Talk:M14/@comment-3455398-20111212020352/@comment-205.200.189.2-20130201194536

That's probably the best categorisation given Nexon's way of weapon classification.

Technically the term "battle rifle" was relatively new and mainly applied to post-WW2 rifles in service before the next gen (5.56 firing) weapons gained acceptance. But yes, bolt-action/semi-auto long arms and sniper equivalents existed before "assault" rifles.