# Rifles and Carbines
*The Modern Armory, Firearms, Explosives, and Ammunition for Exodus NDS, 1939 to Today. Source: https://exodusnds.com/sourcebooks/modern-armory/rifles-and-carbines*
Long guns firing a single bullet. The family covers the civilian hunting rifle and the infantry rifle, which for much of the period were the same object.
A full-power or intermediate rifle cartridge is damage 8 at Long range, and most of this chapter sits on that number. Entries differ in how they fire: one shot at a time with **Accurate**, one per trigger pull, or with **Auto-Fire**.
| Action | Entry | Buys | Pays |
|:--|:--|:--|:--|
| Bolt | Bolt-Action Rifle | Accurate 1 | Limited Ammo 5 |
| Self-loading | Semi-Automatic Rifle | No limit | Nothing |
| Selective fire | Assault Rifle, Carbine | Auto-Fire | Military availability |
**Skill:** Heavy Ranged throughout.
##### Air Rifle
Break-barrel pellet rifles, Girandoni pattern, PCP hunting air rifles
3
5
Short
2
Heavy Ranged
100
Common
Ballistic
Silent, Accurate 1, Slow-Firing 1
A spring or pre-charged pneumatic rifle firing a lead pellet. It is sold without a licence in most countries.
Damage 3 is the lowest of any firearm in the book. It is here because it is **Silent** and **Accurate 1** for the price of a pair of boots, and because it kills rats, guard dogs' attention, and light bulbs. **Slow-Firing 1**: it is cocked or pumped between shots.
##### Rimfire Rifle, .22
Ruger 10/22, Marlin Model 60, Winchester Model 69
5
4
Medium
2
Heavy Ranged
200
Common
Ballistic
Accurate 1
The most common rifle in the world. A long barrel gives the .22 cartridge one more point of damage than it has from a pistol.
Damage 5, **Accurate 1**, Medium range, and nobody looks twice at one in a farm truck. Fitted with a suppressor it is very nearly Silent as it stands.
##### Lever-Action Carbine
Winchester 94, Marlin 336, pistol-calibre lever guns
7
3
Medium
3
Heavy Ranged
450
Common
Ballistic
None
A short repeating rifle worked by a loop under the grip. It fires a medium-power cartridge and carries well in a saddle scabbard or behind a truck seat.
Damage 7 at Medium range with no qualities and no drawbacks. It is one step below a full rifle in both damage and reach, and it is cheap.
##### Bolt-Action Rifle
Mauser 98, Lee-Enfield, Mosin-Nagant, Springfield M1903, Remington 700
8
3
Long
4
Heavy Ranged
600
Common
Ballistic
Accurate 1, Limited Ammo 5
A manually operated repeating rifle in a full-power cartridge. Every army of 1939 carried one, and it remains the standard hunting rifle.
Damage 8 at Long range with **Accurate 1**. **Limited Ammo 5** is the magazine. Scoped and tuned, this rifle becomes the Sniper Rifle of Chapter 9; as printed, it is the one a farmer or a conscript owns.
##### Semi-Automatic Rifle
M1 Garand, SKS, Ruger Mini-14, civilian AR-15, SVT-40
8
3
Long
4
Heavy Ranged
700
Common
Ballistic
None
A self-loading rifle that fires once for each pull of the trigger. This covers the wartime Garand and SKS and the civilian sporting rifles sold today.
Damage 8 at Long range with no qualities. It gives up the bolt action's Accurate 1 and loses the magazine limit.
##### Carbine
M4, AKS-74U, G36C, M1/M2 Carbine
7
3
Medium
3
Heavy Ranged
850
Military
Ballistic
Auto-Fire
A shortened rifle, usually firing an intermediate cartridge, built for vehicle crews, paratroopers, and anyone who works indoors.
Damage 7 at Medium range with **Auto-Fire**, at Encumbrance 3. It is one step down from the assault rifle on damage and range and one step easier to carry. Semi-automatic versions, such as the wartime M1 Carbine, lose Auto-Fire and cost 500.
##### Assault Rifle
AK-47, M16, StG 44, AK-74, Steyr AUG, G36
8
3
Long
4
Heavy Ranged
1000
Military
Ballistic
Auto-Fire
A selective-fire rifle in an intermediate cartridge. Since the 1950s it has been the standard arm of every army on earth.
Damage 8, Crit 3, Long range, **Auto-Fire**, and nothing else.
##### Battle Rifle
FN FAL, HK G3, M14, SCAR-H
8
3
Long
5
Heavy Ranged
1200
Military
Ballistic
Pierce 1, Cumbersome 3
A self-loading rifle in a full-power cartridge. It is longer and heavier than an assault rifle and it kicks.
It trades the assault rifle's Auto-Fire for **Pierce 1**, and it needs Might 3 (**Cumbersome 3**). A selective-fire model may use Auto-Fire, adding a Bane Die on top of the usual Trial Die when it does.
##### Big-Game Rifle
.375 H&H, .458 Winchester, .600 Nitro Express doubles
10
3
Medium
5
Heavy Ranged
2500
Rare
Ballistic
Knockdown, Cumbersome 4, Limited Ammo 2
A double or bolt-action rifle in a cartridge made to stop an elephant or a Cape buffalo inside thirty yards.
Damage 10 with **Knockdown** is the equal of a .50 rifle at close range. It reaches only Medium, holds two rounds, and needs Might 4.
