Editing Firearm (section)

==== Rifles ====
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[[File:Bastogne War Museum Mosin-Nagant Model 1944 27-02-2021 11-13-43.jpg|thumb|The [[Mosin–Nagant]], a rifle chambered in [[7.62×54mmR]]]]

A rifle is a long gun that has [[rifling]]s (spiral grooves) machined into the [[Gauge (firearms)|bore]] (inner) surface of its barrel, imparting a gyroscopically stabilizing spin to the [[bullet]]s that it fires. A descendant of the musket, rifles produce a single point of impact with each firing with a long range and high accuracy. For this reason, as well as for their ubiquity, rifles are very popular among militaries as [[service rifle]]s, police as accurate long-range alternatives to their traditional [[shotgun]] long guns, and civilians for [[hunting]], [[shooting sports]], and [[self-defense]].

Many types of rifles exist owing to their wide adoption and versatility, ranging from mere barrel length differences as in [[short-barreled rifle]]s and [[carbine]]s, to classifications per the rifle's function and purpose as in [[semi-automatic rifle]]s, [[automatic rifle]]s and [[sniper rifle]]s, to differences in the rifle's action as in [[single-shot]], [[break-action]], [[bolt-action]], and [[lever-action]] rifles.

Examples of rifles of various types include the [[Henry rifle]], [[Winchester rifle]], [[Lee–Enfield]], [[Gewehr 98]], [[M1 Garand]], [[MAS-36 rifle]], [[AKM]], [[Ruger 10/22]], [[Heckler & Koch G3]], [[Remington Model 700]], and [[Heckler & Koch HK417]].