M1922 Bang rifle
Semi-automatic rifle From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Semi-automatic rifle From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Model 1922 Bang rifle is a US semi-automatic rifle designed by the Danish arms designer Søren Hansen Bang. It was a modification of the earlier Models of 1909 and Model 1911 Bang rifles, both chambered in the .30-06 Springfield round.
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| M1922 rifle | |
|---|---|
The Model 1922 Bang rifle using the sliding muzzle-cap system. | |
| Type | Semi-automatic rifle |
| Place of origin | United States |
| Production history | |
| Designer | Søren Hansen Bang |
| Specifications | |
| Cartridge | .30-06 Springfield, 6.5×55mm Swedish |
| Action | gas-operated, rotating bolt |
| Sights | iron sights |
It was gas operated, using a sliding muzzle cup system which was blown forward by the combustion gases while the bullet emerged from the barrel. This ".256 Bang" rifle was a top candidate from 1925 to 1928 for US contracts ultimately won by the M1 Garand. Bang himself demonstrated his own models in US field trials in 1919 and 1927.[1] The Bang rifle was ultimately unsuccessful in US government testing because of its mechanical complexity and susceptibility to gas fouling of the sliding muzzle cup.
The Bang blow-forward gas system, originally developed in 1903, inspired several other weapon developments: it was used in the unsuccessful French Puteaux APX machine gun of 1904, in its direct successor the controversial St. Étienne Mle 1907 machine-gun, and in the Gewehr 41, where it suffered the same shortcomings.
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