[DIRTYSECRET]

Automatic rifles. No. Bolt action with scopes are more effective. Take them down one at a time over time.

[mosaicwolf]

"Automatic rifles?"

Lots of ammo to be hauling around per citizen.

[Openurmind]

“Automatic rifles. No. Bolt action with scopes are more effective. Take them down one at a time over time.”

ABSOLUTELY! THEY wrote the book!

Klavdiya Kalugina, (Female) 257 German kills.

Vasily Zaytsev, 225 German soldiers and 11 enemy sniper kills.

Lyudmila Pavlichenko, (Female) 309 confirmed kills.

Ivan Sidorenko, 500 confirmed kills.

Vasilij Kvachantiradze, 534 kills.

And more! They alone completely demoralized the German army in Russia... Every officer was a rabbit in hiding from these soldiers.

[SVTCobra03]

Modern semiauto precision rifles with scopes are now as accurate as bolt action rifles.