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Designer/original manufacturer: Springfield Armory. ... 10. M60 ©zim286 / iStock via Getty Images ... the M2 and M1919 machine guns and the M1911 .45 caliber semi-automatic pistol. This powerful ...
Springfield Armory M1A: Springfield Armory: 7.62×51mm NATO (.308 Winchester), 6.5mm Creedmoor United States 1954 M21 Sniper Weapon System: Rock Island Arsenal Springfield Armory: 7.62×51mm NATO United States 1968 M25 Sniper Weapon System: Springfield Armory.308 Winchester United States 1991 M39 Enhanced Marksman Rifle: Sage International 7.62 ...
Springfield Armoury: 7.62×63mm (known as .30-06 Springfield) Ammunition belt United States: 1943 T24 machine gun: Saginaw Steering Gear: 7.62×63mm (known as .30-06 Springfield) Ammunition belt United States: 1944 Taden gun: Royal Small Arms Factory: 7.00mm Mk 1 Z: Ammunition belt United Kingdom: 1951 Type 1 heavy machine gun: 7.70×58mm ...
The M60, officially the Machine Gun, Caliber 7.62 mm, M60, is a family of American general-purpose machine guns firing 7.62×51mm NATO cartridges from a disintegrating belt of M13 links. There are several types of ammunition approved for use in the M60, including ball , tracer , and armor-piercing rounds.
A second round of testing followed, with the Springfield model adopting the Winchester grenade launcher with a disposable magazine and a new side-by-side layout for the flechette magazines. AAI's design was equipped with their semi-automatic launcher, which was now complete, and a new plastic buttstock/sighting system.
Springfield Armory, Inc., is an American commercial firearms manufacturer and importer based in Geneseo, Illinois. Founded in 1974 by Bob Reese and family, the company produces rifles such as the M1A and imports handguns such as the XD series and Hellcat .
After the war, the semi-automatic concept started to gain currency in the U.S. Army. By the late 1920s, the Army was experimenting with several new semi-automatic rifle designs, including the Pedersen rifle firing a new .276 (7 mm) rifle cartridge. However, the Pedersen rifle lost to a new semi-automatic rifle designed by John C. Garand. The ...
Robert Hillberg (August 27, 1917 – August 12, 2012) was a firearm designer and the head of Research & Development at the High Standard Manufacturing Company.His designs included the folding shotgun stock, the Whitney Wolverine lightweight pistol, Wildey.45 gas-operated pistol, COP .357 Derringer pistol, and M60 machine gun. [4]