Thread: assault rifle

Think he meant the 8mm mauser ,303 and the like, ie the std infantry rounds of the time, large long range cartridges. After WW1 The germans realised why have a round that will go to 2000 metres when most shooting is done between 50 and 400. The 7.92x33 Kurz , a shortened and version of the 7.92x57was their answer to the problem and the Sturmgewher mp44 probably the first "assault" rifle issued anywhere.