A rifle is a firearm designed to be fired from the shoulder, with a barrel that has a helical groove or pattern of grooves ("rifling") cut into the barrel walls. The raised areas of the rifling are called "lands," which make contact with the projectile (for small arms usage, called a bullet), imparting spin around an axis corresponding to the orientation of the weapon.
There are various types of rifles, most notably the automatic rifle, the bolt-action rifle, the lever-action rifle and the semi-automatic rifle.
NameDesigner/Manufacturer ImageCartridgeCountryYear35M rifle7.92×57mm Mauser8×56mmR 1935701 rifle7.62x39mm 19661792 contract rifle.49 in lead ball1792Albini-Braendlin rifleAugusto AlbiniFrancis Braendlin 11mm1867ArisakaArisaka NariakiraKijirō Nambu6.5×50mmSR Arisaka7.7×58mm Arisaka1897ArmaLite AR-5ArmaLite.22 Hornet1956ArmaLite AR-7.22 LR1958ArmaLite AR-107.62×51mm NATO.308 Winchester6.5mm Creedmoor1956ArmaLite AR-15.223 Remington5.56×45mm1959ArmaLite AR-167.62×51mm NATO1959ArmaLite AR-185.56×45mm NATO1963ArmaLite AR-30.300 Winchester Magnum.308 Winchester.338 Lapua Magnum2000ArmaLite AR-100ArmaLiteElitool5.56×45mm NATO1980sAutomatkarabiner mod. 1937 Schweizerische Industrie Gesellschaft (SIG) 1937Baker rifleEzekiel Baker.615 in lead ball 1798Berdan rifleHiram Berdan 10.75×58 mmR; 24 gram paper-patched round nose lead bullet7.62×54mmR1868Berkut rifleKBP Instrument Design Bureau.308 Winchester7.62×54mmR9×53mmR1998Berthier rifle André Berthier8mm Lebel7.5×54mm French1890Blaser R8Blaser.222 Remington2008Blaser R93 Various, see article1993Browning BLRBrowning Arms Company.22-250 Remington.223 Remington.257 Roberts.243 Winchester.270 Winchester.270 Winchester Short Magnum.30-06 Springfield.300 Winchester Short Magnum.308 Winchester.325 Winchester Short Magnum.358 Winchester.450 Marlin7mm Remington Magnum7mm Winchester Short Magnum7mm-08 Remington 1960sBrunswick rifle.654 in lead ball.704 in lead ball 1836BSA AutorifleBirmingham Small Arms Company.303 British 1924Bushmaster M17SEdenpine220px5.56×45mm NATO1992C11 (rifle)Colt Canada5.56×45mm NATO1982C12A1 Rangemaster Precision Arms7.62×51mm NATOCarcanoSalvatore Carcano6.5×52mm Carcano7.35×51mm Carcano6.5×54mm Mannlicher–Schönauer6.5×50mmSR Arisaka1890Cei-RigottiAmerigo Cei-Rigotti6.5×52mm Mannlicher–Carcano7.65×53mm Mauser1900Chiang Kai-shek rifleKung HsienHanyang Arsenal Jinling Canton Arsenals7.92×57mm Mauser 1935CMMG Mk47 MutantCMMG Inc.7.62×39mm 2014 Colt-Burgess rifle Colt's Manufacturing Company .44-40 Winchester 1883Colt C-19Colt Canada7.62×51mm NATO.308 Winchester 2015Colt Lighting rifle Colt's Manufacturing Company.44-401884Colt's New Model Revolving rifle 1855Colt ring lever rifles.34 in lead ball.36 in lead ball.38 in lead ball.40 in lead ball.44 in lead ball1837CS/LR35Norinco7.62×51mm NATO2020CZ 452Česká Zbrojovka Uherský Brod.22 LR.22 Winchester Magnum Rimfire.17 HMR.17 HM21943CZ 455 .22 LR.22 Winchester Magnum Rimfire.17 HMR.17 HM2 2007CZ 511Česká zbrojovka Uherský BrodČeská zbrojovka Strakonice.22 LR1996CZ 527Česká Zbrojovka Uherský Brod.22 LR.22 Winchester Magnum Rimfire.17 HMR.17 HM2 2021 CZ 550.243 Winchester.270 Winchester.300 Winchester Magnum.300 Remington Ultra Magnum.308 Winchester.458 Winchester Magnum.338 Lapua Magnum.375 Ruger.375 H&H Magnum.404 Jeffery.416 Ruger.416 Rigby.416 Taylor.416 Remington Magnum.425 Westley Richards.450 Rigby.458 Lott.500 Jeffery.505 Gibbs.22-250 Remington6.5×55mm7.62×51mm NATO7×64mm7.92×57mm Mauser9.3×62mm.30-06 Springfield1920s Dreyse needle gun Johann Nikolaus von Dreyse Acorn-shaped lead bullet in paper cartridge 1836 Dutch Mannlicher Steyr Mannlicher 6.5×53mmR.303 British7.7×58mm Arisaka 1895Eidgenössischer Stutzer 1851 Beuret Frères à Liège 10.5 mm 1851El Tigre (rifle)Garate, Anitua y Cia.44-40 Winchester 1892 Farquhar–Hill rifleMoubray G. FarquharArthur H. Hill .303 British 1908 FDM L4/L5 Forward Defense Munitions 6mm 2018 Ferguson rifle .615 in lead ball 1770Fort Ellis XR86Fort Ellis, Abingdon Pennsylvania5.56×45mm NATO1986 Fucile Armaguerra Mod. 39 Società Anonima Revelli Manifattura Armaguerra 6.5×52mm Carcano7.35×51mm Carcano 1939Fusil Automatique Modèle 1917Manufacture d'Armes de TulleManufacture d'Armes de Saint-Etienne 8mm Lebel 1917Fusil Gras mle 1874Manufacture d'armes de Saint-ÉtienneSteyr Mannlicher11×59mmR8mm Lebel 1874 G150 Präzisionsgewehr SIG Sauer 10.4x33mmR 1981 General Liu rifle Hanyang Arsenal 7.92×57mm Mauser 1914Gewehr 1888Ludwig LoeweHaenelSteyr MannlicherHanyang Arsenal 7.92×57mm Mauser 1888 Gewehr 43 Carl Walther GMBH 7.92×57mm Mauser 1943 Gewehr 98 MauserDeutsche Waffen und MunitionsfabrikenHaenelSauer & SohnWaffenwerke OberspreeChr. Schilling Co.Simson (company) 7.92×57mm Mauser 1898 Hanyang 88 Hanyang Arsenal 7.92×57mm Mauser 1895Harpers Ferry Model 1803Harpers Ferry Armory.525 in lead ball 1803Hawken rifleJacob and Samuel Hawken.54 in lead ball1823Henry repeating rifle Benjamin Tyler Henry.44 Henry rimfire1860 Heym Express Magnum Heym (gun manufacturer) Various, see article 1986 Howell Automatic Rifle .303 British 1915Infanteriegewehr 1863 10.5 mm 1863 Infanteriegewehr Modell 1842 Francotte LiègeBeuret Frères 18 mm 1842 Ishapore 2A1 rifle Ordnance Factories Board 7.62×51mm NATO 1963 Jägergewehr 1856/59 Beuret Frères à Liège 10.5 mm 1853 Jarmann M1884 Jacob Smith Jarmann 10.15×61mmR 1878 Johnson Model 1936 .30-06 Springfield 1936 Joslyn rifle Joslyn Firearms Company .54 or .58 in lead ball 1855 Jungle carbineRoyal Ordnance Factory Fazakerley, Birmingham Small Arms Company .303 British 1944 Kalashnikov M1916 Sestroretsk plant 7.62×54mmR 1916Kalthoff repeaterKalthoff gunsmiths.40-.80 in1630KammerladerMinié ball in paper cartridge 1842Karabinek wz. 1929Państwowa Fabryka KarabinówFB "Łucznik" Radom 7.92×57mm Mauser 1929 Karabiner 98k Mauser 7.92×57mm Mauser 1935Kb wz. 98a7.92×57mm Mauser1934Kbsp wz. 1938M7.92×57mm Mauser1934 Knötgen automatic rifle M. Knötgen 7.92×57mm Mauser 1910Kel-Tec RFBKel-Tec 7.62×51mm NATO 2003Krag–JørgensenOle Herman Johannes Krag and Erik Jørgensen8×58mmR Danish Krag.30-40 Krag6.5×55mm 1886 Krag–Petersson Ole Herman Johannes Krag and Axel Jacob Petersson 12.17×44mm rimfire 1872 Kropatschek rifle 8×56mmR8×60mmR 1886 Lee–Enfield James Paris LeeRoyal Small Arms Factory.303 British1895Lee–MetfordRoyal Small Arms Factory.303 British1884 Lee Speed Royal Small Arms FactoryBirmingham Small Arms Company .303 British 1890 Liegeoise 1888 Manufacture Liégeoise d'Armes 7.65x53mm Mauser 1888 Lorenz rifle Joseph Lorenz .54 in lead ball 1855Long rifle Martin Meylin and/or Robert Baker.25 cal to .62 cal - .40 to .48 cal1700sM1 GarandSpringfield ArmoryWinchester Repeating Arms CompanyH&R FirearmsInternational HarvesterSpringfield Armory, Inc..30-06 Springfield7.62×51mm NATO.308 Winchester1928M8 /X01 "Garage Gun"Eugene Stoner.30-06 Springfield1950s M1819 Hall rifle John Hancock Hall .525 in lead ball (original) Paper w/.69 Ball (conversion) 1811 M1841 Mississippi rifle Harpers Ferry Armory.54 in lead ball.58 Minie ball 1840 M1867 Russian Krnka Tula Arms Plant 15.24x40mmR 1867 M1870 Belgian Comblain Hubert-Joseph Comblain 11×50mm R Comblain 1870M1870 Italian Vetterli10.4×47mmR6.5×52mm Carcano 1870M1885 Remington–LeeSharps Rifle Manufacturing CompanyRemington Arms6mm Lee Navy.45-70.43 Spanish 1879 M1895 Lee Navy Winchester Repeating Arms Company 6mm Lee Navy 1895 M1903 Springfield Springfield Armory.30-03.30-06 Springfield 1903 M1917 Enfield Winchester Repeating Arms CompanyRemington Arms Eddystone Arsenal .30-06 Springfield 1917 M1922 Bang rifle Søren Hansen Bang.30-06 Springfield6.5×55mm1922Mannlicher M1886Steyr Mannlicher8×52mmR Mannlicher11×58mmR 1886 Mannlicher M1888Steyr MannlicherFegyver- és Gépgyár7.92×57mm Mauser8×50mmR Mannlicher8×52mmR Mannlicher 1887Mannlicher M1890 carbineSteyr Mannlicher8×50mmR Mannlicher7.92×57mm Mauser8×56mmR 1890 Mannlicher M1893 6.5×53mmR8×50mmR Mannlicher.22 LR1892Mannlicher M1893 self loading rifle 8×50mmR Mannlicher 1893 Mannlicher M1895 Steyr MannlicherFegyver- és GépgyárZbrojovka Brno7.92×57mm Mauser8×50mmR Mannlicher8×56mmR 1895Mannlicher–SchönauerSteyr MannlicherBreda Meccanica Bresciana6.5×54mm Mannlicher–Schönauer 1903 Marga rifle Uldarique Marga 8mm Mauser 1880s Marlin Model 20 Marlin Firearms .22 LR 1960 Marlin Model 60 .22 LR 1960 Marlin Model 70P.22 LR2008 Marlin Model 336 Marlin FirearmsRemington Arms.30-30 Winchester.35 Remington.219 Zipper.32 Winchester Special.356 Winchester.375 Winchester.38-55 Winchester.44 Magnum.410 bore.45-70.444 Marlin.450 Marlin.38 Special.357 Magnum.44 Special.44 Magnum.45 Colt 1948 Marlin Model 780 Marlin Firearms .22 LR 1988 Marlin Model 795 .22 LR2007 Marlin Model Golden 39A.22 Short.22 Long.22 LR 1891 Marlin Model XT-22 .22 LR2011Martini CadetBSA and W.W. Greener.310 Cadet1891 Martini–Enfield Royal Small Arms Factory .303 British 1878 Martini–Henry .577/450 Boxer-Henry .577/450 Martini–Henry.303 British11.43×55R (Ottoman)11.43×59R (Ottoman)7.65×53mm Mauser (Ottoman) 1870 MAS-36 rifle Manufacture d'Armes de Saint-Étienne 7.5×54mm French 1936 MAS-49 rifle 7.5×54mm French 1949 Mauser-Koka MauserZastava Arms 10.15×63mmR 1871 Mauser M59 Kongsberg Small Arms 7.62×51mm NATO.30-06 Springfield 1959 Mauser M 98 Mauser Varies, see article 1895 Mauser Model 1871 11×60mm Mauser10.15×63mmR11.15×37mmR9.5×60mmR11×59mmR Gras7×57mm Mauser7.65×53mm Mauser6.5×53.5mmR 1871 Mauser Model 1889 FN HerstalDeutsche Waffen und Munitionsfabriken 7.65×53mm Mauser 1889Mauser Model 1895Deutsche Waffen und Munitionsfabriken7×57mm Mauser1895 Mauser–Vergueiro Fábrica de Braço de Prata6.5×58mm Vergueiro7×57mm Mauser7.92×57mm Mauser 1904 Meunier rifle 7x59 "7mm Meunier" 1890 Minié rifle 18mm rimmed bullet 1849 Model 1814 common rifle Henry Deringer .54 in lead ball, black powder, paper 1814 Model 1817 common rifle .54 in lead ball, black powder, paper 1817 Mondragón rifle Sig Holding AG 7×57mm Mauser 1884 Mosin–Nagant Tula Arms PlantKalashnikov ConcernSestroryetskRemington Arms 7.62×54mmR7.62×53mmR7.92×57mm Mauser8×50mmR Mannlicher 1891 Mossberg 100ATR O.F. Mossberg & Sons .243 Winchester.308 Winchester