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Kentucky Flintlock Rifle
The Kentucky Rifle was one of the first commonly used rifle for hunting and warfare. This rifle was manufactured in the early 1700's but was not commonly used in the late 1700's. The thing that made this gun unique was it's unusual long barrel. This rifle was the early start of the using rifling which was the spiral in the bore that gave the bullet, lead ball, a spiral motion after its been shot giving it range and penertration. -
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U.S M1841 rifle
The M1841 Missisippi rifle is a muzzle-loading percussion rifle. This rifle was the first standard U.S rifle to use a percussion lock system. The percussion lock system was a step forward from the flintlock mechanism which was used in the flintlock rifles. The percussion lock system offered many improvements over the flintlock mechanism. It was a lot more weather resistant and was much more reliable than the flintlock by having less misfires -
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Spencer Carbine
The Spencer Repeating rifle was a manually operated lever-action that held 7 shots. Lever action is a type of firearm action which uses a lever that is located around the trigger guard. This rifle benefitted more than the other rifles at the time because it could hold and shoot 7 bullets in a row instead of shooting one bullet and reload after each time. -
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Krag Carbine
The Krag Carbine also known as Krag-Jorgensen was a repeating bolt action rifle. It was the beginning of the sniper rifles. Unlike other rifles that have magazines that can be loaded with bullets, this rifle had an opening near the cock of the gun where you inserted a bullet. Although this rifle could only shoot one bullet at a time, it was famous for its range and penetration force and how smooth the shots are. -
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M1903 Rifle
The M1903 Springfield is an American five-round magazine fed and a bolt action repeating rifle. Just like the Krag Carbine, the bullets was loaded into an opening on the top-right of the gun. However, this rifle could hold up to 5'bullets which made the fire more reliable and its penetration force was stronger. -
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M1 Garand Rifle
The M1 Garand was a semi-automatic rifle that was the U.S service rifle during WWI and the Korean War. This rifle replaced the M1903. What made this rifle so good was it being one of the first semi-automatic rifle which meant that it could be loaded with 5-7 bullets and could be fired one after another instead of cocking it each bullet which saved time and made a big different during warfare. -
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M1 Carbine
The M1 Carbine was a light-weight, easy to use semi-automatic carbine. When the rifle was made at the time, the technology had improved which was displayed in this rifle. This rifle could be shot as a semi-automatic or a full-automatic rifle. This gun was smaller and weighed less than the Garand which made it easier to carry and since it could switch to either shooting patterns, it was suitable for any situation. -
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M16 Rifle
The M16 rifle was a select-fire rifle that could hold 20-30 rounds per clip. The rifle had the fastest fire rate than the other guns and could be adjusted with sights and foregrips. This gun had one of the highest force which made it hard to control but the penetration force was powerful. -
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U.S M4 Rifle
The M4 carbine is shorter and lighter than the M16 rifle but was stronger. It was equiped with a scope and foregrip, increasing its accuracy and handling enormously. This rifle is replacing the M16 rifle in the U.S.