Editing Automatic rifle (section)

{{short description|Type of autoloading rifle}}
[[File:Val Browning M1918 BAR.jpg|thumb|2nd Lt. [[Val A. Browning|Val Browning]] with the [[M1918 Browning Automatic Rifle|Browning Automatic Rifle]] in France during World War I]]

An '''automatic rifle''' is a type of [[Self-loading rifle|autoloading rifle]] that is capable of fully [[automatic firearm|automatic fire]]. Automatic rifles are generally [[selective fire|select-fire]] weapons capable of firing in [[Semi-automatic firearm|semi-automatic]] and automatic firing modes (some automatic rifles are capable of [[Burst mode (weapons)|burst-fire]] as well). Automatic rifles are distinguished from [[semi-automatic rifle]]s in their ability to fire more than one shot in succession once the trigger is pulled. Most automatic rifles are further subcategorized as [[battle rifle]]s or [[assault rifle]]s.