Actually, the BAR is considered a "light" machinegun. Seems like later models only fired full-auto. And the Thompson, being a pistol caliber firearm, is called a "sub-machinegun." Neither, in that case, could really be called an "assault rifle."WheySmart wrote:Actually I read an article about a machinist who was manufacturing the full-auto receiver and selling them on the black market...got caught and, as the story goes, he is serving about 15 years.
It has to be based on ammo too though since guns like the BAR can fire...wait, it has full auto and slow auto...does that count as selective fire? It fires a full power .30-06 rifle round so it dosn't meet ammo requirements, but does that firing capablility count? What does burst fire count as?
Ok, guns like the Thompson can fire semi-auto and full-auto. It COULD be considered an assault rifle but is obviosly different from an AK, the ammo is a very important part of the definition.
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- Mon Jan 08, 2007 11:10 pm
- Forum: General Gun, Shooting & Equipment Discussion
- Topic: Assault Rifle
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- Sun Jan 07, 2007 3:55 pm
- Forum: General Gun, Shooting & Equipment Discussion
- Topic: Assault Rifle
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I know the origin of the term "assault rifle." And if I hold modern designs to that standard, none of my autoloading rifles are "assault rifle." I typically just call them rifles or carbines. I could go so far as to describe it more accurately as a military-pattern, autoloading rifle or even assault rifle but that's just too long.