dirtymike1
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I’ve been researching military weapons qualifications and have a question regarding the terminology. My questions regard what is the difference between a rifle and an auto rifle, as I have seen people from Vietnam era qualify with the M-16 and while one says rifle, the other says auto-rifle. I see this most when they have qualified with both the M-14 and M-16, the 14 will be listed as rifle and the 16 auto-rifle.
The other question is what would be considered a small bore pistol? Would that be a black powder gun? I’ve yet to see one of these listed as a qualification, so it may be older than I’ve seen yet. Or if someone were to qualify with both a .38 revolver and a .45 pistol, would the .38 be considered the small bore?
Sorry if these seems a little disjointed, I’m just not 100% on how to phrase this question. Thanks for you help!
The other question is what would be considered a small bore pistol? Would that be a black powder gun? I’ve yet to see one of these listed as a qualification, so it may be older than I’ve seen yet. Or if someone were to qualify with both a .38 revolver and a .45 pistol, would the .38 be considered the small bore?
Sorry if these seems a little disjointed, I’m just not 100% on how to phrase this question. Thanks for you help!