A submachine gun / machine pistol fires pistol ammunition. Why? The author fires LWRC's M6A2 special purpose rifle. It is optimized for engagements typically under 300 or 400 meters. May 15, 2012 • by Nick Jacobellis. The M3 was chambered for the same .45 ACP round fired by the Thompson submachine gun, but was cheaper to produce and lighter, although, contrary to popular belief, it was less accurate. An Assault rifle is an automatic with either a small calibre (eg M-16’s 5.56mm) or ammunition inbetween a pistol and rifle in length- (eg the AK47 7.62mm) (But theres also “Assualt-rifle-light-machineguns”. .45, M3. It fires from a detachable box magazine. An assault rifle is a lightweight, automatic carbine [1]firing an intermediate cartridge. Generally speaking a small carbine firing a pistol round. As for sidearm, the 1911 Colt over the Beretta 92. “What's the difference between a machine pistol and a submachine gun?” The difference is mostly arbitrary and the line is hard to draw, since both are pistol-caliber firearms capable of full auto or burst fire. For several decades most law enforcement agencies preferred the pistol caliber submachine gun as a tactical entry weapon. More fun stuff coming soon!!! Not quite the compact sub I believe you to be implying. Their light weight and sleek profiles meant that they could be used in many close-quarters situations and their high rate of fire gave them a stopping power to be feared. The Mafia Vs. Yakuza episode of the "Deadliest Warrior" series was rather interesting, specifically the British 9mm STEN (used by Yakuza) versus the Thompson .45ACP Submachine gun (used by Sicilian Mafia) The two firearms could not have been more different, the STEN is a *laser*, precise, high velocity fire, the Tommy Gun is brute force personified, *massive* damage at the cost of … Instead, living up to my country boy roots, went with the Remington 870 pump. It has certain characteristics, small, low recoil, short range, full auto/high chance of quick hits on an enemy. This was true for federal, state, and local tactical teams. The M3 is an American .45-caliber submachine gun adopted for U.S. Army service on 12 December 1942, as the United States Submachine Gun, Cal. Welcome to the LifeAfter youtube channel! I haven't shot a Thompson or a Grease Gun--the only SMG I have shot is an Uzi--but I have shot thousands of rounds through an M1 Carbine. A SMG is a submachinegun. A lot. Submachine guns were a staple of combat in the early 20th century. Photo: Alex Landeen. By the 1980s, however, submachine guns were rarely seen in regular line units. An SMG can be a PDW but a PDW may not be a SMG. A machine gun fires rifle ammunition. Select Fire Carbines vs. Submachine Guns. I think Tony nailed the issue when he discussed putting a bullet in the central nervous system and killing an opponent instantly vs. putting a hole through the body and waiting for him or her to bleed out. As a Navy Corpsman, I could have carried an M-4. The Kulsprutepistol m/45 (Kpist m/45), also known as the Carl Gustaf M/45 and the Swedish K SMG, is a 9×19mm Swedish submachine gun (SMG) designed by Gunnar Johnsson, adopted in 1945 (hence the m/45 designation), and manufactured at the Carl Gustafs Stads Gevärsfaktori in Eskilstuna, Sweden.The m/45 was the standard submachine gun of the Swedish Army from 1945 to 1965.

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