Rifle

Rifles were a form of firearm.

Usage
Rifles are projectile firing weapons named after the craft of rifling, grooving bullets for level trajectory. They are the primary weapon of infantry men and variations have different advantages.

Instances of rifle use

 * Weapons resembling M4 Carbines with Beta C-mag drum magazines were used to shoot and subdue the Ood both on Sanctuary Base 6 and on the Ood Sphere. (DW: The Satan Pit, Planet of the Ood)
 * The army and UNIT used H&K G36 assault rifles to repel the Sontarans, Daleks and the Cybermen, however they were completely ineffective against the latter two . (DW: Dalek, The Parting of the Ways, Army of Ghosts, Doomsday, The Poison Sky, The Stolen Earth, Journey's End)
 * Gwen Cooper and Ianto Jones used assault rifles to combat a Dalek in the Torchwood Hub. (DW: The Stolen Earth)
 * During the Hath-Human war on Messaline, the Humans used a weapon resembling an FN P90 PDW, though not actually a rifle, this page lacks a submachine gun section. (DW: The Doctor's Daughter)
 * The Master's private armed teams fired on the Doctor, Martha Jones and Jack Harkness with assault rifles. (DW: The Sound of Drums)
 * Captain Jack led a squad of men to shoot the Toclafane with assault rifles. He also destroyed the Paradox Machine by shooting it with one. (DW: Last of the Time Lords)
 * The Preachers used a number of automatic weapons to fight the Cybermen, notably the Kalashnikov AK-47 assault rifle. (DW: Rise of the Cybermen)
 * Miss Foster's guards were armed with assault rifles. (DW: Partners in Crime)
 * The Doctor was framed to be the killer of the President, supposedly having used a sinper rifle. (DW: The Deadly Assassin)
 * The security guards in the International Gallery and the police units waiting to arrest Christina De Souza at the end of the tunnel were armed with Heckler &amp; Koch G36 assault rifles. (DW: Planet of the Dead)
 * UNIT successfully battled three of the Swarm with Heckler &amp; Koch G36 assault rifles and M4 carbines, although anti-aircraft batteries served a key role in finishing the creatures off. (DW: Planet of the Dead)
 * Joshua Naismith's private guards were armed with M4 Carbine Assault Rifles, which they employed to put suppressing fire on the Doctor.
 * The British Army were seen using their L85 assault rifles in several instances, such as against the Slitheen.