List of assault rifles
An assault rifle is a selective fire rifle that uses an intermediate cartridge and a detachable magazine.[1] Assault rifles are currently the standard service rifles in most modern armies.
By strict definition, a firearm must have the following characteristics to be considered an assault rifle:[2][3][4]
- It must be an individual weapon;
- It must be capable of selective fire, which means it has the capacity to switch between semiautomatic and fully automatic fire.
- It must have an intermediate-power cartridge: more power than a pistol but less than a standard rifle or battle rifle;
- Its ammunition must be supplied from a detachable box magazine;
- And it should at least have an effective range of 300 metres (330 yards).
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See also
- List of firearms
- List of grenade launchers
- List of machine guns
- List of multiple barrel firearms
- List of pistols
- List of revolvers
- List of semi-automatic rifles
- List of service rifles of national armies
- List of sniper rifles
References
- ^ ""Assault rifle." Encyclopædia Britannica. 2010. Encyclopædia Britannica Online. 3 July 2010". Britannica.com. Retrieved 2012-08-26.
- ^ C. Taylor The fighting rifle – A complete study of the rifle in combat, ISBN 0-87947-308-8
- ^ F.A. Moyer Special Forces foreign weapons handbook, ISBN 0-87364-009-8
- ^ R.J. Scroggie, F.A. Moyer Special Forces combat firing techniques, ISBN 0-87364-010-1
- ^ http://www.hindustantimes.com/Oman-army-all-set-to-use-India-s-INSAS-rifles/Article1-534688.aspx