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hunting rifle
A rifle is a long-barrelled firearm designed for accurate shooting, with a barrel that has a helical pattern of grooves (rifling) cut into the bore wall. In keeping with their focus on accuracy, rifles are typically designed to be held with both hands and braced firmly against the shooter's shoulder via a buttstock for stability during shooting. Rifles are used extensively in warfare, self defense, law enforcement, crime (most notably assassinations), hunting, and shooting sports.
The term was originally rifled gun, with the verb rifle referring to the early modern machining process of creating groovings with cutting tools. By the 20th century, the weapon had become so common that the modern noun rifle is now often used for any long-shaped handheld ranged weapon designed for well-aimed discharge activated by a trigger (e.g., personnel halting and stimulation response rifle, which is actually a laser dazzler).
Like all typical firearms, a rifle's projectile (bullet) is propelled by the contained deflagration of a combustible propellant compound (originally black powder, later cordite, and now nitrocellulose), although other propulsive means such as compressed air are used in air rifles, which are popular for vermin control, small game hunting, competitive target shooting and casual sport shooting (plinking).
The distinct feature that separates a rifle from the earlier smoothbore long guns (e.g., arquebuses, muskets) is the rifling within its gun barrel. The raised areas of a barrel's rifling are called lands, which make contact with and exert torque on the projectile as it moves down the bore, imparting a spin around its longitudinal axis. When the projectile leaves the barrel, this spin persists and lends gyroscopic stability to the projectile due to conservation of angular momentum, preventing yawing and tumbling in flight. This allows the use of more elongated and aerodynamically efficient bullets (as opposed to the spherical balls used in smoothbore muskets) and thus improves range and accuracy.
For Sale: Winchester Extreme Weather SS in 7mm Rem Mag/26" barrel. Topped with Leupold VX5 HD Scope 3-15X44. The trigger was upgraded to a Timney trigger with 2lb pull weight. I have it zeroed at 200 yards and have CDS for it (the CDS dial is for Hornady ELDX 162 gr) but never installed it as...
Savage 116 weather warrior in 30-06 with accutrigger and 22in stainless barrel that has been threaded and recrowned by a professional gunsmith. It will include a custom matching muzzle break as well as a thread protector. The gun is in a Houge overmold stock and also includes burris 1in rings...
I bought this with our family intention of moving to Alaska
never happened so my loss your gain -
NIB
$300
OR Trade for upper or lower .308
Will meet at any place to do transfer in Portland / Tigard - thanks
*****. I do want to let you know that this firearm has a recall on it (Some...
B-14 HMR (Hunting and Match) Rifle - Bergara Rifles USA
Will meet at FFL in Puyallup, Tacoma or Lacey. Buyer pays transfer fee. $50 of the sale goes to NWFA.
Scope and rings and muzzle device are not included. I will include the Leupold VX-R Patrol 3-9x40 scope and rings for an additional...
New badlands tactical bino harness. Fits up to 12x50 binos. Awesome case. Has magnetic silent closures. Also is hydration reservoir compatible as a stand alone unit.
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No zippers, no hook and loop, The Badland's Tactical Bino X Case opens and closes- using a unique system of...
$575
Here is a very neat Mauser. It’s a VZ24 Mauser chambered in 358 Norma Magnum. It’s sports a 25.5” Douglas Premium barrel. For those of you that don’t know the .358 Norma, the parent case is the .300 H&H. To create the .358 the .300 is simply necked up to .358. The trigger appears to me an...
I have had this for a long time and just never shoot it. I don't hunt and don't think I'll be starting any time soon.
It's a Ruger M77 Rem Mag. Shoots 7mm. Had a Leupold m8-4x scope mounted on it.
Shoots great, last time I took it out was about 2 years ago. I've kept it clean, oiled, and...
Might take me awhile to get the pics up but I will !
This old Girls shoots ! its no collector thats why i bought it ! its been cerakoted and the stock refinished too. It shoots great and i will throw in a box of 150 grain Federals, it likes well.
I put the 1st three i shot from it into...
I’m selling my FX Impact 25 caliber air rifle and everything that comes with it. I’ve used it only once and that was when I zeroed the scope. The scope and bi-pod are not included in this offer.
I want to sell everything in one lot. I can’t sell piece by piece. You have to pick up. I won’t send...
Clearly, there are brand's that have a reputation for achieving monumental sales, but some brands have fallen behind. In your opinion, what is the best hunting rifle for around $1000?
Up for sale. Aero Precision AR10 precision DMR sniper rifle .308. This was built from a rare limited addition Aero Precision camo builders set with forward assist. All the high end goodies. Christensen Arms carbon fiber 20inch match grade - hand lapped barrel. Polished feed ramps and bedded to...
Looking to trade my Glock 19 for a hunting rifle. I’m pretty specific about what I want, I will list it below. My pistol shoots great, has night sights, 2 mags, 40rds of Speer Gold Dots, 50rds Federal HST, and can come with a like new Milt Sparks holster.
What I’m looking for -
Clean hunting...