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The M1892 was the first standard issue rifle in the American military to use smokeless powder and also the first with a bolt-action design. The gun was fed through a five-round rotary magazine ...
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How the M14 Rifle Made the Ultimate Comeback
The M14 rifle, designed in the 1950s to be the US military’s single, do-it-all battle rifle, had a notoriously short and ...
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M1 Garand Rifle
The M1 Garand is one of the single most famous and recognizable rifles in the entire world. It served as the standard-issue battle rifle for all of the United States’ land forces throughout the ...
A US Marine and his M14 service rifle during the Tet Offensive of the Vietnam War (Photo Wikimedia Commons) In April 1958, the government-owned Springfield Armory in Massachusetts initiated ...
The U.S. Army is arming soldiers with AI-powered SMASH scopes to shoot down drones using smart targeting and precision fire on standard M4A1 rifles.
It goes without saying that the US Army is continuously testing and adding new weapons to its arsenal, so we compiled a list of all these standard issue weapons operable by individual soldiers.
The goal is to quickly get new, useful tech into soldiers’ hands. The smart scope weighs about 2.5 pounds and fits onto standard-issue rifles.
Overwatch Standard Issue Pulse Rifle made it all the way to number 23 on IGN's Top 100 Video Game Weapons. Check out which moment made it to number 1!
A US Marine fires an M4A1 carbine rifle. US Marine Corps The M4A1 is an upgraded M4 with " full auto capability, a consistent trigger pull, and a slightly heavier barrel," according to Military.com.
The Burke Pulser is said to attach to an M4 rifle the same way a standard-issue suppressor does. With it, soldiers in the field could disable electronic devices they come across, such as IEDs with ...
M16 rifle A staple of the American military arsenal since 1964, the M16 is the longest-serving standard-issue rifle for the U.S. military until October 2015.