Download or read book The M4 Carbine written by Chris McNab and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2021-03-18 with total page 81 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The M4 carbine has become one of the defining military firearms of the late 20th and early 21st centuries. Developed as a fusion of the XM177E2 Colt Commando and the M16A2 assault rifle, the M4 offered a more convenient battlefield firearm than the full-length M16 variants, and the US Army adopted it as the standard infantry weapon in the 1990s. Today, military and law-enforcement personnel of more than 60 countries have adopted either the M4 or the M4A1 variant, both of which have been tested and proven in major combat operations worldwide. This study describes the development process in detail, from production of the first XM4 prototypes in 1984 through numerous modified types until it emerged into official use as the M4 in 1994. The M4 offered a weapon that was 1lb lighter and 6in shorter than the standard M16A2, yet could still deliver precision semi-auto and full-auto firepower up to an effective range of 500m. Over time, its capabilities have been enhanced by the M4A1 modifications plus an extensive range of tactical accessories, including optical day/night sights, laser/infrared designators, under-barrel grenade launchers and shotgun modules, foregrips, furniture options, mounting rails, and sound suppressors. Numerous M4/M4A1 combat operations are investigated to reveal why the weapon has received such high levels of approval by front-line combat troops, not only in Afghanistan and Iraq, where the M4/M4A1 has been intensively combat-tested, but also in contexts such as Colombia, India, Israel, and the Philippines. Profusely illustrated with photographs and artworks, and drawing its research from the latest declassified documents, this is a complete guide to one of the most important and widely distributed tactical infantry weapons of the last quarter-century.
Download or read book Firearms in American History Our rifles written by Charles Winthrop Sawyer and published by . This book was released on 1920 with total page 526 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Chassepot to FAMAS written by Ian McCollum and published by . This book was released on 2019-09 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Rifle and Carbine written by Department of the Army and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2017-09-30 with total page 260 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Training Circular (TC) 3-22.9 / FM 3-22.9 "Rifle and Carbine," provides Soldiers with the critical information for their rifle or carbine and how it functions, its capabilities, the capabilities of the optics and ammunition, and the application of the functional elements of the shot process.
Download or read book Instructions in Rifle and Carbine Firing for the United States Army written by Stanhope English Blunt and published by . This book was released on 1885 with total page 368 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Official US Army Rifle and Carbine Handbook Updated a Marksmanship Guide for M4 and M16 Series Weapons written by U. S. Army and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2017-10-26 with total page 270 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: BECOME AN EXPERT RIFLEMAN Thoroughly revised to conform to today's marksmanship requirements and combat realities, this comprehensive handbook provides the aspiring or seasoned M4, M16 or Armalite series operator with a tremendous resource for getting the best from their rifle or carbine and honing their shooting skills. Providing all members of the profession of arms with critical information on weapon, optics and ammunition functionality and capabilities, and the functional elements of the shot process, this book is the single most effective and highly-regarded guide to the modern rifle available today. Intended for use on the range, it is also an invaluable reference while deployed. BUILD RELIABLE COMPETITION AND COMBAT-READY DRILLS, SKILLS & REFLEXES Complete and unabridged Full-size edition: LARGE 8.5" x 11" FORMAT: clear, detailed text & illustrations. The indispensable manual for service personnel, civilian contractors, law enforcement, competition shooters, hunters, preppers, and more. Created and trusted by the United States Army Maneuver Center of Excellence. Essential reference for the bookshelf or range bag of any M16, M4 or AR-series rifle operator. "Batteries last hours, books last decades. Get the print edition!" The Handbook contains: WEAPON SAFETY & CONTROL RIFLE AND CARBINE PRINCIPLES OF OPERATION: ARMY STANDARD SERVICE RIFLE, UPPER AND LOWER RECEIVERS, CYCLE OF FUNCTION, COOLING AIMING DEVICES: UNITS OF ANGULAR MEASUREMENT, OPTICS, THERMAL SIGHTS, POINTERS/ILLUMINATORS/LASERS MOUNTABLE EQUIPMENT: ADAPTIVE RAIL SYSTEM, MOUNTABLE WEAPONS, MOUNTABLE AIMING DEVICES, MOUNTABLE ACCESSORIES EMPLOYMENT: THE SHOT PROCESS, TARGET ACQUISITION STABILITY: SUPPORT, MUSCLE RELAXATION, NATURAL POINT OF AIM, RECOIL MANAGEMENT, SHOOTER-GUN ANGLE, FIELD OF VIEW, CARRY POSITIONS, STABILIZED FIRING, FIRING POSITIONS AIM: COMMON ENGAGEMENTS, COMMON AIMING ERRORS, COMPLEX ENGAGEMENTS, TARGET & ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS CONTROL: TRIGGER & BREATHING CONTROL, WORKSPACE MANAGEMENT, CALLING THE SHOT, RATE OF FIRE, FOLLOW-THROUGH, MALFUNCTIONS, TRANSITION TO SECONDARY WEAPON MOVEMENT: TECHNIQUES, FORWARD, RETROGRADE, LATERAL AND TURNING MOVEMENT AMMUNITION BALLISTICS COMPLEX ENGAGEMENTS DRILLS ZEROING QUALIFICATION STANDARDS 10-METER BORESIGHT OFFSETS & 25-METER ZERO OFFSETS Current edition note: this publication supersedes the old FM 3-22.9 and FM 23-9. Search for 'CARLILE MILITARY LIBRARY' to find more TOP-FLIGHT, SQUARED-AWAY publications for your professional bookshelf! Information purposes only. Proudly published in the U.S.A. by CARLILE MEDIA.
Download or read book Rifles and Rifle Shooting written by Charles Askins and published by . This book was released on 1919 with total page 262 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Stay in the Fight written by Kyle E. Lamb and published by Trample & Hurdle Publishers. This book was released on 2011 with total page 378 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Drawing on Combat experiences from Mogadishu, Somalia to Mosul, Iraq, I want to pass lessons learned to fellow Warriors. Common sense and combat proven, these are the criteria for my techniques. This book is intended to enhance your shooting skills and refine the tactical employment of your Combat Pistol. Military, Law Enforcement, and Civilian alike will find a wealth of information, and numerous tools for their Tactical Toolbox. We also discuss the Training Mentality and Mindset that will help you not only survive your next gunfight, but thrive."--Cover
Download or read book Description and Rules for the Management of the U S Magazine Rifle and Carbine written by United States. Army. Ordnance Department and published by . This book was released on 1898 with total page 84 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Johnson Rifles and Machine Guns written by Bruce N. Canfield and published by Andrew Mowbray Incorporated, Publishers. This book was released on 2002 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The M1941 Johnson Rifle is the hottest WWII rifle on the collectors' market today, and this exciting new book covers it all! From invention and manufacture through issue to the troops, every aspect of the Johnson is explained and illustrated - including collector's notes and serial number data. You will learn about all the other Johnson weapons, like the Light Machine Guns, "Paratroop" rifles and aircraft cannon. Discover which troops used these unique guns, including those Johnson Rifles issues to the U.S. Marine Corps. Author Bruce N. Canfield also tells the intriguing story of Johnson himself. Learn about Johnson's continual struggle against government bureaucrats as his rifles stoof head-to-head with the famous M1 Garand.
Download or read book Description and Rules for the Management of the Springfield Rifle Carbine and Army Revolvers written by James Gilchrist Benton and published by . This book was released on 1874 with total page 62 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Swiss Magazine Loading Rifles 1869 to 1958 written by Joe Poyer and published by . This book was released on 2003 with total page 235 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Part-by-part examination of the Swiss military rifles, the Vetterli and the Schmidt, in use from 1869 to 1958. All models and there parts are described and analyzed from the collector's point of view. Includes a description of all markings by model, and their meaning, including military markings, a history of their development and use, exploded views, disassembly/assembly, maintenance, trouble shooting and use.
Download or read book The Rifle and How to Use It Comprising a Description of That Valuable Weapon in All Its Varieties and an Account of Its Origin written by Hans Busk and published by Read Country Book. This book was released on 2008-11 with total page 244 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: THE RIFLE: AND HOW TO USE IT Comprising a Description of that Valuable Weapon in all its Varieties, And an Account of its Origin. By Hans Busk. M.A. Originally published in the 1850s, this extremely scarce, early work on the Rifle is both expensive and hard to find in its first edition. The fourth edition, published in 1859 was considerably enlarged and revised. READ COUNTRY BOOKS have republished this later edition using the original text and illustrations. The author, Hans Busk the Younger, (1815-1882) was one of the main originators of the Volunteer Movement in England. He was a First Lieutenant in the Victoria Rifles and Deputy Lieutenant for Middlesex. The book's two hundred and twenty eight pages contain nineteen comprehensive and illustrated chapters: Brown Bess and Her Rivals. - Rifles. - Jacob's Pattern Rifle. - The Enfield Rifle. - Colt's Repeating Rifle. - Lancaster's Elliptic Rifles. - Whitworth's Rifle. - Prince's Breech Loader. - Terry's Breech Loading Rifle. - Westley Richard's Breech Loader. - General Observations. - How to Use the Rifle. - Preliminary Instructions in Firing. - The Volunteer Rifle Service. - On Drilling and Training Rifle Regiments. - The New Manual Exercise for Riflemen. - The Platoon Exercise. - Musketry Instruction. - Appendix. This book will appeal greatly to those interested in weaponry and technical detail and also to the student of military history.
Download or read book Instructions in Rifle and Carbine Firing for the United States Army written by Stanhope English Blunt and published by . This book was released on 1886 with total page 348 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Illustrated Catalog of Rifles and Shotguns written by David Miller and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2022-10-18 with total page 406 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A complete compendium of rifles and shotguns through the ages. A "rifled" firearm is one in which the projectile is made to spin as it travels up the bore. The term "rifle," however, was originally applied to muskets to differentiate them from the earlier smoothbore weapons and is used today to designate the infantryman's personal weapon, fired from the shoulder or the hip, or, in some modern weapons, from a bipod. The rifle has also been used by sportsmen to kill larger game and was also used as a working tool by cowboys and trappers during the period of Western Expansion. It progressed from being a muzzle-loader to a breechloading, bolt-operated weapon, then to a semi-automatic weapon, and finally to a lightweight "assault rifle." The emphasis throughout these developments has been in increasing the rate of fire, reducing the weight and making the weapons more accurate, simpler to fire, more reliable, and easier to maintain. The shotgun is a smoothbore weapon originally developed as a hunting device for killing fast moving, flying or running prey. Loaded with shot (many small projectiles) the chances of hitting a moving target was greatly enhanced. Like the rifle, the shotgun has undergone similar progression from muzzle-loader to breechloader, bolt action, and finally semi-automatic mode. The weapon has also seen military use in trench warfare and special operations as well as riot suppression by the police. The Illustrated Catalog of Rifles and Shotguns shows the reader over 500 longarms of all types form the early flintlocks of the revolutionary period, the percussion cap rifles and repeaters of the Civil War, the famous rifles and shotguns of the Wild West, the standard infantry rifles of two World Wars, to the present day with Assault Rifles, and combat shotguns, together with state-of-the-art sporting rifles and shotguns. Each entry has a color photo along with a description and a technical specification. It is arranged in alphabetical order within five historical periods: Historic, Civil War, The Frontier, Two World Wars, and Modern, plus a separate comprehensive Shotgun section.
Download or read book Student of the Gun written by and published by Responder Media. This book was released on with total page 89 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The rifleman s manual or Rifles and how to use them written by Hans Busk and published by . This book was released on 1858 with total page 168 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: