M1947 Johnson auto carbine

The M1947 Johnson auto carbine is a semi-automatic derivative of the M1941 Johnson machine gun.^[1] It was intended as a replacement of the M1 rifle but not accepted.^[2] The auto carbine never got past the prototype stage, with only five of them ever being made.^[3]

M1947 Johnson auto carbine
Type	Semi-automatic rifle
Place of origin	United States
Production history
Designer	Melvin Johnson
Designed	1947
No. built	5
Specifications
Mass	8+3⁄4 lb (4.0 kg)
Length	38 in (970 mm)
Barrel length	22 in (560 mm)
Cartridge	.30-06 Springfield
Action	Short recoil
Rate of fire	60 rpm
Muzzle velocity	2,800 ft/s (853.6 m/s)
Feed system	10 round cylindrical magazine 25-round, single stack-column box magazine

See also

• List of .30-06 Springfield firearms
• M1941 Johnson rifle
• Model 45A
• M1946 Sieg automatic rifle