Wikipedia:WikiProject Firearms
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Welcome to the Firearms WikiProject, a collaboration area and group of editors dedicated to improving Wikipedia's coverage of Firearms.
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- Goals
- Improve articles on firearms, both civilian and military, with an emphasis on civilian firearms, as the WP:WEAPON already covers military arms.
- To add the below infobox to firearm articles, along with the ammo infobox for ammo, and add the banner to firearms articles.
- To add proper categories to firearm articles.
- Scope
- Firearms typically considered small arms and carried by an individual rather than vehicle-mounted and team-served military weapons. Topics encompassing both broad concepts and specific models, ammunition, manufacturers, organizations, legislation, and historical figures such as inventors and notable gunsmiths associated with such firearms.
Style guide
This section contains an essay on style, consisting of the advice or opinions of one or more WikiProjects on how to format and present article content within their area of interest. This information is not a formal Wikipedia policy or guideline, as it has not been thoroughly vetted by the community. |
This section contains an essay on article content, consisting of the advice and/or opinions of one or more WikiProjects on how the content policies may be interpreted within their area of interest. This information is not a formal Wikipedia policy or guideline, as it has not been thoroughly vetted by the community. |
Naming
The names of firearm articles should start with the proper name of the manufacturer, followed by the firearm's name. Examples of this policy are Heckler & Koch MP7 instead of MP7 or Smith & Wesson Model 1006 instead of S&W Model 1006. Exceptions to this are firearms named with military designations such as M16 rifle or AK-47. See WP:WEAPON#Naming conventions for the guideline on naming military firearms.
Structure
Firearm articles should be structured largely along the following guidelines (consistent with guidelines contained in WP:MILGUN for military weapons):
- History. A history of the firearm, including background events leading to the design and the evolution of the design.
- Design and features. A description of the major points of the firearm, including details of the operating mechanism, how the firearm is maintained and operated by the user, and the cartridge(s) the firearm is chambered in.
- Use. The intended/common uses of the firearm (ex: hunting, competitive shooting, defense, etc.)
- Variants. A list and description of all variants and close descendants of the firearm, plus production details when available.
- Accessories. A list and description of accessories that are commonly associated with the firearm.
- Cultural impact, if any. A general summary of the firearm's impact on culture, complying with the guidelines on popular culture.
Non-firearm articles associated with WikiProject Firearms should generally follow the structure guidelines that are already associated with the appropriate type of article, such as constitutional law articles, jurisprudence articles, chemistry articles, and other categories of articles that often overlap with WikiProject Firearms.
The goal of WikiProject Firearms for articles tagged with the project's banner is to improve the firearms related content, such as improving the accuracy of articles vs. misconceptions that often arise due to pop-culture fiction, movie physics, and similar non-factual beliefs. In general, WikiProject Firearms goals are to work on improving the quality of project-tagged articles without imposing WikiProject Firearms guidelines as mandates.
Popular culture
Appearances of firearms in popular cultural should only be listed if they have been discussed in reliable secondary sources. The depictions themselves (films, TV shows, video games, comic books, novels, etc) are primary sources and are insufficient for inclusion. Video games frequently depict firearms unrealistically and their use is rarely covered in secondary sources. For that reason unsourced entries concerning video games should be deleted without requesting a source first. Replicas, such as Airsoft and toys, are not notable to firearm articles unless they have been discussed in reliable secondary sources. Where sources are available, popular culture appearances should receive coverage appropriate to their significance to the subject of the article; as per WP:UNDUE. The material should explain the subject's impact on popular culture rather than simply listing appearances. See WP:MILPOP for the guidelines pertaining to military history, excluding firearms. Examples of good content include .44 Magnum and Mauser C96.
Criminal use
In order for criminal use to be notable enough for inclusion in the article on the gun used, it should meet some criteria. For instance, legislation being passed as a result of the gun's usage (ex. ban on mail-order of firearms after use of the Carcano in JFK's assassination) or if its notoriety is greatly increased (ex. the Intratec TEC-DC9 became infamous as a direct result of Columbine). This is determined on a case-by-case basis in accordance with WP:WEIGHT. As per WP:UNDUE, "Neutrality requires that each article or other page in the mainspace fairly represent all significant viewpoints that have been published by reliable sources, in proportion to the prominence of each viewpoint in the published, reliable sources."
Variants
Variants of a model of a firearm such as folding/telescoping stock variants, target versions, variants chambered in a new caliber, compact/carbine variants, models covered by the same factory-issued users manual generally should not receive their own article. Instead, use a section for the variant in the parent firearm's article or consolidate it into a table or the text. The exception to this is where significant amounts of design and/or history would be lost by merging. An example of this is the M4 Carbine. Despite the fact that the M4 Carbine is only a carbine version of the M16A2 and its internal components are completely interchangeable with those of the M16 rifle, the M4's development history is significantly different, qualifying it for its own article.
Users
When listing users of a certain weapon, only including users that have a citation to go with them. This citation must specifically say that the force, unit, or notable individual in question uses the weapon. That is to say a photograph of someone holding what appears to be the weapon does not qualify as a reference.
Citations
Cite as much information as possible. This way the articles will have more credibility. Extraordinary claims require citations from very reliable sources. If you don't want something you have added to be deleted, cite a reliable source, assuming the source supports your statement.
High-level, overview articles within the scope of WikiProject Firearms, such as Firearm, Handgun, and Rifle, are written in Wikipedia:Summary style, and readers and editors may click on the Template:Main section hat if they are interested in sourcing-related issues, so by project consensus such articles are exempt from the citation requirements of core content policy Wikipedia:Verifiability and editing guideline Wikipedia:Summary style.
Open tasks
If you find anything that really needs to be on the list, just add it to the list. Be sure to say what you are adding in your edit summary, with wikilink to the article. When someone has completed the task, that person should cross out the article from the list, and if everyone agrees, it should be removed from the list two or three days after being crossed out (note: this doesn't include requests, once an article is created it should be removed completely or moved to one of the categories as needed).
For articles marked as "needing attention" see Category:Firearms_articles_needing_attention
When adding entries to the list, please do so in alphabetical order.
Worklists
These are worklists based off Wikidata queries using Listeria.
Participants
Active members
Please feel free to add yourself here in alphabetical order, and to indicate any areas of particular interest.
- Adolphus79 (talk · contribs), I mostly know about US service weapons, but have some general knowledge of other realms also...
- AliveFreeHappy (talk · contribs), Reloader, mostly rifles, some wildcats.
- Bardbom (talk · contribs) Firearms in general; most knowledgeable in long guns.
- Bennyben1998 (talk · contribs), I’m a big hunting, Second Amendment, and military enthusiast! :)
- Berean Hunter (talk · contribs)
- Burmiester (talk · contribs) I love any type of guns, although I prefer assault rifles, shotguns, machine guns, submachine guns, pistols and revolvers. I'll mainly be adding photos on cartridges and firearms to pages.
- CaptainGummyBearz (talk · contribs), Modern small arms.
- Carguychris (talk · contribs), Smith & Wesson revolvers, Winchester bolt-action rifles
- Carlo71201 (talk · contribs), interested in firearms of different types
- Cavalryman V31 (talk · contribs) British gunmakers, Nitro Express, Black Powder Express and classic firearms.
- CEOMao (talk · contribs), Title II manufacturer and general firearms enthusiast.
- Cerebellum (talk · contribs), everything, specifically modern small arms
- Chillcat222 (talk · contribs), Rare, obscure, innovative and strange firearms.
- CuriousMind01 (talk · contribs), History
- Dellant (talk · contribs) History of military firearms and ammunition
- Dlthewave (talk · contribs)
- Drmies (talk · contribs) Guns like in Jackie Brown
- Doug (talk · contribs)
- DPdH (talk · contribs) Military firearms, special interest in: WW2, Latin American firearms.
- Eloi Montes (talk · contribs), interested in any kind of weapons, but Sapnish and Catalan weapons are my favorites.
- Everymorning (talk · contribs), gun control and its effectiveness (so mostly academic studies)
- Fallschirmjäger (talk · contribs)
- Felsic2 (talk · contribs) Gun use
- FeralOink (talk · contribs) Bolt-action rifles, shotguns, no handguns, mostly modern firearms, and I like to fix grammar.
- Fuzheado (talk · contribs) ontology of cartridges, handguns, long guns. Lots of work on Wikidata subclasses and Commons photos
- Georgewilliamherbert (talk · contribs) technology and engineering
- GMan552 (talk · contribs) proofreading and editing, general firearms knowledge
- Gruß Tom - de:Portal:Waffen (Portal:Weapons/Germany)
- Heyyouoverthere (talk · contribs), historical and theatrical usage.
- Hutcher (talk · contribs), good times
- jersey_emt (talk · contribs) General firearms knowledge and modern weapons (especially handguns).
- Jill Orly (talk · contribs) General firearm knowledge, Military firearms & history, Firearm related law & legislation.
- John (talk · contribs), modern weaponry, especially military automatic and sniper weapons.
- John Carter (talk · contribs) dumb two bit trigger pumping moron with low hairline, little piggy eyes and no conversation might be able to help in referencing and NPOV and the like
- JoshuaKGarner (talk · contribs)
- K.e.coffman (talk · contribs) Modern small arms
- Krishna Chaitanya Velaga (talk · contribs) Usage and Development if Firearms in War and Military -and Military Arms
- Kurousagi (talk · contribs) Amateur firearm enthusiast - big interest, tiny budget.
- L1A1 FAL (talk · contribs) Post WW1 firearms, obscure weapons, little bit of everything
- Limpscash (talk · contribs) Modern small arms
- L.J. Tibbs (talk · contribs)
- Mark Schierbecker (talk · contribs) Liberal!
- Matthewethanchowtoy (talk · contribs) Mainly World War Two vintage firearms and modern pistols and sidearms.
- Mendaliv (talk · contribs) Interested in military small arms and anything field-expedient. I own a few guns, including an oddball Smith and Wesson Model 10 in .357 Magnum.
- Miguel Escopeta (talk · contribs) Firearms. All kinds. Modern, ancient, replica, military, black powder, etc. Reloading. Gunsmithing. Long time instructor, too. Just about everything.
- MordeKyle (talk · contribs)
- Nohomers48 (talk · contribs) Modern firearms
- Niteshift36 (talk · contribs) Military and law enforcement career. Experience with a wide range of firearms, tactics and legal issues.
- OnBeyondZebrax (talk · contribs) Machine pistols. Also have an interest in contributing to the guidelines
- RAF910 (talk · contribs)
- Rdfox 76 (talk · contribs) Most modern small arms
- Samf4u (talk · contribs) WWII weapons
- SantiLak (talk · contribs) little bit of everything
- SeanNovack (talk · contribs) Certified Firearms Instructor and Permit-to-Carry instructor for Minnesota and Utah
- sf46 (talk · contribs)
- StarkeySuper64 (talk · contribs) Historical military issue weapons, revolvers, semi-automatics.
- Surv1v4l1st (talk · contribs) CCW, NFA items, gun culture, etc.
- Swatjester (talk · contribs) Ex military, infantry and reconnaissance, 3-gun, carbine, and precision rifle shooter.
- Thewellman (talk · contribs) ammunition.
- Trekphiler (talk · contribs) modern weapons, mainly military.
- Tsange (talk · contribs) creating better pages for new and old guns.
- TXGRunner (talk · contribs) From flintlocks to AR-15s, M1911s, and 50 BMG rifles, I have an affinity for all firearms, and a special interest in the M1903 Springfield, Japanese Arisakas, and Short Magazine Lee-Enfields used in World War I and World War II.
- Underneaththesun (talk · contribs)Firearms and there use in warfare.
- Vkil (talk · contribs) I just like shooting the hell out of things. Helps relieve stress and whatnot. Trying to buy a Gatling gun; no luck so far.
- xaosflux (talk · contribs), all sorts of things, talk page me if any admin-related maintenance is needed (e.g. history merges).
- Zackmann08 (talk · contribs) recreational shooting. Leading editor of IMFDB.
Inactive members
This is a list of people who are members of the project but haven't edited Wikipedia for a year. If you find your name on this list, feel free to move it back to the list of active participants when you return to editing.
- 100%BulletProof (talk · contribs), Ballistics Engineer, Wildcat Design, Rifles
- 1man838 (talk · contribs) reloading, C&R, and much much more
- 226Trident (talk · contribs), Handguns, Automatic Weapons, Ammunition
- 4twenty42o (talk · contribs), Military weapons, handguns, assault weapons
- 8r455 (talk · contribs), Competition Shooter, IDPA and Bullseye, and long range rifle.
- Ajpralston1 (talk · contribs), 20th Century and newer military weapons
- Alfordap (talk · contribs), NRA rifle instructor and local club CMP instructor. Most interested in Marksmanship and Varmint hunting.
- Ancjr (talk · contribs)
- Aneah (talk · contribs), Military firearms, experimental firearms, pretty much anything going bang.
- AR-15(6.8 SPC) (talk · contribs) Military weapons (WWII to today), cartridge specifications, handguns, rifles
- Asams10 (talk · contribs), Firearms inventors, sporting and military arms, ammunition, etc.
- Ashton.Sanders (talk · contribs), Firearms for home defense and small game hunting
- Bahamut0013 (talk · contribs) mostly military (especially US) firearms
- Bobbfwed (talk · contribs), skilled in tactics and knowledgeable in external and terminal ballistics.
- BonesBrigade (talk · contribs) mostly 20th century weapons
- Bmb1935 (talk · contribs)i am an expert(by experience)in hunting rifles and amunition(proud NRA member)
- Boris Barowski (talk · contribs), interested in all kinds of firearms
- Bossesjoe (talk · contribs), knowledgeable in modern military firearms and tactics.
- Cannibalicious! (talk · contribs)
- CeeWhy2 (talk · contribs), especially interested in target and hunting firearms.
- ChewyLSB (talk · contribs), Modern firearms, mostly shotguns.
- Chinese3126 (talk · contribs), Doing whatever I can about guns, I love guns of all shapes and sizes as long as they are reliable.
- ChrisPer (talk · contribs), Australian gun politics, colonial enterprise, historic and black powder arms.
- Coffeekid (talk · contribs) Weapons and ammo from WW2-present mainly small arms and their history.
- Commander Zulu (talk · contribs), Firearms Historian, primarily focusing on small arms of the British Empire & Commonwealth, WWI & WWII small arms, and Military & Police handguns.
- Compshoot (talk · contribs) Handguns, Competitions, Action Pistol
- Computer Guy 2 (talk · contribs) Firearms Tracing, eTrace, trafficking, Manufacturing & History
- ConquerorPBN (talk · contribs) Suppressors and other Title II/NFA weapons, concealed carry, and modern firearms, especially rifles and pistols
- C0N6R355 (talk · contribs)
- Damërung (talk · contribs) Automatics, modern firearms, sniper rifles, SMG, shotguns, rocket and grenade launchers.
- DanMP5 (talk · contribs), Modern pistols, rifles and cartridges.
- Dave_polaschek (talk · contribs), Enthusiast, American cartridges of the late 19th and early 20th centuries
- Deathsythe (talk · contribs), American gun politics/laws, gun culture, civilian firearms.
- DesertPhox (talk · contribs) American gun politics, policy, interested in all types of firearms.
- Desirez-vous (talk · contribs), Defensive firearms ownership and use by women in protecting themselves and their families.
- DeusImperator (talk · contribs), Reloader, big bore shooter. Interested in cartridges and their history and firearms in general
- Devh123 (talk · contribs),Modern Sniper highpowered rifles.
- DigitalNinja (talk · contribs), Handguns (CZ USA especially), high caliber rifles, CCW, 2nd amendment rights, ballistics, and education.
- Displeis (talk · contribs) Editing and writing style.
- DixieGeek (talk · contribs) Military Firearms, Ammunition, Second Amendment original intent, open carry, concealed carry
- Dreadnaught (talk · contribs), Military weaponry, 20th Century
- Dreamafter (talk · contribs)
- Dudtz (talk · contribs)
- DZGuymed (talk · contribs) Assault weapons, handguns, WWII arms, ammunition, ballistics and in-depth knowledge.
- Earthworm Makarov (talk · contribs) Small Arms, Automatic Cannon
- Economic_Refugee (talk · contribs) Pre-Cold War Military-Historic Metallic cartridge arms. Hunter, shooter, reloader, gunsmith. Second Amendment politics.
- Elmasmelih (talk · contribs)
- Enduro446 (talk · contribs) Primary interest in mainly ammunition.
- Ericdered (talk · contribs) Sub Machine Guns, Small Arms, WWII
- eskinner (talk · contribs) Handguns, Competitions, Bullseye, Reloader
- Expertfp1 (talk · contribs), Pathologist, gunshot wounds, medicolegal and forensic aspects of firearms use, treatment of gunshot injuries, ballistics and reloading, military small arms, history
- F-451 (talk · contribs) Military, Modern Firearms, General Knowledge, proofreading and editing.
- Falcofire (talk · contribs) Small arms, foreign assault rifles, and hunting rifles
- falcon5nz (talk · contribs) Ammunition, NZ Gun Laws
- Finalnight (talk · contribs) Revolvers, small semi-autos
- Fluzwup (talk · contribs), several years of retail firearms sales, knowledge about ballistics, reloading, basic gunsmithing, and civilian firearms
- Frank Dallas, Jr (talk · contribs), 15 years of retail firearms sales and firearms service, knowledge about hunting ballistics, reloading, gunsmithing, military and civilian firearms
- g4raider (talk · contribs)
- Gaijin42 (talk · contribs)
- Gasolinerainbows (talk · contribs)
- Gavia immer (talk · contribs) Modern pistols, CCW and (American) legal issues
- GDAD45 (talk · contribs) USMC retired, still shooting long range, general firearms knowledge
- Goldfishsoldier (talk · contribs) Mainly interested in Gun Politics, but also general editing here and there.
- Greg Glover (talk · contribs), History of Gunpowder and Kinetic energy, Design of Bullets and Cartridges, Ballistics and Reloading
- Gtstricky (talk · contribs), Glock, handguns, C&R.
- GrumpyAC (talk · contribs), Pro-Second Amendment political activist, Historian of Gun Control against the citizenry of Missouri, competitive handgun shooter, NRA Training Counselor and certified instructor in firearm safety, and bullet/cartridge reloading.
- Gunnnut (talk · contribs), Gunsmith and Authorised Verifier for the RCMP in Canada
- Gunny01 (talk · contribs), handguns, practical shooting.
- Guru42 (talk · contribs) revolvers and all Colt weapons.
- GVilKa (talk · contribs), Sniper weapon systems and future weapons.
- Halofanatic333 (talk · contribs), Old guns, new guns, rifles, pistols, shotguns, and everything in-between. I also like to fix grammar.
- HarveyHenkelmann (talk · contribs), revolvers and WWII armaments of all nations.
- Hayden120 (talk · contribs), modern military style firearms.
- Hedington (talk · contribs) South African Gun Politics, with emphasis on legal black gun ownership. Gauteng Regional Advocacy Director: Gun Owners of South Africa, (GOSA). Administrator: Black Gun Owners Association of South Africa, (BGOASA). Core member: South African Legal Gun Owners, (SALGO).
- Hoplophile (talk · contribs), Autoloading, detachable magazine-fed rifles and carbines. Also handguns. Basically all the guns that DiFi and Hillary love to hate. GOA life member.
- IainWR (talk · contribs), Chairman Target Rifle Committee International Confederation of Fullbore Rifle Associations (ICFRA), Chairman NRA of GB Target Rifle Committee
- Imadeausername! (talk · contribs) Military/Police small arms (appx. 1870 onward), hunting firearms, target shooting/competition firearms, ballistics, cartridges
- IronKnuckle (talk · contribs) Semi-Automatics, Revolvers, Rifles, Shotguns, and Gun Rights in the United States. I own several guns.
- Iskor12 (talk · contribs) General firearms knowledge, Military Small arms
- Izaakb (talk · contribs), Calibers, Israeli weaponry, historical US firearms, S&W history.
- James_xeno (talk · contribs)
- Jason R. Rokeach (talk · contribs) Politics, political history, handguns, and EBRs.
- Jasonp019 (talk · contribs)
- Jc-S0CO (talk · contribs) History, general politics, and crime commission/prevention-related statistical fact-finding.
- Jcfrommn (talk · contribs) Military Small Arms
- JCRules (talk · contribs) American and Russian material, assault rifles, carbines, pistols.
- jimbobfunny (talk · contribs), handloading, internal ballistics, terminal ballistics, education
- Jirt (talk · contribs)
- J.Mraz (talk · contribs) Skeet shooting
- JTBX (talk · contribs) Love guns in general, mostly through video games, though never held a REAL gun.
- Justanonymous (talk · contribs), American gun politics/laws, inalienable rights, 1911 pistols, Glock pistols, modern revolvers, handgunnery.
- JVkamp (talk · contribs) member of aforementioned Weaponry task force, military and civilian sporter interests.
- Kahman (talk · contribs), Specializing in concealed carry information
- Kalashnikov (talk · contribs) Mechanical designer - Gun collector (especially Ross and Commercial Mausers) - Long time reloader, I am a fervent medium bore rifle user and reallly like big bore handguns
- Kartano (talk · contribs), Specializing in Australian gun politics, shooting in Australia and competitive shooting in Australia.
- Kcphaid (talk · contribs), Firearms, collector and NRA Life member.
- Kevin Kahle (talk · contribs) Weapons Specialist
- Kimon (talk · contribs)
- Krasilschic (talk · contribs) Everything.
- KySharpshooter (talk · contribs) I'm a competitive shooter on occasion and I hunt often. My main interests are revolvers (particularly Smith & Wesson), falling-block rifles, and side-by-side shotguns, although I've shot a little bit of everything.
- K-Man75 (talk · contribs) Large caliber autoloaders
- lagaman (talk · contribs) Currently wanting to add a picture to the M17S page, but mostly modern guns, or antique single-shot rifles.
- Livitup (talk · contribs) Modern handguns, CCW, US law. Copyeditor.
- Lord of laziness (talk · contribs) Air rifles
- LRML451 (talk · contribs) Long range target shooting with muzzle loading and breech loading black powder rifles
- MaintainerZero (talk · contribs) Modern firearms, Concealed carry, US firearms law
- Martin Raybourne (talk · contribs) Whatever floats my boat.
- Matchlock (talk · contribs) My interests are mostly in the area of revolvers, and specifically the Colt Single Action Army.
- Mdeby (talk · contribs) Experienced in ballistic systems for official CIP Proofhouses, NATO test centers and small arms ammunition manufacturers.
- Mh04319 (talk · contribs) Interested in semi-automatic pistol and ammunition companies. Ex firearms instructor. Very interested in ballistics for small caliber ammunition.
- Mh7kJ (talk · contribs) Assault Rifles, Submachine guns, Pistols, Modern Small arms, WW1 and WW2 arms, Machine guns.
- MOOOOOPS (talk · contribs)
- Morgan_Phoenix (talk · contribs) Cartridge diagrams and other illustrations, Makarov pistols, Modern Weapons from WWII on, target/military rifles & pistols. WikiGraphist specializing in vector conversions and original art for cartridges, primarily based upon CIP maximum dimensions.
- Motorrad-67 (talk · contribs), Colt's Python, Diamondback, and Anaconda
- MountainRail (talk · contribs) Black powder firearms (flintlock and caplock rifles, cap and ball revolvers), "Old West" firearms
- Mr.AK-74 (talk · contribs) Civilian Hunting Weapons(post-ban)
- Mr.NorCal55 (talk · contribs)
- MRIanthony (talk · contribs)
- Msahimi (talk · contribs) I know a bit about different firearms.
- Muldoon X9 (talk · contribs) Modern weapons
- MVMosin (talk · contribs) Former member of Delfin Oznaz unit. Expert on military small arms--particularly those of US and Soviet origin.
- mzwhiz21 (talk · contribs) Winchester Model 1200
- Nburden (talk · contribs) Modern firearms and US firearms law.
- Neil Clancy (talk · contribs) A little bit of everything.
- Newportm (talk · contribs) little bit of...what have you got?
- Nomad3000 (talk · contribs) Historic and modern firearms technology
- Nukes4Tots (talk · contribs) Mostly firearms and some ammunition articles.
- Opensourcelinuxm (talk · contribs) Specialty is old "curio and relic" firearms, mainly from foreign countries
- PAH Page (talk · contribs) Guns don't kill people, people kill people.
- Palaceofhate (talk · contribs)
- PaulsyB (talk · contribs) Mostly handguns and IPSC but some rifles and shotguns, especially military hardware
- Pepe la pepper (talk · contribs) German Pistols. Black powder Rifles,Bolt Action Rifles.
- PeteShanosky (talk · contribs) General firearms, specifically handguns, dating from WWII onward.
- Philip Laurence (talk · contribs) handguns, historic weapons, ammunition but I will generally clean up firearm articles.
- Photi G (talk · contribs) - Modern automatic weapons (WWI-present), firing mechanisms, general knowledge.
- Pigoutultra (talk · contribs) Ballistics, handguns, wildcats.
- Police,Mad,Jack (talk · contribs) Mainly interested in Modern Small Arms, WW2 Small Arms and firearms what the British Police use and also the British SAS.
- Pollack man34 (talk · contribs) Right to keep and bear arms
- Praiyachat (talk · contribs) Modern Small Arms, semi-automatic pistols
- Prussian725 (talk · contribs) Mostly rifles and shotguns, especially military firearms
- Pyrotec (talk · contribs) Propellants - Cordite, Ballistite, Gunpowder, etc.
- Ramirez72 (talk · contribs)
- Rantingmadhare (talk · contribs) Winchester self-loading rifles
- Raygun (talk · contribs) Anything that has to do with man-portable arms.
- ReinickendorferFuchs (talk · contribs) Service weapons (military and police), hunting for bullseyes and IPSC-alphas (I prefer delayed blowbacks), reloader.
- Rezin (talk · contribs) interested in both historical and modern firearms
- Robbskey (talk · contribs)
- Rocco752 (talk · contribs) World War 2 firearms
- RockManQ (talk · contribs) Submachine guns
- ROG5728 (talk · contribs) Modern firearms, particularly 5.7x28mm firearms
- Rollersox (talk · contribs) All carbines and assault rifles, and some other reliable guns
- Rollie (talk · contribs) Bolt action hunting rifles, WW2 era rifles, Airguns, soviet firearms
- Rookie_Rover (talk · contribs)
- RWJP (talk · contribs) Up for anything, been helping out on a couple of fireamrs pages already
- S (talk · contribs) (formerly knows as Seed 2.0). Modern handguns, modern and historic rifles. Feel free to contact me if you need some maintenance or bot-related work done.
- Sabre ball (talk · contribs)
- Sandbekken (talk · contribs) General firearms history, individual firearms function and design, handloading of ammunition, Norwegian firearms laws and the traditions and politics of firearms in Norwegian society.
- Sdavids13 (talk · contribs) President of Pistol and Rifle Club at Virginia Tech and member of Virginia Tech Clay Target Team, main interest in modern pistols.
- sebread (talk · contribs) Great interest in firearms, mostly virtual (!) although I have had experience with hunting (shotguns, air rifles).
- Smile4Chomsky (talk · contribs) The "gun-industry," CCW, mouse guns, production details... etc.
- Sniperhf (talk · contribs) Reloading, Military Surplus firearms, Rimfire.
- Soderstrom (talk · contribs) Concealed Carry, "Gun Free Zones" & College Policy (see SCCC), Gun Law, Supreme Court.
- Spartan3006 (talk · contribs) General military and civilian firearm information. Please contact me if you are stuck or need help with anything gun related. My special is WWII era arms. I know Russian arms as well
- sparticus117 (talk · contribs) New to weapons world, know a little about everything. know a lot about M14 M1 garand Springfield M1A1 models.
- SQL (talk · contribs) CCW, Handguns
- Support.and.Defend (talk · contribs) Ballistics
- TeamZissou (talk · contribs) I have an extensive ammunition collection and will be uploading cartridge images to related articles. Also, I plan to upload images to the bullet article, and expand information and references on bullet design articles. I have access to an extensive collection of firearms and obscure firearm-related books and manuals that may be of service if anyone wants to ask. I'd like to trim or correct the common misinformation in existing articles as well.
- Tengu99 (talk · contribs) Mostly trying to fill in the blanks, creating pages for ammo that haven't been made yet, etc.
- Thatguy96 (talk · contribs) Obscure weapons and subvariants, mainly US, mainly between 1945-1980; official weapon designation
- Thedonz (talk · contribs)
- Theserialcomma (talk · contribs) a little of this and a little of that.
- Tomalamak (talk · contribs) New Zealand gun laws
- Tominator93 (talk · contribs) Shotguns, Pistols (Especially semi-automatic pistols) Submachine Guns, and Assault Rifles.
- Trinjac (talk · contribs) CMP member + extensive (United States)military and (Modern)firearms knowledge.
- Trippingpara (talk · contribs) Former Marine, current C&R FFL, NRA Instructor, activer Reloader. Specialize in Post World War I firearms and curio and relic firearms
- Tronno (talk · contribs) modern weapons.
- TTS51207 (talk · contribs) handguns, rifles, political issues. Specifically older Soviet/Chinese rifles, ammunition, some retailers, manufacturers, and miscellaneous other related subjects.
- Two triggers (talk · contribs)Interested in encouraging double gun enthusiasts to contribute and edit.
- TXTad (talk · contribs) Handguns, rifles, ammunition, bench rest. I particularly like odd or unusual but useful calibers like 8x57, .358 Winchester, and 9.3x62 Mauser to name just a few.
- Tymun (talk · contribs) Handguns, WWII firearms, ammunition, and shotguns.
- User name one (talk · contribs) Scar rifles and the like
- Uttexas (talk · contribs) Anything regarding US Military firearms
- Vicius (talk · contribs) Revolvers, big bore handgun cartridges, modifications. Favs: Raging Bull .454 Casull.
- VirtuallyIronic (talk · contribs) Gunsmith, dealer, avid shooter, reloader and hunter. Collector of WWII era weapons.
- WarLord (talk · contribs) Modern weapons. Civilian and Military. Civil War to now.
- Weeman com (talk · contribs) Clay Target Sports in the UK
- Wikidenizen (talk · contribs) Military weapons and small arms 1900-present; general fireams 1900-present, esp. WWII era and present day pistols and revolvers; reloading and ammunition.
- XM8 Carbine (talk · contribs), Modern or Advanced weapons, weapon development.
- Yamum49 (talk · contribs) Sports shooting e.g. hunting,clay pigeon shooting and
Featured content
This is a list of recognized content, updated weekly by JL-Bot (talk · contribs) (typically on Saturdays). There is no need to edit the list yourself. If an article is missing from the list, make sure it is tagged (e.g. {{WikiProject Firearms}}) or categorized correctly and wait for the next update. See WP:RECOG for configuration options. |
Good articles
- 2013 Colorado recall election
- Abramski v. United States
- The Cartridge Family
- FN 5.7×28mm
- FN P90
- FN Five-seven
- Forensic firearm examination
- Gun Court
- Gun law in the Czech Republic
- Gun show loophole
- Gunfighter
- Guns into Plowshares
- Huolongjing
- March for Our Lives Portland
- Mauser Model 1893
- MP 40
- People v. Aguilar
- Reflector sight
- Type 26 revolver
- Type 94 Nambu pistol
- Type 97 automatic cannon
- Vz. 24
- Winchester Model 1200
- Winchester Model 1897
Former good articles
Good article nominees
Did you know? articles
- Flintlock mechanism (2004-04-15)
- Vickers machine gun (2004-05-13)
- Sarah Brady (2005-05-09)
- Project Exile (2005-05-11)
- Hi-Point Firearms (2005-11-30)
- Heckler & Koch MP5 (2006-05-11)
- CornerShot (2006-07-12)
- Service pistol (2006-07-28)
- Leather cannon (2006-10-06)
- Gun violence in the United States (2006-11-12)
- Aimo Lahti (2006-11-20)
- Jim Zumbo (2007-02-28)
- Minié rifle (2007-04-15)
- Khyber Pass copy (2007-05-12)
- Charlton automatic rifle (2007-05-26)
- List of cannon projectiles (2007-05-28)
- Multiple gunshot suicide (2007-06-09)
- Sylvia Seegrist (2007-06-13)
- Burnside carbine (2007-06-15)
- Celebratory gunfire (2007-08-06)
- Vetterli rifle (2007-08-07)
- Gunpowder magazine (2007-10-05)
- Charter Arms Bulldog (2007-10-20)
- Winchester Model 1895 (2007-10-29)
- .44 Russian (2008-02-23)
- Paper cartridge (2008-03-13)
- 1954 ISSF World Shooting Championships (2008-06-01)
- ISSF 10 meter air pistol (2008-06-09)
- Type 77 pistol (2008-07-13)
- Mk 14 Enhanced Battle Rifle (2008-10-02)
- CZ 2075 RAMI (2008-11-09)
- .44 Colt (2008-12-01)
- .476 Enfield (2008-12-03)
- British Bull Dog revolver (2008-12-06)
- Gun Court (2009-02-02)
- Internet hunting (2009-02-22)
- M7 grenade launcher (2009-03-02)
- Bundesliga (shooting) (2009-06-10)
- Firearms of Japan (2009-08-30)
- Gunstock war club (2009-11-20)
- Great Western Arms Company (2009-11-25)
- Colt M1877 (2009-11-27)
- Side grip (2009-12-26)
- Winchester Model 1911 (2010-01-03)
- Remington Model 887 (2010-02-05)
- Neville Bertie-Clay (2010-03-25)
- Ortgies semi-automatic pistol (2010-04-27)
- Longest recorded sniper kills (2010-05-08)
- Graham Hawkes (2010-09-25)
- Colt M1878 (2010-09-30)
- Emperor of Exmoor (2010-11-05)
- Sylvester H. Roper (2011-02-17)
- Architonnerre (2011-02-24)
- Sergey Richter (2011-11-23)
- Rollin White (2011-11-29)
- Charles Brinckerhoff Richards (2011-12-02)
- William Mason (gunsmith) (2011-12-06)
- Benji (2012 film) (2012-05-02)
- Peter Wilson (sport shooter) (2012-06-17)
- Type 26 revolver (2013-02-11)
- Powder flask (2013-09-05)
- 2013 Colorado recall election (2013-10-13)
- Americans for Responsible Solutions (2013-11-07)
- Nirbheek (2014-01-31)
- Armatix iP1 (2014-03-03)
- Colt ring lever rifles (2014-06-24)
- Gun law in the Czech Republic (2014-11-04)
- Pius Walder (2015-02-11)
- Pennsylvania State Game Lands Number 58 (2015-04-20)
- Kelayres massacre (2015-07-25)
- Shot grouping (2015-08-13)
- Phillip Adams (sport shooter) (2016-04-16)
- Chris Murphy gun control filibuster (2016-07-05)
- Aysel Özgan (2016-09-15)
- Ayşegül Pehlivanlar (2016-09-15)
- Çağla Baş (2016-09-15)
- Eriksen M/25 (2017-01-04)
- Bartley-Fox Law (2017-09-06)
- The Ex (target) (2017-10-17)
- Manu Bhaker (2018-04-07)
- Lucy McBath (2018-07-29)
- Indo-Russia Rifles (2019-03-18)
- Infernal machine (weapon) (2020-01-30)
- Mark Robinson (American politician) (2020-11-22)
- Gun serial number (2020-12-08)
- Miller v. Bonta (2021-07-15)
- Battlefield Vegas (2021-08-17)
- Stembridge Gun Rentals (2021-11-19)
- Malyuk (2022-04-27)
- Guns don't kill people, people kill people (2022-08-16)
- Guns into Plowshares (2022-11-02)
- Killing of Sara-Nicole Morales (2023-01-12)
- Glock switch (2023-01-17)
- Killing of Nathan Heidelberg (2023-03-19)
- United States v. Rahimi (2023-05-01)
- 1976 Spring Hill shooting (2023-09-12)
- 2006 San Miguel shooting (2023-10-07)
- Şimal Yılmaz (2024-04-12)
- Kim Ye-ji (sport shooter) (2024-08-04)
- Ada Korkhin (2024-08-11)
Main page featured articles
- Krag–Jørgensen (2005-04-21)
- Krag–Petersson (2005-09-15)
- Kammerlader (2005-11-05)
- Jarmann M1884 (2006-05-28)
- AK-47 (2006-09-22)
- Webley Revolver (2007-11-08)
- M249 light machine gun (2010-01-10)
- District of Columbia v. Heller (2008-06-27)
- 2010 Bratislava shooting (2010-09-01)
- Arms Trade Treaty (2013-04-03)
- Mikhail Kalashnikov (2013-12-23)
- March for Our Lives (2018-03-24)
- Firearms regulation in Canada (2020-05-02)
- Kazan school shooting (2021-05-11)
- 2022 Buffalo shooting (2022-05-16)
- Uvalde school shooting (2022-05-25)
- Owo church attack (2022-06-08)
- 2022 Oslo shooting (2022-06-26)
- Belgrade school shooting (2023-05-03)
- Mladenovac and Smederevo shootings (2023-05-07)
- 2023 Lewiston shootings (2023-10-26)
- 2023 Prague shootings (2023-12-21)
- Gaston Glock (2023-12-29)
- Attempted assassination of Robert Fico (2024-05-15)
New articles
Please feel free to list your new Firearms-related articles here (newer articles at the top, please). Any new articles that have an interesting or unusual fact in them should be suggested for the Did you know? box the Main Page.
- .375/303 Westley Richards Accelerated Express - Cavalryman V31 (talk) 22:44, 14 June 2018 (UTC).
- 11×59mmR Gras - Cavalryman V31 (talk) 22:44, 14 June 2018 (UTC).
- Total metal jacket - converted from redirect to Full metal jacket bullet to explain the differences between electroplated jackets and conventional swaged jackets Thewellman (talk) 05:32, 23 January 2018 (UTC)
- Rio Ammunition - This subsidiary of the Spanish explosives firm MAXAM manufactures shotgun shells in Marshall, Texas. Thewellman (talk) 03:24, 19 November 2017 (UTC)
- St. Marks Powder - the United States' largest manufacturer of smokeless powder Thewellman (talk) 21:48, 16 November 2017 (UTC)
- Sighting in - description of purpose and procedure Thewellman (talk) 05:45, 14 October 2017 (UTC)
- NRA Whittington Center - Not really a new article, but a stub expanded in response to a requested article. It would be nice if someone could provide a picture of the facility to replace the generic mountain shooting range photo. Thewellman (talk) 23:00, 12 October 2017 (UTC)
- .41 Swiss TREKphiler any time you're ready, Uhura 02:50, 30 September 2017 (UTC)
- .25 Short TREKphiler any time you're ready, Uhura 02:50, 30 September 2017 (UTC)
- .50 Remington Navy A page on the revolver would be good. TREKphiler any time you're ready, Uhura 02:50, 30 September 2017 (UTC)
- Roth–Theodorovic pistol - an early semi-automatic pistol prototype for the Roth–Steyr M1907 and the Frommer Stop Thewellman (talk) 21:54, 26 September 2017 (UTC)
- Salvator Dormus pistol - one of the earliest semi-automatic pistol designs Thewellman (talk) 00:25, 26 September 2017 (UTC)
- Tang sight - would benefit from expansion Thewellman (talk) 19:08, 18 July 2017 (UTC)
Requested articles
- .50-60 Joslyn (or .50-60-400 Joslyn), the commercial round used as the basis of the .50-70 Government TREKphiler any time you're ready, Uhura 03:14, 30 September 2017 (UTC)
- Lipsey's: niche firearm distributor
- Modes of carry for firearms This subject warrants its own article, although I may not get around to writing it anytime this decade. Someone beat me to it please. Some topics to be mentioned and linked therein: open carry and concealed carry; military carry modes; police carry modes; cocked-and-locked (e.g., military carry mode for M1911); hammer down on an empty chamber (SA revolvers); DA revolvers "just point and shoot"; how the "safe action" affected carry mode thinking (semi-autos can be "just point and shoot" too); how carry modes are designed based on gun safety and on what kinds of safeties are present (or not); holster styles and locations; carry modes for long guns (muzzle skyward, muzzle downward, break-action shotguns open); and others. — ¾-10 01:42, 8 July 2011 (UTC)
- The spirit moved me, so I started a draft in my user sandbox. I'm gonna see whether I get bored with it or keep going to the point of creating an article. — ¾-10 02:07, 10 July 2011 (UTC)
Article alerts (automated)
Articles for deletion
- 03 Sep 2024 – Urutau (3D Printable Firearm) (talk · edit · hist) was AfDed by Fram (t · c); see discussion (3 participants)
- 01 Sep 2024 – Nazi belt buckle pistol (talk · edit · hist) was AfDed by Archimedes157 (t · c); see discussion (2 participants)
- 15 Aug 2024 – List of firearms (talk · edit · hist) AfDed by Dicklyon (t · c) was closed as keep by Liz (t · c) on 29 Aug 2024; see discussion (7 participants; relisted)
Categories for discussion
- 16 Aug 2024 – Category:Mass shootings involving armed citizens (talk · edit · hist) was CfDed by Namiba (t · c); see discussion
Redirects for discussion
- 28 Jul 2024 – Saint Boy (talk · edit · hist) →Modern pentathlon at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Women's was RfDed by Pelmeen10 (t · c); see discussion
Good article nominees
- 10 Aug 2024 – Tel al-Sultan attack (talk · edit · hist) was GA nominated by Personisinsterest (t · c); start discussion
Requests for comments
- 04 Sep 2024 – 2023 Nashville school shooting (talk · edit · hist) has an RfC by 2601:19E:427E:5BB0:8BAB:B116:675B:AB5F (t · c); see discussion
Requested moves
- 27 Aug 2024 – M1918 Browning Automatic Rifle (talk · edit · hist) is requested to be moved to M1918 Browning automatic rifle by Dicklyon (t · c); see discussion
- 27 Aug 2024 – Magpul Industries (talk · edit · hist) move request to Magpul by Elshad (t · c) was moved to Magpul (talk · edit · hist) by Bobby Cohn (t · c) on 03 Sep 2024; see discussion
Articles to be merged
- 15 Aug 2024 – AR-22 rifle (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for merging to AR-15–style rifle by Adolphus79 (t · c); see discussion
- 14 Jun 2024 – Tubes and primers for ammunition (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for merging to Primer (firearms) by Crunchydillpickle (t · c); see discussion
- 15 May 2024 – Caliber change (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for merging to Caliber conversion sleeve by Alpha3031 (t · c); see discussion
- 15 May 2024 – Caliber conversion device (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for merging to Caliber change by Alpha3031 (t · c); see discussion
Articles to be split
- 30 Aug 2023 – Lewis Machine & Tool Company (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for splitting by Ominae (t · c); see discussion
Articles for creation
- 19 May 2024 – Draft:Designated Reserves (Czech Republic) (talk · edit · hist) has been submitted for AfC by Cimmerian praetor (t · c)
Articles up for merger
Add any articles that are up for merger in this section, newest at the top. When the merger discussion is concluded please remove it.
Articles up for deletion
Add any articles that are up for deletion in this list, newest at the top. When the AfD is concluded, please remove it.
- The article Firearms Import & Export about the company FIE was speedily deleted. I think this is a notable company and I'd like to get some input from members of this Wikiproject.
- News article that mentions the firm (Associated Press) https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=2194&dat=19691217&id=hKIyAAAAIBAJ&sjid=-uwFAAAAIBAJ&pg=3013,951304
- Mentioned in a gun enthusiast article http://www.guns.com/review/2013/04/08/gt-27-tanfoglio-pistol/
- "The GT 27 and clones were made from the 1960’s or possibly earlier until 1990, and can be fun to collect. The earliest all steel Italian guns are of course the most desirable, followed by the early EXCAM imports. FIE sold several variants, including a highly ornate and gold plated “ladies” gun with painted roses on the grips. The best part about collecting the GT 27’s are their low cost and ready availability. Many thousands were sold in this country, and many still remain in sock drawers and closets gathering dust, and even the scarcest will not command much over $200 new in box."
- The reason for creating the article was that I could not find this information, and there were many Google Search results with people asking at discussion lists, "Have you ever heard of this company?", "Where can I find information about FIE?", etc. They were apparently a major importer of cheap, foreign firearms.Ghostofnemo (talk) 13:46, 2 April 2016 (UTC)
- The deleted article can be viewed here now: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Ghostofnemo/Firearms_Import_%26_Export Ghostofnemo (talk) 06:43, 7 April 2016 (UTC)
Requests for Comment
Add any articles that request comments in this section, newest at the top. When the RfC is concluded, please remove it.
- Not sure if this is the correct place. A user, see Special:Contributions/Snowdawg, has been changing measurements for firearms lengths, and barrel lengths from 'inches' to 'feet and inches'. This looks odd to me and seems like it should be undone. Is there any project policy on this? I have raised this with the user but they disagree with my view.Boreas74 You'll catch more flies with honey 14:24, 31 May 2018 (UTC)
- Shotgun slug is currently involved in an edit war. Two users are reverting my inclusion of a US DOJ article explaining that rifled slugs spin when fired. These two refuse to engage in talk and continually revert the edit saying that rifled slugs don't spin because the reference says that the spin does not stabilize them. I would appreciate anybody that can take a look at the edits and chime in after reading the DOJ article. As it stands now, I am alone in my edits an neither of the other editors (possibly one sock-puppeting) will yield or even discuss. --Winged Brick (talk) 15:41, 10 February 2017 (UTC)
- I have proposed moving MP-443 Grach (see talk page to discuss), and figured it would be worth placing a notice here to (hopefully) increase the number of contributions to the discussion. If there is a more appropriate space for this notice that I have managed to completely miss, please just let me know and I'll move it wherever it needs to go. Thanks, RadiculousJ (talk) 14:40, 8 March 2018 (UTC)
ArbCom (Arbitration Committee) case comments
Add any cases that request comments related to this Firearms WikiProject in this section, newest at the top. When the ArbCom decision occurs, of whether or not the case is taken, please remove the link below.
Wikipedia:Arbitration/Requests/Case/Gun_control
Collaboration and review
Assessment
Purpose
- What is the purpose of article assessments?
- The assessment system allows the Firearms WikiProject to monitor the quality of articles that fall under its purview, and to prioritize work on these articles. The ratings are also used by the Wikipedia 1.0 program to prepare for static releases of Wikipedia content.
- Are these ratings official?
- No. These ratings are meant primarily for the internal use of the project to better prioritze work on the articles, and usually do not imply any official standing within Wikipedia as a whole.
Assessing articles
- Who can assess articles?
- In general, anyone can add or change an article's rating. However, the "GA" and "FA" labels should only be used on articles that have been reviewed and are currently designated as good articles or featured articles, respectively. Drastic changes to an article's rating should typically be discussed on the article's talk page before making the change.
- How do I assess an article?
- Consult the quality scale below; once you have chosen the level that seems to be closest to the article, set the class parameter in the WPGUNS banner template to the level's name (omitting "Class" from the end). For example, to rate an article as "B-Class", use
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in the banner. Again, the "FA" and "GA" labels should not be added to articles unless they actually are currently designated as such.
Common concerns
- Someone put a project banner template on an article, but it's not really within the WikiProject's scope. What should I do?
- Due to the large volume of articles falling under the project, occasionally a tag is added to an article that the project does not cover. Feel free to remove the tag if the article truly is not within the scope of the project. If there is any doubt, post a note on the article's talk page and discuss it.
- What if I don't agree with a rating?
- Feel free to change it (within reason) if you think a different rating is justified; in the case of major disputes, the project as a whole can discuss the issue either on the project's talk page or on the talk page of the article in question and come to a consensus as to the best rating.
- Aren't the ratings subjective?
- Yes, they are somewhat subjective, but it's the best system we've been able to devise. If you have a better idea, please don't hesitate to let us know!
- Why didn't the reviewer leave any comments on the talk page?
- Unfortunately, due to the volume of articles that need to be assessed, we are unable to leave detailed comments in most cases. If you have particular questions, you might ask the person who assessed the article; they will usually be happy to provide you with their reasoning.
Quality scale
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FA | Reserved exclusively for articles that have received "Featured article" status, and meet the current criteria for featured articles. | Follow the instructions on the Featured article candidates page. | M249 light machine gun as of November 2019 |
A | Provides a well-written, reasonably clear and complete description of the topic, as described in How to write a great article. It should be of a length that suitably covers the subject, with a well-written introduction and an appropriate series of headings to break up the content. Sufficient external literature references should be provided from (preferably) reliable third-party sources. Any third-party sources should have a solid reputation for fact-checking and accuracy. Should be well illustrated when appropriate and have no copyright problems. Any article be considered for featured article candidacy should be an A-Class article before being submitted for FA status. | Follow the instructions on the project's A-Class review page. | |
GA | The article has passed through the Good article nomination process and been granted GA status, meeting the good article standards. | Follow the instructions on the Good article candidates page. | FN P90 as of November 2019 |
B | The article has been reviewed by an editor and accepted to meet the following criteria:
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Any editor can assign this rating after having reviewed the article as per the previously mentioned guidelines. The proper banner filed should be filled out when assigning this rating. | Lahti L-35 as of November 2019 |
C | The article is better developed in style, structure, and quality than Start-Class, but fails one or more of the criteria for B-Class. It may have some gaps or missing elements; need editing for clarity, balance, or flow; or contain policy violations, such as bias or original research. | Any editor can assign this rating after having reviewed the article as per the previously mentioned guidelines. | Heckler & Koch HK21 as of November 2019 |
Start | The article has a meaningful amount of good content, but it is still weak in many areas, and may lack one or more key elements. For example, a Start-Class article may have much useful content but lack:
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Any editor can assign this rating after having reviewed the article as per the previously mentioned guidelines. | PP-2000 as of November 2019 |
Stub | The article is very short and lacks a great deal of information, or the information is incoherent or severely disorganized. | Any editor can assign this rating after having reviewed the article as per the previously mentioned guidelines. | Beretta 1200 FP as of November 2019 |
Deferred | Quality ratings on this article are deferred to other projects covering the article. | Any editor can assign this rating. This rating should be used sparingly and only be used when project coverage is completely redundant. | Nighthawk Custom as of September 2009 |
NA | Is not an article, and fits no other classification. | Any editor can assign this rating. Care should be taken to not assign this rating to articles, but only non-article pages such as project pages and templates. | Vickers light machine gun as of November 2019 |
Importance scale
Importance of the article to WikiProject Firearms, regardless of its quality. Any editor with knowledge of the subject can assign ratings following these guidelines. Articles may be assessed higher than these guidelines after reaching consensus on Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Firearms.
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Peer review
The Firearms WikiProject's Peer Review process is an informal process aimed are gathering ideas for further improving a given article. You can submit an article for peer review via the project's Peer review page.
A-Class review
The Firearms WikiProject's A-Class review process is a more formal process for determining if an article, as viewed by the project, meets featured article criteria. Articles successfully passing A-Class review typically soon become featured article candidates. You can submit an article for A-Class review via the project's A-Class review page.
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B | 3 | 16 | 16 | 87 | 3 | 125 | |
C | 32 | 67 | 95 | 501 | 19 | 714 | |
Start | 25 | 66 | 235 | 2,530 | 58 | 2,914 | |
Stub | 3 | 9 | 89 | 1,694 | 61 | 1,856 | |
List | 5 | 127 | 8 | 140 | |||
Category | 1 | 2,817 | 2,818 | ||||
Redirect | 1 | 4 | 57 | 678 | 740 | ||
NA | 2 | 8 | 398 | 408 | |||
Assessed | 64 | 161 | 452 | 5,021 | 3,893 | 149 | 9,740 |
Unassessed | 17 | 230 | 247 | ||||
Total | 64 | 161 | 452 | 5,038 | 3,893 | 379 | 9,987 |
WikiWork factors (?) | ω = 28,985 | Ω = 5.14 |
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