Submachine gun/ Comapct assault rifle debate

[MT2008]

I agree with K9870 - if it was based on a full-size assault rifle, and it fires the same ammo, it's still a rifle, not a subgun. Even if the weapon's role is basically quite similar to a subgun role. But it is true that manufacturers themselves have not always respected this definition - not only with the Colt 733, but also the Daewoo K1.

Originally Posted by BurtReynoldsMoustache

Even the AK-47 was originally issued as a submachine gun, with the SKS being the primary infantry rifle. So confusing.

Very true. The Chinese even specifically called their AK-47 copy the "Type 56 submachine gun"; they kept using AKs in the subgun role long after the Soviet states had made AKs into their standard infantry rifles.