Automatic rifle is a term generally used to describe a self-loading rifle chambered for a rifle cartridge, capable of delivering both semi- and fully automatic fire. This article is about a firearm action For the article about the specific rifle see L1A1 SLR (Self-Loading Rifle A self-loading rifle is a Rifle A semi-automatic, or self-loading Firearm is a gun that requires only a trigger pull for each round that is fired unlike a single-action An automatic firearm is a Firearm that automatically extracts and ejects the fired cartridge case and loads a new case usually through the energy of the fired This "select-fire" capability, as well as the (general) use of magazine-fed rifle ammunition, differentiate it from other classes of automatic firearm such as the machine gun and submachine gun. A magazine is an Ammunition storage and feeding device within or attached to a repeating Firearm. Ammunition, often referred to as ammo, is a generic term derived from the French language la munition which For other uses of the phrase see Machine Gun (disambiguation. A submachine gun (SMG is a Firearm that combines the automatic fire of a Machine gun with the cartridge of a Pistol, and is

In many cases, however, it simply describes a rifle capable of self-loading, but not capable of automatic fire (i. e. , semiautomatic). Depending on the expert and point in history, fully-automatic carbines and assault rifles are sometimes considered to be a type of automatic rifle, and at other times separated into their own categories. A carbine is a Firearm similar to a Rifle or Musket, but generally shorter and of lesser power An assault rifle is a Selective fire Rifle or Carbine (not to be confused with a semi-automatic only replica firing Ammunition with muzzle

As an example of the confusion, or at least differences in usage, there are books which feature a section for automatic rifles listing several semi-automatic self-loading rifles, but not a single fully automatic weapon. On the other hand, soldiers of the United States Army carrying the M249 SAW are designated automatic riflemen, and the weapon itself an automatic rifle — even though it is a fully automatic firearm, normally classified as a squad automatic weapon (SAW) or light machine gun. The United States Army is a military organization whose primary mission is to "provide necessary forces and capabilities. The M249 Squad Automatic Weapon ( M249 SAW) is the United States military designation for a sub-family of the FN Minimi Squad automatic For the weapon known in British Forces service as the LSW see SA80 For the weapon known in American service as the SAW see M249 A squad automatic A light machine gun or LMG is a Machine gun that is generally lighter than other machine guns of the same period and is usually designed to be carried

An "assault rifle" is a subclass of automatic rifle generally differentiated by the use of less-powerful rifle cartridges than the machine gun or battle rifle of the period, which allows an infantryman to control the recoil of the weapon in automatic fire without the use of a bipod or other mount. An assault rifle is a Selective fire Rifle or Carbine (not to be confused with a semi-automatic only replica firing Ammunition with muzzle For other uses of the phrase see Machine Gun (disambiguation. A Battle Rifle or Main Battle Rifle is a full-size Rifle designed for military use that fires a high-power rifle cartridge such as the U Such cartridges are known as "intermediate" cartridges. The Kalashnikov AK-47 assault rifle, for instance, commonly uses a 7.62x39mm round, with the same diameter bullet but smaller and less powerful cartridge when compared to the standard Soviet rifle bullet in use at the time of the AK-47's introduction, the 7.62x54mmR. The AK-47 (contraction of Russian Автомат Калашникова образца 1947 года; Avtomat Kalashnikova obraztsa 1947 goda; "Kalashnikov's The Soviet 762x39mm rifle cartridge was designed during World War II and first used in the SKS Carbine. The 762x54mmR Rifle cartridge is a Russian design dating back to 1891 In comparison, the U. S. M16A1 is chambered for the 5.56mm NATO round, a derivative of the .223 Remington civilian hunting cartridge and a less-powerful round than the 7.62x51mm NATO (.308 Winchester) cartridge used by its predecessor the M-14, and the 30-06 Springfield cartridge used by the M1 Garand and Springfield M1903. M16 (more formally United States Rifle II Caliber 556 mm M16) is the U 556x45mm NATO, standardized under STANAG 4172 is a Rifle cartridge. The 762x51mm NATO is a Rifle cartridge developed in the 1950s as a standard firearm cartridge among NATO countries The M1 Garand (formally the United States Rifle Caliber.30 M1) was the first Semi-automatic rifle to be generally issued to the infantry in any nation The Springfield M1903, formally the United States Rifle Caliber. It is sometimes suggested that the fire-selector switch design can be used to differentiate an "assault rifle" from other classes of automatic rifle, however both the AK-47 and the M-16 are called "assault rifles" even though the first "off-safe" position of the fire selector is semi-automatic for an M-16 but fully automatic for an AK-47, so this supposition is false.

Contents 1 History 2 Notes 3 Sources 4 See also

History

The automatic rifle traces its roots to World War I, where the Browning (BAR) and Huot first appeared, to fulfill the function of the light machinegun in an infantry assault role;^[1] only the Browning entered service. World War I (abbreviated WWI; also known as the First World War, the Great War, and the War to End All The BAR (short for Browning Automatic Rifle is a family of American 7 The Huot was a Canadian World War I Light machine gun project A light machine gun or LMG is a Machine gun that is generally lighter than other machine guns of the same period and is usually designed to be carried

Notes

Sources

• Hogg, Ian V. , and Weeks, John. Military Small Arms of the 20th Century. London: Arms and Armour Press, 1977.

See also

• Semi-automatic rifle
• Assault rifle
• Battle rifle
• Light machine gun
• Squad automatic weapon
• Browning Automatic Rifle
• List of firearms

A semi-automatic rifle is a type of Rifle that fires a single Bullet each time the trigger is pulled without the need manually to operate a An assault rifle is a Selective fire Rifle or Carbine (not to be confused with a semi-automatic only replica firing Ammunition with muzzle A Battle Rifle or Main Battle Rifle is a full-size Rifle designed for military use that fires a high-power rifle cartridge such as the U A light machine gun or LMG is a Machine gun that is generally lighter than other machine guns of the same period and is usually designed to be carried For the weapon known in British Forces service as the LSW see SA80 For the weapon known in American service as the SAW see M249 A squad automatic The BAR (short for Browning Automatic Rifle is a family of American 7 This is an extensive list of Small arms — Pistol, Machine gun, Grenade launcher, Anti-tank rifle — that includes variants

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