@@davidcoxe9597 They did go after certain Airsoft gun receivers because "they could be made into real guns". So what you said would not really be that much of a stretch.
If you look at Bill ruger's very first design he took a lever action Savage Model 99 and put a gas port on it and made into a semi automatic. When he showed the design to Savage, there were not iterested in it though. They liked the lever version.
I know this comment is 3 years old but I doubt that they would turn you away seeing how it's such a rare Oddity I bet they would let you compete just I'll let everybody experience it
@@ethanspaziani5269 with the glacial trigger reset and extra weight it maybe more a handicap than an advantage lol needs to have been standard issue is the likely gripe
This is a brilliant low-tech solution for a mechanical problem. It's like having a car with manually windable windows, but having a hydraulic hand rotating the handle.
It is a crying shame it didn't get adopted. Really, so many great designs lost in history. Worst of all is the Jackhammer....I'm going to get one made some day, somehow....
Pancor Jackhammer was a piece of shit of a shotgun tho......All it has going for it is looking "Kewl". While its terribely limiting. SPAS 12 and SPAS 15 as superior in everyway to it.
All "steampunkery" aside ... this conversion was designed at the apex of the age of steam. If you're used to looking at steam locomotives running with all of their moving parts exposed, this action makes complete sense.
@@IVIaskeradelof system is purely mechanical and still requires braking the action from the shooter to fire again. The fact they even managed to get these rifles to run relatively well for being semiautomatic conversions on rifles that were even in circulation since original production in 1904 or 1895 is impressive. (If they used any surplus MLEs)
Mechanically, it's not technically any different from a lot of cammed-surface rotating bolt semi-auto rifles. The obvious difference being that the mechanical bits are on the outside of the gun, instead of tucked away safely inside.
oem42 The Australians did make an automatic Lee Enfield in WWII. I forget what it was called, there is one on display in the Army museum in Waiouru, NZ.
"Excuse me, but we need a self loading rifle to be made." "Sure, just give me the design." *Sets down an Enfield. "....This is an Enfield...." "Precisely."
Turns out that several people were struck by the same good idea fairy while handling Lee Enfield or Ross rifles. What is it with them commonwealth folks and putting steam locomotives on their service rifles
That action is extremely satisfying. Reminds me of a steam locomotive where all the moving parts are on the outside but runs like clockwork. Steampunk and awesome!
I'd like to ad willy-nilly. As in the expended casings are extracted in a willy-nilly fashion. In the slow mo shots some hung around until the next shot was off.
The addition of a cam-roll bearing on the end of the bolt lever would eliminate the jamming of the mechanism when slowly cycled to the full bolt open position. The bearing would also reduce the force the gas piston would have to exert to overcome the friction of the bolt lever against the cam track. The reduced friction would reduce wear on the cam track. A smaller piston might then be practicable and still retain the same cyclic rate. As you said, the contraption works much better than one might think at first glance.
munkSWE88 There really is. I think it's because while most semi auto guns have some sort of internal mechanism that makes them work this one has a external mechanism.
I support you on Patreon and videos like this show me that I'm getting a heck of a lot more value than what I pay. I love the time you take to give the history.
I grew up with LEs: I drilled with them on parade, shot and taught with them on course. This hodgepodge rifle has got to be the most fantastic clunker I have ever seen, egad!!!
Me too. A fine rifle. Why did you never hear literally millions of Brits, Australians, Kiwis, Indians, Canadians and South Africans cry "if ONLY we had the M1 Garand"?
Had I seen this in some steampunk movie I'd been like "looks awesome, typical movie design though, lots of weird tubes and stuff that don't do anything specific". Awesome rifle though :D
I think you're all missing the point that Ian made sure to mention a few times, the gun was called an Automatic Rifle because it was a rifle whos bolt automatically cycled, not because it was a squad support weapon. If the idea of a self-loading rifle "Brings little to a platoon", why are Military forces not still issuing bolt action rifles to infantry?
New rifles weren't going to win the war tanks and Artillery however were if they could build enough of them that's where the lionshare of British war time production was going post 1915.
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+John Aranjo Steampunk is a silly subculture where people dress up in pseudo-victorian clothing with top hats and goggles and all the accessories are brown leather or brass and there's cogwheels on everything for no good reason.
Finally a rifle for me! A Right Handed and Left Eyed Rifle! Only problem is the price, the needing for me to travel to the USA and a lot of bullshit about Brazil's gun laws.
Ragnarok Stravius wtf? Can't you get assault rifles and shot legally there, L ike easier than here I mean? You would think because alot of crazy shit goes down in (BRAZIL) lol love that movie
Geez, you'd love my angled back-up sights. I have them on the right pic rail, so I can cheekweld and use them (by tiltng the gun sideways). But, they're actually facing left, so they're originally supposed to be on the left side of the rifle. You could probably have them in their "normal" config and have a right cheek weld, while aiming with your left eye.
Favorite gun in battlefield 1. Even better when I'm perfectly used to the offset sight and my friends try to use it and the sight throws them off so much
I use the sniper variant and just prone on a heavy traffic lane or field and just take out squads. It's a 3-4 shots to kill but the magazine allows me to clear 2 squads if I pace my shots. It's a fun fun and want one irl.
The cool thing is you don't have to visualize how the rifle operates. It's all right there in front of you. And for the shooter, _really_ right there in front of you!
I love how he decided to harness what was already on the receiver instead of completely rework everything~ I guess you could say the army was thinking... *"Howell" would this work* :P
Man it never ceases to amaze me with how you guys manage to find these extremely rare & experimental guns.... Heck, at this point I'm almost half expecting you all to turn up a working Hellriegel 1915 at some point in a future episode, lol.
Just absolutely amazing! Stuff like this is exactly why I subscribed to this channel. Thanks for all the work you put into these videos and thanks for bringing us and documenting amazing guns like this! Also, it was awesome for the consigner to allow you to shoot this gem. What an amazing opportunity that must have been. - Jacob S.
I've been wanting to learn and get into gunsmithing and designing for some time now and I wanted to make a bolt action conversion similar to this, I didn't know if anything like this existed or not, so I'm glad to see one.
love this gun in battlefield 1. has decent recoil, good accuracy, solid damage, and great ammo capacity. It also gets the bipod in game which is pretty good when used.
Okay...now this is why I watch your channel! I never knew about this and now I have more useless knowledge than ever. What a cool gun.Great footage and commentary. Looks like you had a lot of fun making this video.
I have always been interested in these bolt action conversions and I never thought you would ever be able to a video on, let alone shoot one! Thank you!
Another Lee Enfield variant of which I was unaware. I would however be happy to stand my ground with an ordinary SMLE, in particular with the trench magazine afixed. Great show!!!
The gas cylinder was flexing as the piston cycled rearward, in the high speed photography. This may have caused the piston inside out of alignment jamming the cocking piece over to one side, thanks Ian, another cool (steampunk ?), rifle. Great job.
I was always curious about how this rifle worked! I'd also like to see you check out the Charlton, Redser, and Elkins automatic rifles. I know that those are mind bogglingly rare, though. By the way, why did the Swiss experimental semi-automatic rifles not pass the prototype stage (like the rifles shown in the video "Swiss Semi Automatic Rifles 1889 - 1945")?
This gun is actually a pretty decent way of explaining to people how semi automatic gas systems work in guns
Yup! It sure does.
@@davidcoxe9597 They did go after certain Airsoft gun receivers because "they could be made into real guns". So what you said would not really be that much of a stretch.
If you look at Bill ruger's very first design he took a lever action Savage Model 99 and put a gas port on it and made into a semi automatic. When he showed the design to Savage, there were not iterested in it though. They liked the lever version.
@Dan Didnot wtf are you dribbling about? Me thinks you hit reply to the wrong person.
or one can just get a carbine..
Imagine bringing one of these to a mad minute challenge. "What do you mean I can't use it? It's a Lee Enfield!"
I know this comment is 3 years old but I doubt that they would turn you away seeing how it's such a rare Oddity I bet they would let you compete just I'll let everybody experience it
@@ethanspaziani5269 with the glacial trigger reset and extra weight it maybe more a handicap than an advantage lol
needs to have been standard issue is the likely gripe
This is a brilliant low-tech solution for a mechanical problem. It's like having a car with manually windable windows, but having a hydraulic hand rotating the handle.
It is a crying shame it didn't get adopted. Really, so many great designs lost in history. Worst of all is the Jackhammer....I'm going to get one made some day, somehow....
It's so steampunk-esque it hurts.
T4nkc0mm4nd3r it didnt get adopted because a true semi auto rifle is a lot more reliable and an all around better solution
Pancor Jackhammer was a piece of shit of a shotgun tho......All it has going for it is looking "Kewl". While its terribely limiting. SPAS 12 and SPAS 15 as superior in everyway to it.
however in t1915 this would have been light years ahead of the competition wouldn't mind having one
@@sam8404
Winner of the 1915 "Well, at least you tried," award.
snafuu This made me laugh really hard, thank you!
This is the reason the Participation Trophy was invented.
not gonna lie this looks fucking SICK
I would buy one...if i could afford it.
warlock 34 you can probably do your own conversion with a cheap bolty and some machine shop knowhow.
spef that fucking profile pic is legendary
I would greatly enjoy building a full-auto version to play with, but alas... Hughes Amendment.
All "steampunkery" aside ... this conversion was designed at the apex of the age of steam. If you're used to looking at steam locomotives running with all of their moving parts exposed, this action makes complete sense.
I'm just not used to the working bits being that close to my hands and face!
It literally is the closest we will get to a real steam punk rifle.
@@BigWheel. I dunno, the Alofs is pretty steampunk too.
@@IVIaskeradelof system is purely mechanical and still requires braking the action from the shooter to fire again. The fact they even managed to get these rifles to run relatively well for being semiautomatic conversions on rifles that were even in circulation since original production in 1904 or 1895 is impressive. (If they used any surplus MLEs)
so basically, they created a gas powered metal hand to rotate the bolt for you.
that sounds genius and lazy at the same time :P
Oftentimes the best solution is the most simple one.
Mechanically, it's not technically any different from a lot of cammed-surface rotating bolt semi-auto rifles. The obvious difference being that the mechanical bits are on the outside of the gun, instead of tucked away safely inside.
oem42
The Australians did make an automatic Lee Enfield in WWII. I forget what it was called, there is one on display in the Army museum in Waiouru, NZ.
oem42
My mistake, it was made by a Kiwi. en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charlton_Automatic_Rifle
That looks like something a bored guy in the US would rig up over a weekend to see if it works, hollow metal pistol grip and all.
"Excuse me, but we need a self loading rifle to be made."
"Sure, just give me the design."
*Sets down an Enfield.
"....This is an Enfield...."
"Precisely."
Lame
Turns out that several people were struck by the same good idea fairy while handling Lee Enfield or Ross rifles.
What is it with them commonwealth folks and putting steam locomotives on their service rifles
This looks like something out of League of Extraordinary Gentlemen. Only need some brass fittings rather than steel.
BigSwede7403 dude that would've been a really cool thing to see at least referenced in the movie
I loved that movie! I miss Sean Connery
That action is extremely satisfying. Reminds me of a steam locomotive where all the moving parts are on the outside but runs like clockwork. Steampunk and awesome!
homestuck
@@rubybishop2407 Hell yeah.
For those who don't know, "The bee's knees!" and "The cat's meow!" are very scientific terms but you would need to be a gun expert to know that.
I'd like to ad willy-nilly. As in the expended casings are extracted in a willy-nilly fashion.
In the slow mo shots some hung around until the next shot was off.
warmongerhero the mutts nuts
Laxity Azathoth hahaha
You put the thing on the thing and you pull the thing.
You don’t have to be a gun expert to know these terms 😂they were used outside of gun talk you know
This is one of those genuinely forgotten weapons that are really cool to see. Fantastic job Ian!
I saw the rifle in the thumbnail and just thought wow, gotta learn about that!
The addition of a cam-roll bearing on the end of the bolt lever would eliminate the jamming of the mechanism when slowly cycled to the full bolt open position. The bearing would also reduce the force the gas piston would have to exert to overcome the friction of the bolt lever against the cam track. The reduced friction would reduce wear on the cam track. A smaller piston might then be practicable and still retain the same cyclic rate.
As you said, the contraption works much better than one might think at first glance.
Aceroadholder, okay I have the rifle, you make the parts. We’ll get together and try your design! 😎
There is something steampunky about this gun.
munkSWE88 There really is. I think it's because while most semi auto guns have some sort of internal mechanism that makes them work this one has a external mechanism.
For once, I actually think it really is a steampunk gun and not glued cogs and gold spraypaint, thanks to the gas tube.
munkSWE88 I had the same thought... I looks straight out of a steam punk fantasy.
More diesepunk I'd say as it is now
But with more brass, a bit more bulk and some random screws and bolts it would look quite steampunky
It looks steampunk because it's overly designed and serves its purpose by sidestepping what is (in hindsight) the most simple and obvious solution.
This amazing weapon has ben confirmed to be in a DLC for BF1. Thank you Ian for your support to DICE
This gun fucking rules in BF1.
It needs to be an airsoft gun
And they included the aftermarket bipod! Lmao
I support you on Patreon and videos like this show me that I'm getting a heck of a lot more value than what I pay. I love the time you take to give the history.
Thanks!
+1
I grew up with LEs: I drilled with them on parade, shot and taught with them on course. This hodgepodge rifle has got to be the most fantastic clunker I have ever seen, egad!!!
Me too. A fine rifle. Why did you never hear literally millions of Brits, Australians, Kiwis, Indians, Canadians and South Africans cry "if ONLY we had the M1 Garand"?
Had I seen this in some steampunk movie I'd been like "looks awesome, typical movie design though, lots of weird tubes and stuff that don't do anything specific".
Awesome rifle though :D
Perfect working model for gas operated weapon main principles demonstration.
"Why didn't the British do that thing which would have helped them greatly" is always a good question. Always relevant.
Vulf Almasy I'd rather have a Lewis gun tyvm
I think you're all missing the point that Ian made sure to mention a few times, the gun was called an Automatic Rifle because it was a rifle whos bolt automatically cycled, not because it was a squad support weapon. If the idea of a self-loading rifle "Brings little to a platoon", why are Military forces not still issuing bolt action rifles to infantry?
New rifles weren't going to win the war tanks and Artillery however were if they could build enough of them that's where the lionshare of British war time production was going post 1915.
@@justforever96 I wish this had been upvoted a lot more.
Lol
If I was to ever own a Lee Enfield, this is the one I would like to have.
*KACHOONK-CHOONK*
13:50
Did not understand this comment at first, but then ... Kachoonk-Choonk!!
YES
Setting this as my ringtone XD
Jesus imagine the cyclic rate on that thing if they made it full auto
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Soon on Battlefield 1
Mr They59 this would be awesome
Mr They59 Farquhar Hill would be much better suited I think
Samuel Actually this gun was not used in service. It was offered in both World Wars but declined both times.
SpiderJoseph true, but that didn't stop weapons like the Cei Rigotti from appearing.
Daniel Greene Yea but the majority of the British Army used the Lee-Enfield. So good guns like this would rarely see its way on the western front.
I've just had one of those "If I ever win the lottery..." moments.
This gun isn't just weird, it's *fractally* weird. If you strip away a level of weirdness, what's beneath is exactly as weird as what you took away.
xD
littlegrabbiZZ9PZA do you mean frantically?
no. fractal is a word. google it
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Saw one of these in a museum in Capetown Caste in South Africa,Often wondered how it would function. Now I know. Thank you Ian.
That is fascinating... really steampunk lookin'
Beat me to it by 20secs;)
Shifty Bagel what is this steampunk comment i keep seeing, da fuck did i miss lol
+John Aranjo Steampunk is a silly subculture where people dress up in pseudo-victorian clothing with top hats and goggles and all the accessories are brown leather or brass and there's cogwheels on everything for no good reason.
i know what steampunk is thanks, my question is why so many people keep commenting steampunk on his videos lol
+John Aranjo Because they have a very limited vocabulary outside of what they read on the fan fictions they come across online.
Watching the bolt go backward into Ian's face makes me wince every time, even though I know there's a shield there.
Finally a rifle for me! A Right Handed and Left Eyed Rifle! Only problem is the price, the needing for me to travel to the USA and a lot of bullshit about Brazil's gun laws.
Right handed and left eyed?! God was 'avin' a laugh when he invented you! :)
And Genetics was saying just a casual "Fuck You" to me.
Check out his video for the "cripple stock" shotgun it's made just for people with that alement
Ragnarok Stravius wtf? Can't you get assault rifles and shot legally there, L ike easier than here I mean? You would think because alot of crazy shit goes down in (BRAZIL) lol love that movie
Geez, you'd love my angled back-up sights. I have them on the right pic rail, so I can cheekweld and use them (by tiltng the gun sideways).
But, they're actually facing left, so they're originally supposed to be on the left side of the rifle. You could probably have them in their "normal" config and have a right cheek weld, while aiming with your left eye.
Probably the most original design I have ever seen for converting a bolt gun into a semi-auto. Very interesting, thanks for sharing Ian!
ACtion looks terrifying in the high speed, but in real time it looks good, really cool.
Seems Mr Howell was one of the godfathers of Steampunk design. Surprised I haven't seen it in a film yet!
I'm glad you had the opportunity to shoot this one. I think a lot would have been lost just seeing it static
This is the firearms equivalent of using nothing but if-statements.
😂 Or making all variables global
Favorite gun in battlefield 1. Even better when I'm perfectly used to the offset sight and my friends try to use it and the sight throws them off so much
I use the sniper variant and just prone on a heavy traffic lane or field and just take out squads. It's a 3-4 shots to kill but the magazine allows me to clear 2 squads if I pace my shots.
It's a fun fun and want one irl.
that looks so cool, i love that motion it makes and its all visible. kinda has its own unique theme with that modification
Ok, battlefield is putting this in apocalypse dlc, and I bought the shirt
Wait, what shirt?
What shirr
The cool thing is you don't have to visualize how the rifle operates. It's all right there in front of you. And for the shooter, _really_ right there in front of you!
I love how he decided to harness what was already on the receiver instead of completely rework everything~
I guess you could say the army was thinking... *"Howell" would this work* :P
@@MansMan42069 How well? No, Howell... ;-)
Man it never ceases to amaze me with how you guys manage to find these extremely rare & experimental guns.... Heck, at this point I'm almost half expecting you all to turn up a working Hellriegel 1915 at some point in a future episode, lol.
Bit late at this point but uhhhh...... aged like a fine wine
Taking self-loading rifle to an entire new meaning....
Crazy how well BF1 captures the sound of it firing, such a cool bit of innovation from the time period
That thing is pretty awesome. It's like a real life steampunk rifle.
It was so cool to see this added into BF1. Had to go dig up the history of this bizarre gun.
Is this the semi fully automatic rifle I've been hearing about?
Nah, it's more like Fully Semi-Automatic
Not only that, it's a fully semi automatic bolt action with external gas mechanism.
The mythical Lee Enfield that's just as fast as an M1 I keep hearing about
Thats Really a forgotton weapon
Unless it was the inspiration for the L85A1?
You really forgot your grammar
What an incredible rifle. Thanks for sharing it with us! Keep up the great work, always love your videos.
You have a lot of guts to shoot that thing.
When a Cei-Rigotti does questionable things with an SMLE in the middle of a scrapyard
And.....this is illegal in California. It has a pistol grip and a detachable magazine. Clearly, we are all safer now.
Well... plastic straws are also Illegal in California so it’s not a surprise
Wait and doesn't California, have very high crime rates?
Generally in favour of gun control etc, but if I die in a mass shooting being killed by this wud be so much cooler than getting sprayed by an AR-15
@@shruk4 or by knife
@@shruk4 Well, with more controls you can rest assured that shooting back will never be an option.
Just love the develpment of semi auto weapons! Just when yu think ya seen it all; this is presented.
Now its on bf1 not forgotten anymore
@Charlie Fiore yeah same. I've been trying out other weapons as the medic class, but i always find myself going back to this
Dear God! Can you imagine trying to keep that thing clean and operational in combat? All praise Lewis!
That was one of the most interesting guns I've ever seen. thanks for the video!
Everything moving in multiple directions and bullets on the loose!!! FUN!
Just that opening slow mo was all I needed can't wait to finish the rest of the video *Thumbs Up*.
This guy literally has the best job ever, he gets to examine and fire historical weapons for a living. What I wouldn't do for this job
Just absolutely amazing! Stuff like this is exactly why I subscribed to this channel. Thanks for all the work you put into these videos and thanks for bringing us and documenting amazing guns like this! Also, it was awesome for the consigner to allow you to shoot this gem. What an amazing opportunity that must have been. - Jacob S.
When it comes to cooking Gordon is an absolute expert at roasting literally anyone for the flaws in their approach to it
Now modify the sear and you'll get a full-auto Lee Enfield ;)
No soldier would want to carry a FALE (fail) though...
Finally something less controllable than the M14!
I've been wanting to learn and get into gunsmithing and designing for some time now and I wanted to make a bolt action conversion similar to this, I didn't know if anything like this existed or not, so I'm glad to see one.
Manufacturer: "So, how complexed do you want the rifles mechanism to be?"
British Army: "yes"
That's one of the coolest semi auto actions I've ever seen, so fucking simple yet clever
Spectacular video! Your high speed footage was beyond my expectations. Keep up the great work!
love this gun in battlefield 1. has decent recoil, good accuracy, solid damage, and great ammo capacity. It also gets the bipod in game which is pretty good when used.
Ian, you look so bad ass with the ear flaps down in slow motion! I love it!
I really like it when it's possible for you to shoot strange, weird but wonderful guns.
Thanks Ian. Now the Queen is going to take away our SMLEs because they can be converted to semi autos!
Amazing demonstration of automatic firepower. Thx, history & technology well displayed. Mad Max !
this channel should have more subscribers.
This is my favorite of the guns you have reviewed sometimes I just come and rewatch it.
Okay...now this is why I watch your channel! I never knew about this and now I have more useless knowledge than ever. What a cool gun.Great footage and commentary. Looks like you had a lot of fun making this video.
I have always been interested in these bolt action conversions and I never thought you would ever be able to a video on, let alone shoot one! Thank you!
That brass nearly had your eye out
Watching that casing jumbling around the gun before being flown off camera made my morning
Dudes, this gun is going to be in the Battlefield 1 Apocalypse DLC
The way that thing cycles is beautiful
I've been oogling this thing so hard, I cracked my computer scree
TheGoldenCaulk Time to go back and watch the live fire section, again!
It's a little crazy looking, but mechanically it's a simple modification ot the SMLE. Very clever.
Now this weapon is coming to Battlefield 1 this February with the Apocalypse DLC as a Medic rifle
That is the most rube-goldberg/steampunk looking gun I've ever seen. I love it!!
Just confirmed as added to battlefield 1
Reuben Leal Yeah! Fellow Westie watcher?
Super Sarge24 yep :)
Reuben Leal nice
LOVE that pistol grip. Basically a piece of metal pipe clamped at one end to the rifle
H&K PSG-1: The Ultimate German Sniper Rifle & Walther WA2000: The Ultimate German Sniper Rifle
Marksman not sniper.
Most things by barret: OH BEAUTIFUL FOR SPACIOUS SKYS AND AMBER WAVES OF GRAIN
wait can we all stop and apreciate ians cheeky little play on words here, howell we make the enfield a semi auto!!
Seriously cool and unique firearm. Five bucks says we see this in a BF1 expansion. Medic rifle perhaps?
medic rifle makes the most sence since the way it shoots
Daniel Greene and you would be right
Another Lee Enfield variant of which I was unaware. I would however be happy to stand my ground with an ordinary SMLE, in particular with the trench magazine afixed. Great show!!!
Bahaha your that drunk guy who fell on the floor in the shop
Bruh out of context Ramsey sounds hella rude but when you watch these episodes you realise how frikin patient he actually is...
We need eyecandy like this in BF1
you right
im from the future its in bf1
Guess what's in the game now.
One of the new Medic rifles in Apocalypse
This vid has some of my favorite slo-mo footage. This is so steampunk.
What an ugly beauty. One of the most interesting guns I've ever seen - nice!
Never seen the shock wave rippling down the weapon before. Nice filming.
This looks like what would happen if Wallace and Gromit tried to make a gun.
The gas cylinder was flexing as the piston cycled rearward, in the high speed photography. This may have caused the piston inside out of alignment jamming the cocking piece over to one side, thanks Ian, another cool (steampunk ?), rifle. Great job.
I was always curious about how this rifle worked! I'd also like to see you check out the Charlton, Redser, and Elkins automatic rifles. I know that those are mind bogglingly rare, though.
By the way, why did the Swiss experimental semi-automatic rifles not pass the prototype stage (like the rifles shown in the video "Swiss Semi Automatic Rifles 1889 - 1945")?
Very cool! Honestly wouldn't have thought it would work so well if I hadn't seen it with my own eyes. Great video!