Best Assault Rifle

Ahhh... How fascinating are those Rambo movies and some of the Arnold Schwarzenegger movies and the like which have these heroes using a host of fire arms - machine guns, pistols, rifles and what not! I mean they use these guns with such an ease, it is similar to the way we use pens! The other day I was watching one of these Commando breed of movies and a thought flashed through my mind. It would be so interesting to know about rifles, pistols, machine guns and stuff! I mean the whole ammunition package! So I checked out about assault rifles and I was nothing but amazed and it was so gripping to know about them! I thought why not share that with you!

Explanation of an Assault Rifle

One of the definitions of an assault rifle is - "A standard military rifle, capable of controlled, fully-automatic fire from the shoulder, with an effective range of at least 300 meters". Another explanation of this firearm is something like a selective fire rifle with a cartridge which is intermediate and a magazine which is detachable. These are categorized as standard infantry weapons in modern warfare and armies. Within the category there are a couple of divisions - light machine guns and submachine guns. The former is used for sustained automatic fire, in a light support role. The latter fires a pistol cartridge.

Best Assault Rifles in the World

M16 Rifle - The American Sweetheart
With 5.56 calibers lightweight, air cooling, M16 is magazine fed and gas operated rifle. It has a rotating bolt powered by or driven by a direct impingement gas operation. It has a good range of around 550 m and can fire around 700 to 950 rounds in a minute. M - 16 is a standard for US armed forces. The M-14 too is in the same series with lesser range and fire rounds per minute.

AK-47 - The Red Hot Shot
Perhaps the most popular choice is the AK 47, the world over. I mean I am sure most of you reading this can immediately recollect this. Yes, thanks to the cloud of terrorism which looms large globally. Nevertheless, this rifle, most widely used, was developed by a Russian, Mikhail Kalashnikov for the Soviet Army. It fires a 7.62×39 mm cartridge has a muzzle velocity of 2300 ft\sec and a range of 1300 ft. Whoa! That is something for this rifle which has a kickback gas action for cartridge ejection.

Steyr AUG - Viennese Connection
Introduced in the late 1970s, the Steyr Aug is an Austrian army man's service rifle with an adaptable and modular bullpup design. Its USP is a two stage trigger and is fed from double column box magazines. It has a 30 round capacity and fires a 5.56x 45mm NATO cartridge. It averages at a rate of 680-850 rounds per minute at a range of around 300 m.

FN Fal - From the Country of Poirot
FN Fal has excellent design. The primary cartridge of this rifle is 7.62x51 NATO. Although this rifle has been replaced in modern arsenals by latest and more lethal weapons, the popularity and usability of this design is unscathed.

Heckler & Koch HK-416 - Von Deutschland
It is a mixed breed and is a common feature of armed wars. It has a German- American parentage with a rate of fire of 850 rounds per minute and it fires a 5.56 x 45 NATO cartridge.

Well, I could go on and on about this! Still some more assault rifles which can fall in the category are:

• G36K
• Barret REC7
• Famas
• L85A2
• Tavor

Wow! I loved getting information on these! Further, military sniper rifles were a close second in holding my interest!

It is really difficult to say which one is the best. All of them have their own detailed specifications and firing capabilities with different kinds of magazines and bullets! I end my treatise here on these lethal weapons!