Talyn
SAINT
‘Light rifle’ is a term we don’t hear very often these days. We have the “assault rifle,” the battle rifle, and the infantry automatic rifle, but the wee light rifle as a concept doesn’t get discussed much. That’s likely because there is only one really worth mentioning, the M1 Carbine.
What is a Light Rifle?
A light rifle, as epitomized by the M1 Carbine, isn’t a pistol-caliber carbine or an intermediate rifle. It fires a real rifle caliber between your typical pistol cartridge and an intermediate rifle round.
There hasn’t been much mention of light rifles as a genre ever since, but I think we might be seeing a revitalization of the concept of the light rifle.
With all the above in mind, what exactly does a "modern light rifle" look like? A lot of the light rifle’s use case relies on the cartridge it fires.
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What is a Light Rifle?
A light rifle, as epitomized by the M1 Carbine, isn’t a pistol-caliber carbine or an intermediate rifle. It fires a real rifle caliber between your typical pistol cartridge and an intermediate rifle round.
There hasn’t been much mention of light rifles as a genre ever since, but I think we might be seeing a revitalization of the concept of the light rifle.
With all the above in mind, what exactly does a "modern light rifle" look like? A lot of the light rifle’s use case relies on the cartridge it fires.
or...
. Real battle rifles use much more powerful rounds (30-06, 7.62 NATO, 7.92 mm, 6.5 Swede, etc). Remember the light weight of the M16/AR platform and it’s ammo we’re big “selling points” back in the 60’s. Today there’s enough crap on them that they’re about as heavy as a 14 or Garand
