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What weapons the Americans prefer

United States - one of the most armed countries in the world. And it's not only in the army units of equipment: almost 315 million people in the US account for about 270 million units of civilian weapons. That is, pistols, shotguns and assault rifles there own, on average, 89 people out of 100, and its popularity weapon in America exceeds even cars.

Weapons - a key element of the US economy: in the beginning of January 2013, Bloomberg found that in five years, Washington has sent gunsmiths subsidies amounting to 49 million dollars.

There is no single leader among handguns in the United States is difficult to call. According to a survey conducted by the portal USA Carry, the most popular among Americans use guns Ruger LCP, Glock 19, 23, 26 and 27, as well as different versions of army pistol Colt M1911A1. Among revolvers most "hot" are considered to be the model Smith & Wesson.

So: Colt 1911 .45 (11, 43 mm) was developed in 1911 and until recently was the standard in the US Armed Forces. Still standing on the arms of US law enforcement agencies, including the FBI and the police. In total, it was released about 2, 7 million of these pistols. In addition, the model is manufactured under license from a number of other companies including Springfield, Taurus and Rock Island.

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Arms sales to the United States is regulated but the strictness of the rules is different and depends on the state. In most cases, the weapon can buy any adult person without mental illness, criminal convictions or registered propensity for violence. In a special category (Class III firearms), however, the United States is derived automatic weapons (assault rifles producers, by the way, got 19 out of 49 million aid). For its purchase is necessary to issue a license to the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms (Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms, BATF), be fingerprinted and pay a tax of $ 200. This is only allowed to sell automatic weapons manufactured and registered before 1986. "To Lenta.ru" I decided to find out what "trunks" are the inhabitants of the United States the most popular.

Pistols and revolvers

According to the newspaper How Stuff Works, which refers to the US Department of Justice, pistols and revolvers owned about 58 percent of the population. National Shooting Sports Foundation, in turn, evaluates the sale of handguns approximately thirty percent of the total American arms market. More on the thirds are long-barreled weapons and ammunition.

2 Austrian Glock pistols are among the best in the world. In the US market, they have appeared in the 1980s and quickly gained popularity. The most sought-after in the market survey of USA Carry called the compact Glock 19. It is available since 1988 and is designed for cartridges caliber 9x19 mm Parabellum. With relatively small dimensions (length 174 mm, weight 890 grams) weapons can be delivered to shops 15, 17, 19 or 33 cartridges. As noted on the website of the manufacturer, the gun was highly praised military USAF.



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Nine-subcompact pistols Ruger LCP (Lightweight Compact Pistol) appeared in 2008 and now is one of the market leaders. According to USA Carry, Gun even bypasses the most popular Colt 1911. That is not surprising: at a weight of 270 grams and a length of 13 centimeters, he has the power (high-velocity bullets), easily fits in a holster on his leg or purse. This shop is enough for six rounds.



4 Legendary six-shooter Smith & Wesson Model 10 even senior army "Colt." He appeared in 1899, but is still in demand among Americans. For a long time Model 10 were in service with the US police. Subsequently, based on the Model 10 Smith & Wesson Company released several new models, including the caliber revolvers under the .357 Magnum. The authoritative edition of American Rifleman put revolvers Smith & Wesson on the second place after the Colt 1911 ranking of the best US korotkostvolov.



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If the gun is a "concealed weapon" that Americans carry with them on the street and stored in the glove compartment of vehicles or a drawer, then the guns of the place at home, at the shops or on the hunt.

Among the weapons available to citizens shotguns have the greatest stopping power. The undisputed leader among these weapons is a pump-action shotgun Remington Model 870. As noted on the website of the manufacturer, since the launch of the model in 1950, the company sold over 10 million of these guns. In 2009, we recognized the most successful model in the history of the shotgun. Model 870 is available in several versions for different calibers. Shop shotgun accommodates from three to eight rounds.



6 For hunters stopping power is not enough - they need more high knockdown at a sufficient distance. One of the most popular rifles in the category, as the How Stuff Works, a line dulnozaryadnyh rifles Thompson / Center Arms Encore 209x.50 Magnum. With a length of 66 centimeters in the barrel muzzle velocity reaches 671 meters per second. These guns can be equipped with optical sights and have a lethal range of over 180 meters



7 It is interesting that the leader of arms sales in the US in 2012, according to the largest network of online stores of weapons in the world of Bud's Gun Shop, steel 1891/30 Mosin rifle caliber 7, 62 millimeters. These rifles have a sighting range of two kilometers and were used by the Soviet snipers during World War II. In the online store "mosinki" sold for $ 129, while in the USSR, they stopped making in 1965.



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Assault rifles and carbines

Semi-automatic versions of assault rifles and carbines - a very popular and at the same time controversial weapons. From fully automatic versions of their distinguished only rate and volume of the shop: 1994 in some states have banned selling semi-automatic rifle with a magazine capacity of 10 rounds. However, in the market, if desired, can be quite legally buy a high-capacity magazine, released prior to the ban.

Assault rifles and carbines (rifle with a shortened barrel) are highly lethal, and a firing range. Thus, they are well suited for hunting or shooting in the shooting galleries, but not for self-defense - because of the low stopping power.

8 The undisputed leader in the market of assault weapons in the United States, as noted by The New York Times, a rifle AR15. Rifle developed by ArmaLite for the US Army, but due to financial difficulties of the right to sell a model of Colt. That model began to produce under the name M16. In 1963, Colt has launched a semi-automatic version for the civilian market under the brand AR15. Now the model produced a number of companies, including the Bushmaster, ArmaLite, Colt and Rock River Arms. AR15 is designed for the standard NATO cartridge caliber 5, 56 millimeters has Effective range 500-600 meters with muzzle velocity of 975 meters per second.



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The second place on the popularity (and if you believe Bud's Gun Shop, the first) among assault rifles in the US market is occupied by different copies of the Soviet semi-automatic AK-47. For the US market, they are released, in particular in Romania and Hungary. Meanwhile, the AK-47 has long won the title of the most popular machine and perhaps the most common small arms in the world. In total, the AK-47 and its copies have sold over 100 million units.

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