Editing Rifle (section)

===Types of rifle===

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====By mechanism====

* [[Air gun]]
** Spring-piston
*** Break barrel
*** Fixed barrel
**** Underlever
**** Sidelever
**** Overlever
** Pneumatic (internal pressure reservoir)
*** Pump pneumatic, either single-stroke or multi-stroke
*** Pre-charged pneumatic (PCP)
** Compressed gas (external pressure reservoir)
*** CO<sub>2</sub>
*** High pressure air (HPA)
* [[Firearm]]
** [[Single-shot]]
*** [[Muzzle-loading rifle]], some [[flintlock]] and mostly [[caplock]]
*** [[Breech-loading weapon|Breech-loading rifle]]
**** [[Breechblock]] rifle, either [[trapdoor mechanism|trapdoor]], [[rolling block|rolling]], [[falling block|dropping]], [[Tilting block actions|tilting]] or [[Ferguson rifle|screwed]]
**** [[Break action|Break-action]] rifle
**** [[Double rifle]] ([[List of multiple barrel firearms#Rifles|list]])
** [[Repeating rifle|Repeating]]
*** Manual
**** [[Colt revolving rifle|Revolving rifle]]
**** [[Lever-action rifle]], e.g. [[Winchester rifle]], [[Spencer rifle]]
**** [[Pump action|Pump-action]] rifle, e.g. [[Colt Lightning Carbine]]
**** [[Bolt action|Bolt-action rifle]]
***** Turn-pull, e.g. [[Gewehr 98|Mauser G98]], [[Lee–Enfield]], [[Mosin-Nagant]]
***** Straight-pull, e.g. [[Ross rifle]], [[K31]], [[Mannlicher M1895]], [[Blaser R93]]/[[Blaser R8|R8]]
**** Bolt-release rifle, also known as lever-release rifle, e.g. [[Verney-Carron]] SpeedLine
*** Self-loading
**** [[Semi-automatic rifle]]
**** [[Automatic rifle]]
***** [[Selective-fire]] rifle
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====By usage====

*[[Military]] and [[law enforcement]]
**[[Anti-materiel rifle]]
**[[Anti-tank rifle]]
**[[Long rifle]]
**[[Personal defense weapon]]
**Precision rifle
***[[Designated marksman rifle]] 
***[[Sniper rifle]] ([[List of sniper rifles|list]])
**[[Scout rifle]]
**[[Service rifle]]
***[[Assault rifle]] ([[List of assault rifles|list]])
***[[Battle rifle]] ([[List of battle rifles|list]])
***[[Carbine]] ([[List of carbines|list]])
*[[Civilian]]
**[[Hunting weapon#Rifles|Hunting rifle]]
***[[Buffalo rifle]]
***[[Elephant rifle]]
***[[Express rifle]]
***[[Punt gun]]
***[[Varmint rifle]]
**[[Shooting sport|Match/target]] rifle
***[[Benchrest rifle]]
**[[Modern sporting rifle]]
**[[Short-barreled rifle]]
**[[Varmint rifle]]
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