List of assault rifles
Assault rifles are full-length, select fire rifles that are chambered for an intermediate-power rifle cartridge that use a detachable magazine. Assault rifles are currently the standard service rifles in most modern militaries. Some rifles listed below, such as the AR-15, also come in semi-automatic models that would not belong under the term "assault rifle".
Definition
By strict definition, a firearm must have the following characteristics to be considered an assault rifle:- It must be an individual weapon;
- It must be capable of selective fire, which means it has the capacity to switch between semi-automatic and burst/fully automatic fire;
- It must have an intermediate-power cartridge: more power than a pistol but less than a standard rifle or battle rifle. For full-power automatic rifles, see List of battle rifles;
- Its ammunition must be supplied from a detachable box magazine;
- It should have an effective range of at least.
For example:
- Select-fire Amogh carbines are not assault rifles; their effective range is only 200 yards.
- Select-fire rifles such as the FN FAL are not assault rifles; they are battle rifles and fire full-powered rifle cartridges.
- Select-fire rifles such as the Joint Venture Protective Carbine are not assault rifles; as their cartridge is too weak.
- Fully-automatic-only rifles like the M231 Firing Port Weapon are not assault rifles; they do not have select-fire capabilities. In contrast, the original ArmaLite AR-15 would meet the criteria.
- Select-fire rifles with fixed magazines like the Cei-Rigotti are not assault rifles; they do not have detachable box magazines.
List
| Name | Manufacturer | Image | Cartridge | Manufacturing country | Serial production | Production |
| 9A-91 | KBP Instrument Design Bureau | 9x39mm |  Russia |