, but it is improved in relation

12 years ago

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