Telling the difference between a machine pistol and a compact SMG

[Mazryonh]

Originally Posted by AdAstra2009

I don't think that's the case. The term machine gun has simply evolved to have two meanings.

And one of them has sadly been over-inflated and given negative connotations. I much prefer the more accurate term "fully-automatic firing weapon" because any slug-throwing weapon can be made to fire in a fully-automatic fashion, but not every fully-automatic weapon can fill the role of a Light/Medium/Heavy machine gun.

If there are no more forthcoming objections, I believe I'll be posting this guide to the SMG and Machine Pistol talk pages soon.