![]() It would indeed seem “unrealistic” to spec one to weigh less than the lightest contemporary bolt-action in its class. Plus, usually, a little “beef” in the receiver to account for the battering it would endure in the days before they figured out how to prevent unsprung impact from the recoiling mass, Plus shrouds to guard the shooter from them, Plus a few extra FCG parts to permit disconnection, Since most (all under discussion) fullbore semiautos are “bolt actions +” i.e. So, you’ve demonstrated that the M1903 is equal in weight to the smallbore Arisaka, and LIGHTER than every comparable BOLT ACTION rifle. So no, Soren Bang didn’t deserve to receive any credit for the M1. He then scrapped that notion for a gas port to drive the piston/operation rod and the rest is history. Silverman of England and patented in this country in 1883 as #618743. He wound up going with a system invented by L. Garand used a stationary muzzle cap to use the pressure developed between the barrel and cap to unlock the bolt. In the Bang the muzzle cap is pulled forward pulling a connecting wire along with it to unlock the action. And Earl, it’s obvious you never carried a rifle in the military otherwise you wouldn’t say that a requirement to weigh less than 8.7 lbs was “unrealistic”.Īnd according to Hatcher, Garand only “played around” with a muzzle cap system after an ammunition redesign negated his favored primer actuated system. ![]() Īctually if you read the Book of the Garand you find that the quote that the Bang “appears to have been the foundation stone of development for the M1 Garand” couldn’t be further from the truth. ![]() He did so, and this led to the early gas-trap Garand rifle.įor more history on the early development of a semiauto military rifle in the US, I recommend Major Julian Hatcher’s excellent work, Hatcher’s Book of the Garand. When John Garand began working on a replacement for his early primer-actuated rifle, Ordnance officers urged him develop Bang’s basic principle. The rifle used a sliding cap on the muzzle to function Gas released from the muzzle would pull the cap forward, and this force was transmitted through a wire to cam open the rotating bolt and then push it rearward.īang presented another gun to the US military in 1927, but it was very similar to his original, and while the original gun had great promise, it was not refined enough for military service. This led to rapid overheating, and charring of the wooden furniture. In order to meet a weight requirement for the US Army (no heavier than the 1903 Springfield bolt action rifle), it had a very thin barrel, and a hollowed-out stock. It functioned very well, despite a few faults. Two examples were sent to Springfield armory for testing, and they made a very positive impression with the staff there. The first successful semiauto rifle submitted to the US War Department was this design by Soren Hansen Bang of Denmark, in 1911.
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