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Bolt action, Bolt action - History, Bolt action - Loading, Bolt action - Mechanics, Krag-Jørgensen, Swiss K31, Lee-Enfield, Mannlicher-Carcano, Mauser, Mosin-Nagant, Springfield 1903 rifle, Spencer repeating rifle, Winchester Model 70, Lever action, Pump action, Blowback (arms), Gas actuated, Recoil operated
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ARTICLES RELATED TO Krag-Jørgensen | | | |  Krag-Jørgensen: Encyclopedia II - Krag-Jørgensen - Norwegian Krag-Jørgensen riflesThe Swedish-Norwegian Rifle Commission started its work in 1891. One of their first tasks was to find the best possible calibre for the new weapon, which was found to be 6.5 mm (0.256 in).7 The round of ammunition is known variously as 6.5x55 Scan, 6.5x55 Mauser, 6.5x55 Swedish and 6.5x55 Nor, but they all referred to the same round although the shell dimension on the 6.5x55 Nor was slightly longer (0.15 mm / 0.006 in). Due to different interpretations of the standard, i.e. the standards of manufacturing using maximum chamber in t ...
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| | | | Krag-Jørgensen: Encyclopedia II - Bolt action - Mechanics Typically, the bolt consists of a tube of metal inside of which the firing mechanism is housed, and which has at the front or rear of the tube several metal knobs, or "lugs", which serve to lock the bolt in place. The operation can be done via a rotating bolt, a lever, or a number of systems. For example, one setup is a straight-pull design that use a rotating bolt, such as the German Blaser R93 rifle. Straight pull designs have seen a great deal of use, though manual turn-bolt designs are what most commonly thought of in reference to a bolt ...
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| | | | Krag-Jørgensen: Encyclopedia II - Kammerlader - Development In the early 1800s, the Norwegian Army decided that the nature of warfare was changing away from the massed ranks firing in volleys towards smaller units advancing and firing independently. This conclusion was reached after having observed the American Revolutionary War, the Napoleonic Wars and the short Swedish campaign against Norway in 1814. Lessons were also learned from the Gunboat War, where small, mobile gunboats outmaneuvered larger, more heavily armed ships. It was decided that a breech loaded rifle was needed, more accurate than th ...
See also:Kammerlader, Kammerlader - Development, Kammerlader - Design features, Kammerlader - Ammunition, Kammerlader - Modification to rimfire, Kammerlader - Models, Kammerlader - Fate of the kammerladers, Kammerlader - Comparison with contemporary rifles, Kammerlader - Norwegian rifles, Kammerlader - Contemporary rifles, Kammerlader - Earlier breechloading rifles, Kammerlader - Notes Read more here: » Kammerlader: Encyclopedia II - Kammerlader - Development |
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| | | | Krag-Jørgensen: Encyclopedia II - Kammerlader - Fate of the kammerladers The kammerladers were phased out as more modern weapons became available—the Remington M1867, the Krag-Petersson (adopted by the Royal Norwegian Navy in 1876), and the Jarmann M1884. It is likely that the last of the modified naval kammerladers was not finally removed from military warehouses until after the Krag-Jørgensen was approved for use in 1892, although sources are scarce on this. The ...
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| | | | Krag-Jørgensen: Encyclopedia II - Kammerlader - Design features Every breechloader must have some form of mechanism that allows the breech to be opened for loading, yet securely locked for firing. This was even more important in the early designs made before the introduction of the cartridge. Achieving a gas-tight seal was difficult with the metallurgy of the day, and it can be argued that the Norwegian kammerladers are the first fully successful military breechloaders—the needle gun was slightly earlier, but it leaks a significant gas pressure around the breech. A crank mounted on the side of t ...
See also:Kammerlader, Kammerlader - Development, Kammerlader - Design features, Kammerlader - Ammunition, Kammerlader - Modification to rimfire, Kammerlader - Models, Kammerlader - Fate of the kammerladers, Kammerlader - Comparison with contemporary rifles, Kammerlader - Norwegian rifles, Kammerlader - Contemporary rifles, Kammerlader - Earlier breechloading rifles, Kammerlader - Notes Read more here: » Kammerlader: Encyclopedia II - Kammerlader - Design features |
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| | | | Krag-Jørgensen: Encyclopedia II - Kammerlader - Modification to rimfire After the introduction of the Remington M1867 and its rimfire cartridge in 1867, the Norwegian Army and the Royal Norwegian Navy decided to convert some of the stock of kammerladers into rim fire rifles. There were two designs used for the modification: Landmarks and Lunds. Neither can be considered completely successful, but both were cheaper, and quicker, than manufacturing new M1867s. It seems that the Norwegian Army preferred the Lund, while the Landmark ...
See also:Kammerlader, Kammerlader - Development, Kammerlader - Design features, Kammerlader - Ammunition, Kammerlader - Modification to rimfire, Kammerlader - Models, Kammerlader - Fate of the kammerladers, Kammerlader - Comparison with contemporary rifles, Kammerlader - Norwegian rifles, Kammerlader - Contemporary rifles, Kammerlader - Earlier breechloading rifles, Kammerlader - Notes Read more here: » Kammerlader: Encyclopedia II - Kammerlader - Modification to rimfire |
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| | | | Krag-Jørgensen: Encyclopedia II - Mauser - History What was to become Mauser started on July 31, 1811, when Friedrich I of Württemberg established a royal weapons factory in Oberndorf, a small town in the German Black Forest. The factory opened for business the next year, employing 133 workers.
In 1867 Wilhelm and Paul Mauser developed a rifle using an improved rotating bolt system for breechloaders based on the Chassepot (fusil modele 1866), itself an improved version of, and based on an earlier Prussian design, the Dreyse. The Franco-Prussian war had shown their rifle inferi ...
See also:Mauser, Mauser - History, Mauser - Model 92, Mauser - Model 93, Mauser - Model 94, Mauser - C96, Mauser - Model 98, Mauser - K98k, Mauser - Civilian Market, Mauser - Manufacturers, Mauser - Mauser Post 1940, Mauser - Video Links, Mauser - Manuals Read more here: » Mauser: Encyclopedia II - Mauser - History |
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| | | | Krag-Jørgensen: Encyclopedia II - Sniper - Sniper equipment
Sniper - Sniper rifles.
Main article: Sniper rifle
Historic military sniper rifles were almost the standard service rifle of the country in question. They included the German Mauser K98k, U.S. Springfield 1903 and M1 Garand, Soviet Mosin-Nagant, Norwegian Krag-Jørgensen, Japanese Arisaka and British Lee Enfield No 4. These were selected because they were, and in some cases still are, th ...
See also:Sniper, Sniper - Snipers in warfare, Sniper - Police snipers, Sniper - Sniper consistency, Sniper - Sniper training, Sniper - Targeting, Sniper - Sniper equipment, Sniper - Sniper rifles, Sniper - Ammunition, Sniper - Camouflage, Sniper - Sniper tactics, Sniper - Shot placement, Sniper - Positioning, Sniper - Targets, Sniper - Psychological Warfare, Sniper - Counter-sniper tactics, Sniper - Snipers outside warfare, Sniper - Sniper versus Sharpshooter or Marksman, Sniper - Snipers in history Read more here: » Sniper: Encyclopedia II - Sniper - Sniper equipment |
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| | | | Krag-Jørgensen: Encyclopedia II - Sniper - Sniper equipment
Sniper - Sniper rifles.
Good equipment is helpful, but does not substitute for careful selection of personnel and thorough training. A military sniper from a selective, highly trained formation, equipped with a mere hunting rifle, would be far more effective than a hunter with an expensive, precision sniper rifle.
Historic military sniper rifles were almost the standard service rifle of the country in question. They included the German Mauser K98k, U.S. Springfield 1903 and M1 Garand, Soviet Mosin-Nagant, Norwegian Krag-Jørgensen, Jap ...
See also:Sniper, Sniper - Snipers in warfare, Sniper - Police snipers, Sniper - Sniper consistency, Sniper - Sniper training, Sniper - Targeting, Sniper - Sniper equipment, Sniper - Sniper rifles, Sniper - Ammunition, Sniper - Camouflage, Sniper - Sniper tactics, Sniper - Location, Sniper - Targets, Sniper - Psychological Warfare, Sniper - Counter-sniper tactics, Sniper - Attitude towards snipers, Sniper - Snipers outside warfare, Sniper - Sniper versus Sharpshooter or Marksman, Sniper - Snipers in history Read more here: » Sniper: Encyclopedia II - Sniper - Sniper equipment |
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| | | | Krag-Jørgensen: Encyclopedia II - Springfield 1903 rifle - History
Springfield 1903 rifle - Overview of Beginnings.
The 1903 adoption of the Springfield bolt-action was preceded by nearly 30 years of struggle, politics, and lessons learned from the recently adopted Krag (production of it began in 1894), previous bolt-actions like the Lee models, as well as some new concepts being introduced at the turn of the century. The 1903 not only replaced the various versions of the Krag, but also the Lee Model 1895 and M1885 Remington-Lee used by the Navy and Marine Corps, as well as the ...
See also:Springfield 1903 rifle, Springfield 1903 rifle - History, Springfield 1903 rifle - Overview of Beginnings, Springfield 1903 rifle - Late 1800s: the lead up to adoption, Springfield 1903 rifle - Adoption, Springfield 1903 rifle - World War I, Springfield 1903 rifle - World War II, Springfield 1903 rifle - Korea, Springfield 1903 rifle - Specifications Read more here: » Springfield 1903 rifle: Encyclopedia II - Springfield 1903 rifle - History |
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| | | | Krag-Jørgensen: Encyclopedia II - Lee-Enfield - History The Lee-Enfield rifle was derived from the earlier Lee-Metford, a physically similar black powder rifle which combined James Paris Lee's rear-locking bolt system with a barrel featuring rifling designed by William Ellis Metford. Lee's action was a major improvement on existing bolt-action designs. The rear-mounted lugs place the operating handle much closer to the operator, over the trigger, making it much quicker to operate than "traditional" designs like the Mauser, which forced the operator to move his hand forward to operate the bolt; al ...
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| | | | Krag-Jørgensen: Encyclopedia II - Sniper - Snipers in warfare Different countries have different military doctrines regarding snipers in Military units, settings, and tactics. Generally, a sniper's goal in warfare is to reduce the enemy's fighting ability by striking at a small number of high value targets, such as officers.
Soviet Russian and derived military doctrines include squad-level "snipers," which may be called "sharpshooters" or "designated riflemen" in other doctrines (see below). They do so because this ability was lost to ordinary troops when assault rifles (which are optimized for close-in, rapid-fire combat) were adopted. ...
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| | | | Krag-Jørgensen: Encyclopedia II - Mauser - Mauser Post 1940 In 1940 Mauser was invited to take place in a competition to re-equip the German army with a semi-automatic rifle, the Gewehr 41. The requirements specified that the design should not drill holes into the barrel, thereby requiring mechanisms that proved unreliable. Two designs were submitted, and the Mauser version, the G 41(M) failed miserably in testing and was cancelled after a short production run. Walther's version did not do much better, but was later improved with the ...
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| | | | Krag-Jørgensen: Encyclopedia II - Sniper - Police snipers Police forces typically deploy snipers in hostage scenarios. They are trained to shoot only as a last resort, when there is a direct threat to life from a felon. Police snipers typically operate at much shorter ranges than military snipers, generally under 100 metres and sometimes even less than 50 metres. Police snipers do not generally attempt to shoot to incapacitate; when they shoot, they shoot to kill, though there have been some ...
See also:Sniper, Sniper - Snipers in warfare, Sniper - Police snipers, Sniper - Sniper consistency, Sniper - Sniper training, Sniper - Targeting, Sniper - Sniper equipment, Sniper - Sniper rifles, Sniper - Ammunition, Sniper - Camouflage, Sniper - Sniper tactics, Sniper - Shot placement, Sniper - Positioning, Sniper - Targets, Sniper - Psychological Warfare, Sniper - Counter-sniper tactics, Sniper - Snipers outside warfare, Sniper - Sniper versus Sharpshooter or Marksman, Sniper - Snipers in history Read more here: » Sniper: Encyclopedia II - Sniper - Police snipers |
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| | | | Krag-Jørgensen: Encyclopedia II - Mauser - Civilian Market Mausers were readily adapted as hunting rifles. In Africa, so called Safari rifles were often made from Mauser rifles. These rifles were often rechambered in larger rounds up to and including .50 cal (12.7mm). The adaptions usually consisted of shortening the foregrip and barrel, rechambering to popular British rounds, and minor alterations to the action, although the rifle was left fundamentally Mauser designed. In the late 19th century and early 20th century companies who made alterations were generally Commonwealth based and develo ...
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| | | | Krag-Jørgensen: Encyclopedia II - Sniper - Counter-sniper tactics The occurrence of sniper warfare has led to the evolution of many counter-sniper tactics in modern military strategies. These aim to reduce the damage caused by a sniper to an army, which can often be harmful to both fighting capabilities and morale.
The risk of damage to a chain of command can be reduced by concealing features which would otherwise give away an officer’s rank. If a sniper is attacking, they must be located in order to counter-attack. Another sniper is often used to hunt the enemy sniper, although many techniques ca ...
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| | | | Krag-Jørgensen: Encyclopedia II - Sniper - Snipers outside warfare The use of sniping to murder has been immortalised in a number of sensational U.S. cases, including the Austin sniper incident of 1966, the John F. Kennedy assassination, and the Washington sniper serial murders of late 2002. However, these incidents usually do not involve the range or skill of military snipers. News reports will often (inaccurately) use the term sniper to describe anyone shooting with a rifle at another person.
Sniping has also been used by terrorists, for example in the Northern Ireland troubles, where in the early ...
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