Winchester model 30
Semi-automatic rifle / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Winchester Model 30 was an experimental self-loading rifle offered to the United States War Department as an alternative to the M1 Garand. Winchester Repeating Arms modified the design to a selective fire Winchester Automatic Rifle after military field trials favored the Garand. Development had not progressed beyond limited-production prototypes when official interest faded at the end of World War II.[1]
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Winchester model 30 | |
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Type | Semi-automatic rifle Automatic rifle[1] |
Place of origin | United States[1] |
Service history | |
Used by | (testing and field trials) United States Army United States Marine Corps[1] |
Production history | |
Designer | Jonathan E. Browning[1] |
Designed | 1939-1945[1] |
Manufacturer | Winchester Repeating Arms[1] |
Specifications | |
Cartridge | .30-06 Springfield[1] |
Action | short-stroke piston[1] |
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