Semi-auto '03 Springfield? Cool video

[TBalls]

Just came across this gem from Jerry Miculek. I figure if he's never heard of it, it must be pretty unusual.

 

[browncoat]

I'm honestly surprised he hadn't heard of it. That guy is crazy good

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[whacko]

No way I'm shooting that........ouch!

 

[mac1911]

I dont think to many people have ever heard of it.... I have not. The paderson device yes but not a 1903 semi auto....hmmm was JCG poking around the armory then?

 

[browncoat]

I dont think to many people have ever heard of it.... I have not. The paderson device yes but not a 1903 semi auto....hmmm was JCG poking around the armory then?

I read about a couple versions of these, but I hadn't even seen any pictures of one until I saw this video. Here's another example with much cleaner lines http://www.rockislandauction.com/viewitem/aid/58/lid/3643

 

[TBalls]

I read about a couple versions of these, but I hadn't even seen any pictures of one until I saw this video. Here's another example with much cleaner lines http://www.rockislandauction.com/viewitem/aid/58/lid/3643

I think what make the one in the video so cool is how early it was made ('06), and the fact that it was produced by Springfield Armory itself as an in-house R&D project.

 

[browncoat]

I think what make the one in the video so cool is how early it was made ('06), and the fact that it was produced by Springfield Armory itself as an in-house R&D project.

Definitely. One of the reasons I find guns from that time period so fascinating is that there was so much variety: automatic actions were a relatively new idea, so people were trying out all sorts of different things. Nowadays there is much more conformity, which is great for reliability but it is less interesting.

 

[KBCraig]

I was expecting a Pedersen Device. That thing is scary!

 

[hbar26]

Canadians did it with the Ross Rifle.



And Australia/New Zealand did it with the Lee Enfield.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charlton_Automatic_Rifle