Talk:AK-47/@comment-74.75.122.176-20110806012642/@comment-12.233.146.130-20120831224616

[quote]battle rifles are dmr,[/quote]

No, not really. A DMR is a more accurate AR with a strengthened barrel that can be used as a semi-sniper. A battle rifle is a full size weapon that fires a standard rifle cartridge. An assault rifle is a lighter weapon capable of short-term automatic fire that fires a smaller rifle cartridge with a projectile closer in size to a pistol cartridge. The AK-47/AKM was developed at the end of the "golden age" of battle rifles (like the FAMAS and the G3), which is why it uses the heavier rifle cartridge. The AK-74 was developed to take advantage of more modern intermediate cartridges. Anyway, a battle rifle is a heavy caliber weapon for general purposes, while a DMR is a lower caliber weapon that can be used as a sniper.