https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carbine
Edit: not to be rude, I love your guys game and will continue to support it, supporter edition and all.
It's fine. I was being snarky myself. :D Personally, I do not think of the M1K exclusively as a sniper, and I know that Mike the designer also doesn't. It's a rifle and it should be able to serve both purposes. I know it seems like a big change, but a lot of the feedback we've gotten from some of the regulars are on the positive side. Bear in mind, that we might tweak it and other stuff again at a later point - it's a process, so nothing's set in rock and stone.