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EG 712

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The Erma EG 712 is a range of German .22 calibre lever-action sporting carbines. The EG712 range are chambered for the .22 Long Rifle cartridge which they take from a 15-round tubular magazine under the barrel. They have a 18.5 inch long barrel and are fitted with a height adjustable rear sight and bead tunnel and a mounting for a telescopic sight.
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EG 722

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The Erma EG 722 is a German .22 calibre pump-action repeating sporting carbine. The EG722 is chambered for the .22 Long Rifle cartridge which it takes from a 15-round tubular magazine under the barrel. It has a 18.5 inch long barrel and are fitted with a height adjustable rear sight and bead tunnel and a mounting for a telescopic sight.
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EGM-1 CARBINE

The Erma EGM-1 Carbine is a German semi-automatic sporting and hunting carbine. The EGM-1 Carbine is produced in matt nickel-plated steel with a beech stock in .22 Long Rifle calibre. It has a 17.75 inch long barrel and is fitted with military optical sights and a mounting for a telescopic sight. The EGM-1 Carbine takes a 5-, 10- or 15-round magazine.
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EGM-1 SPORT

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The Erma EGM-1 Sport is a German semi-automatic sporting carbine. The EGM-1 Sport is produced in matt nickel-plated steel with a laminated stock with a thumb-hole and pistol grip in .22 Long Rifle calibre. It has a 17.75 inch long barrel and is fitted with adjustable military optical sights and a mounting for a telescopic sight. The EGM-1 Sport takes a 2- or 5-round magazine. A variant model, the EGM-1 Sport Special is also produced without the military sights.
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EM-1

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The Erma EM-1 is a German semi-automatic sporting and hunting carbine modelled on the American M1 carbine. The EM-1 is produced in blued steel with a beech stock and chambered for the .22 Long Rifle cartridge which it takes from a 5-, 10- or 15-round magazine. The EM-1 has a 17.75 inch long barrel and is fitted with military optical sights and a mounting for a telescopic sight.
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EM2

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The Enfield EM2 is a British gas-operated selective fire automatic rifle with a cyclic rate of 450 rounds-per-minute, developed during the late 1940's following the Second World War. It takes a .280 inch round from a 20-round box. The muzzle velocity is 772 meters-per-second and it has an effective range of 823 meters, and is capable of penetrating a steel helmet at 640 meters. The EM2 has a 622 mm long barrel and is fitted with a post foresight and aperture rearsight.
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ENFIELD ENFORCER

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The Enfield Enforcer is a British bolt action rifle made from 1970 to 1985 as a sniping rifle for British police forces. It is chambered for the 7.62 mm NATO cartridge, and takes a ten round magazine. The rifle is the same as the British Army's L42A1 sniping rifle, again based upon the Lee Enfield Number 4 rifle, but fitted with a more modern zoom telescopic sight.
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ENFIELD L86

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The Enfield L86 is a British automatic rifle based on the Enfield L85 rifle, and classified by Enfield as a Light Support Weapon. The L86 has been produced since 1985 and takes the 5.56 mm NATO cartridge from a 30-round box magazine. It has a rate of fire of 700 rounds per minute or single-shot. In single-shot mode it is a highly accurate weapon, and in 1995 a single-shot version was promoted as a sniper's weapon.
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ENFIELD RIFLE NO 2

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The Enfield Rifle No 2 (Pattern 1914) was a British bolt action rifle developed between 1912 and 1914, and produced from 1915 to 1917, as a potential replacement for the Lee Enfield rifle. It uses a Mauser-type action and was originally designed in .276 Enfield rimless calibre, but was produced in .303 calibre taking a five-round magazine, under licence by Remington and Winchester in the USA. Following the Great War the British army's rifles were put in store and during the Second World War issued to Home Guard units.
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ENVOY TARGET RIFLE

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The Enfield Envoy Target Rifle is a British manual bolt-action target rifle based upon the Number 4 rifle modified for target shooting. Modifications include a free floating 699 mm long barrel and a precision made chamber. The Envoy Target Rifle chambered for the 7.62 mm round which it takes from a 10-round box magazine or can be hand loaded. The Envoy Target Rifle is fitted with a tunnel foresight with replaceable elements and an aperture micrometer rearsight.
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ESG-22

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The Erma ESG-22 is a German semi-automatic hunting rifle. The ESG-22 is produced in blued steel with a walnut stock and chambered for the .22 Winchester Magnum Rimfire cartridge which it takes from a 2- or 5-round magazine. The ESG-22 has a 19.25 inch long barrel and is fitted with military optical sights and a mounting for a telescopic sight.
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EXPRESS RIFLE

An express rifle is a high-velocity hunting rifle for big game shooting.
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