MachIVshooter
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So this thing popped up on GB, and I just had to have it, being a particularly nice specimen of a rather rare firearm that also holds the title of first ever gas operated semi auto rifle. Being a quarterbore, which I have a thing for, made the decision even easier.
They're also unique in that you can shut the gas system off and run them as a pump action.
They feed from an internal magazine with a rather fancy hinged floor plate and follower. They are loaded from the bottom with the floor plate swung open.
Unfortunately, my .25 Remington version is not currently running as a semi-auto, but I have only tried one load, an 87 gr. Spitzer over 29.0 grs CFE223, which may be too light, as it was resetting the striker but not kicking empties out. So I need to do some research on both the gas system and the loads.
At any rate, neat as the selectable gas system would be for a suppressor host, I won't be threading this one. Too pristine, too unique, and too rare with only about 12k ever made from 1909 to 1920. I have to try to source an original buttplate, but otherwise it's in remarkable condition for a rifle I estimate by the serial number to have been made around 1917.
They're also unique in that you can shut the gas system off and run them as a pump action.
They feed from an internal magazine with a rather fancy hinged floor plate and follower. They are loaded from the bottom with the floor plate swung open.
Unfortunately, my .25 Remington version is not currently running as a semi-auto, but I have only tried one load, an 87 gr. Spitzer over 29.0 grs CFE223, which may be too light, as it was resetting the striker but not kicking empties out. So I need to do some research on both the gas system and the loads.
At any rate, neat as the selectable gas system would be for a suppressor host, I won't be threading this one. Too pristine, too unique, and too rare with only about 12k ever made from 1909 to 1920. I have to try to source an original buttplate, but otherwise it's in remarkable condition for a rifle I estimate by the serial number to have been made around 1917.
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