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Old 03-28-2012, 12:26 AM
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Originally Posted by Mazryonh View Post
And the "machine gun" definition is a bit outdated by those unfamiliar with firearms. It used to mean any firearm that was capable of fully-automatic fire or was select-fire. Now that term should stick with the infantry support weapon class or a vehicle-mounted fully-automatic firing weapon.
I don't think that's the case. The term machine gun has simply evolved to have two meanings.
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