What is the worlds most popular rifle?

What was the first semi-automatic rifle accepted as standard issue for a military?

What caliber does the AR-15 fire?

What was the first official assault rifle?

What is the standard issue rifle of Russian Armed Forces?

Why is the Lee-Enfield rifle called the Lee-Enfield?

What rifle was the basis for the FN SCAR?

What was the first ever fully automatic weapon to see military service?

What is commonly considered the worst standard issue rifle in military history?

Speaking of the L85, what rifle was used as a basis for the SA80 program?

What military operation made the MP5 an icon of firearms history?

The H&K MP5 submachine gun managed to be a highly accurate and controllable weapon thanks to what is known as the Roller-Delayed Blowback system, which (in simple terms) delays the recoil of the weapon until after the round has been fired. What was the first weapon to sue the Roller Delayed Blowback System?

What was the first submachine gun?

Bullpup firearms are weapons that are designed to have the magazine placed behind the trigger, allowing for a compact rifle without sacrificing range or accuracy. Why aren’t bullpup rifles more common in military service?

What rifle was used as a basis for the SIG MCX?

What rifle was used as a basis for the Howa Type 89

Which of these guns were built on the AR-18

We’ve been talking a lot about the AR-18, but this’ll be the last time, I promise. Though the AR-18 wasn’t used in many wars, what conflict is this rifle most well known for?

The Avtomat Kalashnikov 1947 (AK47) is arguably the most iconic firearm ever made, only rivaled by the M16 and Uzi. That said, though the most common name given to any AK style rifle is the AK-47, there has never been a rifle designated as such. What is the true name of the AK-47?

Another iconic Russian rifle whose real name is fairly unknown is the M1891 Mosin-Nagant. What is this rifles true name?

What rifle has been given the nick name “the right arm of the free world?”

During World War 1, machine guns were divided up into two categories based on their role. Heavy machine guns were mounted into fortified positions for anti-infantry or anti-aircraft use. Light machine guns were designed to be carried from Laotian to position at a rapid pace, and if needed, could be mounted in an instant to deliver retaliatory fire. In the 1930s, however, a new category of machine gun was developed to bridge the gap between these two roles. What is the category called and what machine gun was the first one of its kind?

What does AR stand for?

What weapons were used as a basis for the M60 General Purpose Machine Gun?

What was the first ever Anti-Tank Rifle?

After World War II, the concept of the anti-tank rifle became obsolete, as tanks were now boasting more armor than a rifle could reasonably penetrate even from the sides and rear. As such, high calibered precision rifles would disappear from military arsenals until late into the Cold War. Though they wouldn’t be used against tanks, the need for a large calibered rifle capable of shooting through concrete and light armor became apparent. Now reclassified as Anti-Matieral Rifles, what was the weapon that brought back interest in such weapons?

What rifle was used to score the worlds most long range confirmed kill?

What sniper has the most kills, and what rifle did he use?

What is the fastest firing firearm ever designed?

What is considered to be the worst machine gun ever made?

What rifle is set to replace the M4 with the United States Army?

Which of the following is the first pistol?

John Moses Browning is considered one of the most successful firearms designers in history and one of the pioneers of semi-automatic firearms. What operating system is he most well known for inventing?

What was the first pistol to utilize a double stack magazine?

What fairly iconic and oversized pistol was invented at the request of the United States Special Operation Command (SOCOM)?

What submachine gun can have its rate of fire increased by putting a D Battery into it?

Why did the Soviet military replace the AKM and the 7.62x39mm cartridge with the AK-74 chambered in 5.45x39mm in the 1970s?

What was the first semi-automatic rifle to enter military service?

What is the only non-US made rifle to be officially adopted by United States Armed Forces as a standard issue rifle?

Which of the following weapons was developed for British spies during the Second World War?

Excluding East-Germany, which former Warsaw Pact nation was the first to adopt a rifle chambered in a NATO standard cartridge?

How does the AK-107 and AEK-971 rifles manage to practically negate all of the weapons recoil?

What is the fastest firing automatic rifle?

Which of the following Warsaw Pact countries did not adopt a variant of the AKM?

Which of these firearms does not use a helical magazine? For context, helical magazines are firearms that utilize tubular magazines in the shape of a helix, such as the PP-19 Bizon submachine gun.

Which of these guns is the PKM and PKP Pecheneg machine guns built off of?

What was the first machine gun to be mounted in a tank?

I just realized I haven’t had a single question about shotguns yet. So to start off, what was the first semi-automatic shotgun?

What is commonly considered the worst bolt action rifle of the First World War?

What is the most commonly used shotgun by military forces?

What is the fastest firing shotgun?

Due to the rapid advancements in weapons technology during the 20th century, semi-automatic rifles had a short-lived time as stands issue rifles. Fully-automatic rifles with detachable magazines such as the AK and FN FAL were far more practical firearms for standard issue use. By the late 1950s, most nations had already begun phasing out semi-auto rifles such as the M1 Garand, which was practically newly adopted by most Barton’s other than America. That said, some nations instead choose to dig in their heels and continue to use semi-auto rifles. Which of the following nations made such a decision?