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 300 metres (330 yards).
LIST OF ASSAULT RIFLES:
- Adaptive Combat Rifle
- ADS amphibious rifle
- AEK-971
- AG-043
- Ak 5
- AK-9
- AK-47
- AK-74
- AK-101
- AK-102
- AK-103
- AK-107
- AK-12
- AK-63
- AKM
- AMD-65
- AMP-69
- AN-94
- AO-27 rifle
- AO-31
- AO-35 assault rifle
- AO-38 assault rifle
- APS-95
- APS underwater rifle
- ArmaLite AR-15
- AS Val
- ASM-DT amphibious rifle
- Barrett REC7
- Beretta AR70/90
- Beretta ARX160
- Beretta Rx4 Storm
- BSA 28P
- BR18
- Chropi rifle
- CEAM Modèle 1950
- CETME Model L
- Close Quarters Battle Receiver
- C7 rifle
- Colt CM901
- Conventional Multirole Combat Rifle
- CZ 805 BREN
- ČZ 2000
- Daewoo K2
- Desarrollos Industriales Casanave SC-2005
- Dlugov assault rifle
- EM-2 rifle
- Excalibur rifle
- EMER K1
- FAMAS
- FARA 83
- FB Beryl
- FB MSBS
- FB Tantal
- FN CAL
- FN F2000
- FN FNC
- FN SCAR-L
- FN SCAR-H
- FX-05 Xiuhcoatl
- Grad AR
- Grossfuss Sturmgewehr
- Heckler & Koch G11
- Heckler & Koch G36
- Heckler & Koch HK33
- Heckler & Koch HK36
- Heckler & Koch HK416
- Howa Type 89
- HS Produkt VHS
- IMBEL MD
- IMBEL IA2
- IMI Galil
- IWI Tavor
- IWI X95
- INSAS rifle
- IWI ACE
- Kbkg wz. 1960
- L85
- Leader Dynamics Series T2 MK5
- LR-300
- M16 rifle
- Multi Caliber Individual Weapon System
- Norinco CQ
- OTs-12 Tiss
- Pindad SS1
- Pindad SS2
- Pistol Mitralieră model 1963/1965
- Pușcă Automată model 1986
- QBZ-95 / QBZ-97
- QBZ-03
- Remington GPC
- Rk 62
- Rk 95 TP
- Robinson Armament XCR
- S&T Daewoo K11
- Sa vz. 58
- SAR 80
- SAR-21
- SIG MCX
- SIG Sauer SIG516
- SIG SG 540
- SIG SG 550
- Special Operations Assault Rifle
- SR-3 Vikhr
- SR-47
- Steyr AUG
- StG 44
- StG 45(M)
- T65 assault rifle
- T86 assault rifle
- T91 assault rifle
- TKB-517
- Type 56 assault rifle
- Type 58 assault rifle
- Type 63 assault rifle
- Type 81 assault rifle
- Norinco Type 86S
- VAHAN (firearm)
- Valmet M76
- Vektor CR-21
- Vektor R4
- Vepr
- Wieger StG-940
- XM8 rifle
- XT-97 Assault Rifle
- Zastava M21
- Zastava M70
