weapons designers decided to do the Soviets one better. Soon manufacture segued to stamped steel, which reduced weight about one pound. Firing from a 30-round, detachable, curved magazine, AK47s were certainly not light rifles at 9½ pounds.
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In the late 1940s the Soviet Union then introduced its wood and steel, select-fire AK47 chambered for a full caliber (albeit shorter case) round named the 7.62x39mm. That word translates literally into “storm rifle.” (Earlier the same rifle was named MP43 then MP44.)Īt the end of World War II, the Soviet’s Red Army captured the Sturmgewehr’s designer, Hugo Schmeisser, and took him to Mother Russia for a full decade. That genre of rifle was loosely classed with the now nefarious name “assault rifle.” As with so many military inventions, the German Wehrmacht pioneered this one with its 7.92x33mm Sturmgewehr (Stg44). Government was well behind in the move to develop a select-fire infantry rifle. Here is a brief synopsis of how matters played out back in the 1950s. 222 the company didn’t even bother with the magical belt around the case head so identified with rifle cartridges labeled “magnum.” 222 Remington?” That first one was introduced in 1950. Mostly it has been used on coyotes lurking about, hoping to abscond with one of our pets.Īn obvious question is: “Why did Remington follow up with a magnum version of its already popular. In recent years it has been fired more like dozens of times instead of hundreds. Early on, hundreds of rounds were fired through it at ground squirrels and rock chucks with a few prairie dogs added in the mix.Īfter the steam leaked out of my varmint shooting obsession, all my Smallbore centerfire rifles were sold in order to buy guns of a more historical type. Despite a sporter weight barrel, its groups were tighter than my heavy barrel. After firing a few groups on paper at 100 yards it proved an obviously accurate rifle. 222 Remington Magnum a try then sell it to fund something else. With that mindset it would have been usual to give the. 25-06 Remington – almost, but not quite accomplished.
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