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List Of 5.56×45mm NATO Firearms
The below table gives a list of firearms that can fire the 5.56×45mm NATO cartridge, first developed and used in the late 1970s for the M16 rifle, which to date, is the most widely produced weapon in this caliber. Not all countries that use weapons chambered in this caliber are in NATO. This table is sortable for every column. See also *List of assault rifles *7.62×39mm *5.45×39mm *5.8×42mm The 5.8×42mm / DBP87 ("''D''àn (弹) ''B''ùqiāng (步枪) ''P''ŭtōng (普通), 19''87''"; literally "Standard Rifle Cartridge, 1987") is a military rimless bottlenecked intermediate cartridge developed in the People's Republic of China. ... References {{DEFAULTSORT:5.56x45mm NATO firearms NATO 5.56x45mm ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Firearms
A firearm is any type of gun designed to be readily carried and used by an individual. The term is legally defined further in different countries (see Legal definitions). The first firearms originated in 10th-century China, when bamboo tubes containing gunpowder and pellet projectiles were mounted on spears to make the portable fire lance, operable by a single person, which was later used effectively as a shock weapon in the Siege of De'an in 1132. In the 13th century, fire lance barrels were replaced with metal tubes and transformed into the metal-barreled hand cannon. The technology gradually spread throughout Eurasia during the 14th century. Older firearms typically used black powder as a propellant, but modern firearms use smokeless powder or other propellants. Most modern firearms (with the notable exception of smoothbore shotguns) have rifled barrels to impart spin to the projectile for improved flight stability. Modern firearms can be described by their caliber (i.e. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
FNC IMG 1527
FNC may refer to: Entertainment * Festival du nouveau cinéma, a Canadian film festival * ''Fight Night Champion'', a video game * Fnatic, a European professional esports organization * FNC Entertainment, a South Korean record label Television * Florida's News Channel, a defunct American television channel * Fox News Channel, an American television channel Other uses * Farncombe railway station, in England * Federal National Council (United Arab Emirates) * Federal Networking Council, in the United States * Fédération Nationale Catholique, a defunct French anti-secular movement * FN FNC, a Belgian assault rifle * FNC Inc., an American mortgage technology company * First Niagara Center, in New York, United States * ''Forum non conveniens'' * Cristiano Ronaldo International Airport, in Madeira, Portugal * National Front of Catalonia (Catalan: ') * Front Nacional de Catalunya (2013) The National Front of Catalonia ( ca, Front Nacional de Catalunya, FNC) is a Catalan far-rig ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Colt Canada C8
The Colt Canada C7 is a Canadian family of military rifles, manufactured by Colt Canada (formerly Diemaco prior to 2005), having similar design and function to the Colt M16A3. The C7 and its variants have been adopted as the standard issue rifle by the militaries of Canada, Norway (special forces only), Denmark and the Netherlands. Following trials, C8 variants are general issue firearms for the United Kingdom's Special Forces. It is also the standard firearm of the Dutch air force (C8A1) and other specialist users within the Dutch and British militaries. It has been utilized in various combat deployments by Canadian, British, Norwegian, Dutch, and Danish forces in Afghanistan, Iraq, and Mali. C7 The development of the C7 assault rifle paralleled that of the M16A2 by Colt. A Canadian Forces liaison officer worked with the United States Marine Corps in the M16A1 Product Improvement Program and relayed information to Canada's Rifle Replacement Program Office. The C7 is much l ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
