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In 1963, firearms designer Col. Melvin M. Johnson developer of the M1941 Johnson rifle offered the US Military a conversion of original US Military M1 carbines to his new 5.7mm MMJ cartridge, while also introducing a newly manufactured version of the M1 carbine called the "Spitfire" made by his Johnson Arms, Inc. business that was designed and ...
A27 Gun, subcaliber, M1 for 2.24" (6-Pdr.) tank gun, Mk. II (British) A28 Cal. .30 fixed aircraft machine gun, M2 (M2 Browning machine gun) A29 37 mm M1A2 on carriage M3A1 (37mm Gun M1) A30 wheeled machine gun mount M1; A31; A32 Cal. .45 machine gun, M1928A1 (Thompson submachine gun) A33 81 mm mortar M1 and M4; A34 3-inch trench mortar MK1
Therefore, the M1 carbine is significantly less powerful than the M1 Garand. Another comparison is a .357 Magnum cartridge fired from an 18" rifle barrel, which has a muzzle velocity range from about 1,718–2,092 ft/s (524–638 m/s) with energies at 720–1,215 ft⋅lb f (976–1,647 J) for a 110 gr (7.1 g) bullet at the low end and a 125 gr ...
This led to a series of early attempts to produce a lower-powered round using existing calibers. Examples include the US .30 Carbine cartridge for the M1 Carbine and the German 7.92×33mm Kurz, a shortened version of the standard 7.92×57mm Mauser round used in the StG-44, which is more commonly considered to be the first assault rifle.
Class P5F (Ammunition for 40-mm Automatic Gun M1 and Quick-Firing Gun (Bofors)) P5FHA 24 × 40 mm HE-Tracer MK.2 Shell in wooden crate Class P5H (Ammunition for 40-mm Anti-Aircraft Gun M1 (Bofors Gun - British)) The 40mm Bofors Gun used 4-round clips and was loaded manually. P5HJA = 24 × 40 mm AP-Tracer M81A1 Shot [without Clips] in wooden crate
The Automag III was principally chambered for the .30 Carbine cartridge, which was originally designed for the World War II-era M1 Carbine. It was also one of the few pistols available in the 9mm Winchester Magnum cartridge, but only the original AMT production pistols were made in this chambering, however; later Galena production was limited ...
This is a list of small arms whose manufacturer or name (in the case of no known or multiple manufacturers) starts with the letter M—including pistols, shotguns, sniper rifles, submachine guns, personal defense weapons, assault rifles, battle rifles, designated marksman rifles, carbines, machine guns, flamethrowers, multiple-barrel firearms, grenade launchers, anti-tank rifles, and any other ...
Rifles; Ingram SAM Carbines (US – semi-automatic carbines: M1 Carbine derivatives) Ingram SAM-1 (US – semi-automatic carbine – 5.56×45mm NATO: M1 Carbine derivatives) Ingram SAM-2 (US – semi-automatic carbine – 7.62×39mm: M1 Carbine derivatives) Ingram SAM-3 (US – semi-automatic carbine – 7.62×51mm NATO: M1 Carbine derivatives)