since I did some research on the subject, may I offer some insight here?The first assault rifle was the StG44 which stands for Sturmgewehr thus StG literally translated into assault rifle
Actually it's literally translated to "Storm Rifle". From what I've read "Assault Rifle" is a term that was used later on.The first assault rifle was the StG44 which stands for Sturmgewehr thus StG literally translated into assault rifle. The garand was also selective fire so was the 30M2 but neither was an assault rifle.
Sniper rifles may have features that are not allowed in competition rifles and hunting/bolt action rifles may lack desirable features.
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Okay, and what's the source of these definitions?winfried: However, the definition of a machine gun or sub machine guns is they fire from an open bolt wheres assault rifles fire from a closed bolt
Judging by your definitions and attempts to group "assault rifles" with shotguns in one volume instead of grouping them with other rifles (semi- and full-automatic) makes me wondering about usefulness of your works.winfried: These books are not so much about models and minor changes, but operating principles and the practical use and ballistics.