

Originally, the Grand Theft Auto Vice City version was modeled after the longer-barreled Colt Modelbut with the front sight facing the correct direction. The weapon is based on multiple assault rifles of the same derivative, although most of them received a singular name, being most of the times incorrect in the historical sense.

Opposed to the AK being mostly used by street gangs, the Carbine Rifle is a weapon of choice of many law enforcement agencies, the militaryand high-level criminals, such as the Mafiadrug cartels, and heist crews. The Carbine Rifle is one of the weapons that had several changes in the Grand Theft Auto series, but retained its rather streamlined appearance compared to the AK The 3D Universe renditions shared the characteristic carry handle-iron sight attachment being mostly used on the M4 and other derivatives of the samewhile the HD Universe rendition lacked such feature, but still maintaining the streamlined appearance.
