Scotty2Hotty Posted April 15, 2009 Report Share Posted April 15, 2009 Lord knows I personally hate the word, but for those that don't know, the word generates from a German rifle made during WWII. Sturmgewehr: "Storm Rifle" - the first assault rifle. The word was storm rifle, which eventually translated into today's "assault rifle". http://i188.photobucket.com/albums/z5/ethanrom_2007/mp44modelgun_1_ww2.jpg I felt the need to share the history of that word. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LJ Posted April 15, 2009 Report Share Posted April 15, 2009 Yep, and assault rifles have selector switches and shoot an intermediate sized round, smaller than the rounds fired out of "battle rifles" like the M14 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stangsn95gt Posted April 15, 2009 Report Share Posted April 15, 2009 Im suprised the news has not said that assault rifles were invented by nazis and thats why they are evil and who knows what would of happened if those were distributed earlier in the war garand>K98 but what about the Sturmgewehr Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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