you obviously dont know what AK stands for. AK47 = Automatic Kalashnikov 1947.VicunaBlue said:3. AK-47 Kalashnikov
he´s also reffering to combat rifles.nicholaxxx said:heheh, only two of the five you listed are actually rifles
Well, I figured that out the second I read most of the lists.Glefistus said:Most people here learned about guns from CoD and America's Army.UltraParanoia said:I am confused about the large number of military rifles in this thread, do none of you hunt?
It's pretty easy to tell OP knows little about guns outside of call of duty.Valate said:Really? Really? REALLY?shotgunbob said:I
2.M-16
Accurate Powerful Reliable and Easy to maintain
Maybe the newer ones anyways...
no it isnt legal anywhere. its a fucking rifle. if you had that thing lying around here in denmark (or generally Europe), you would end in jail faster than you can say "gun".sgtjawa said:Oh please, people. The best civilian rifle you can get is the Ruger Mini-14. Semi-automatic, uses actual assault rifle rounds, durable, and has very little recoil for what it's chambered for. Fully legal everywhere (As far as I know), even in the gunless wastes of California.
It must suck to live in europe.Christemo said:no it isnt legal anywhere. its a fucking rifle. if you had that thing lying around here in denmark (or generally Europe), you would end in jail faster than you can say "gun".sgtjawa said:Oh please, people. The best civilian rifle you can get is the Ruger Mini-14. Semi-automatic, uses actual assault rifle rounds, durable, and has very little recoil for what it's chambered for. Fully legal everywhere (As far as I know), even in the gunless wastes of California.
it isnt. because if a burglar wants a gun, he has to get one from a military depot. also, i got a saber lying under my bed, so im not really scared of burglars.UltraParanoia said:It must suck to live in europe.Christemo said:no it isnt legal anywhere. its a fucking rifle. if you had that thing lying around here in denmark (or generally Europe), you would end in jail faster than you can say "gun".sgtjawa said:Oh please, people. The best civilian rifle you can get is the Ruger Mini-14. Semi-automatic, uses actual assault rifle rounds, durable, and has very little recoil for what it's chambered for. Fully legal everywhere (As far as I know), even in the gunless wastes of California.
I was wondering if anyone was going to mention the SMeLE.BrynThomas said:This seems to be mostly Assault rifles and not a broad look on the topic
I would have to say some significant rifles are:
The short magazine lee enfield, it was pretty much the best bolt action rifle of WW2 and the weapon of choice for commonwealth forces in both WW1 and WW2 and even Korea.
The ferguson rifle, a rifle design forty years before the Napoleonic war, that could fire four times further than a musket, fire 6-10 rounds a min and be fired lying down. In a time when 2 volleys a min was acceptable and 3 was considered good. Sure it was expensive and less reliable but it is amazing how advanced it is for the time.
Of course the AK47 and the Winchester 1873
To many video games is an explanation for almost all of the guns in this thread.manaman said:I was wondering if anyone was going to mention the SMeLE.
Everyone loves to mention the AK-47, but really the only reason they are still in wide use is because of how damned inexpressive and pervasive they are. It is a great rifle, but not up there with a lot of newer rifles. To many video games, cause every time a gun thread comes up you see loads of people commenting on the great reliability and accuracy of the AK-47, but you never see the civilian version of the AK-47 in competitions shoots - unlike the AR-15 which has been known to be accurate place in 1000yrd shoots.
Why do people keep saying this? The first assault rifle (that I'm aware of) was the Federov Avtomat which predates the STG44 by almost 25 years. It even saw significant combat, though the Russian brass didn't really know what they had.FluffyNeurosis said:5. STG44 - It was the 1st assault rifle!