M1922 Bang rifle
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The Bang M1922 was a semi automatic rifle of US Origin designed by the Danish arms designer Søren Hansen Bang. It was a modification of the 1909 models both chambered in the .30-06 Springfield
round. At its field trials in 1919 and again in 1927, the demonstrator of the rifle was its designer Søren H. Bang. It was gas operated, using a muzzle cup system. It was ultimately unused, as the corrosive primers of the time fouled the muzzle cup, causing it to fail. The Bang system was also used in the Gewehr 41
and suffered the same shortcomings.
.30-06 Springfield
The .30-06 Springfield cartridge or 7.62×63mm in metric notation, was introduced to the United States Army in 1906 and standardized, and was in use until the 1960s and early 1970s. It replaced the .30-03, 6 mm Lee Navy, and .30 US Army...
round. At its field trials in 1919 and again in 1927, the demonstrator of the rifle was its designer Søren H. Bang. It was gas operated, using a muzzle cup system. It was ultimately unused, as the corrosive primers of the time fouled the muzzle cup, causing it to fail. The Bang system was also used in the Gewehr 41
Gewehr 41
The Gewehr 41 rifles, commonly known as the G41 or G41, were semi-automatic rifles used by Nazi Germany during World War II-Background:...
and suffered the same shortcomings.