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Big-Nasty · 06-10-2012, 05:53 AM

I've heard about the semi auto BAR's and PKM's. Not the BAR hunting rifles, the first true BAR's. And not the AK style PKM's, the 7.62x54R belt fed PKM's. What else is out there that was made semi auto for a short period of time?

Garadex · 06-10-2012, 05:56 AM

Unfortunately nothing I can afford.

jismail · 06-10-2012, 04:46 PM

if non-military is ok, look at a Remmington model 81. it is built similar to a BAR and i believe was a JB design. i comes in numerous caliber with the most desired being the .300

**Trez** · 06-10-2012, 05:21 PM

Mexican Mondragon, Chinese Liu rifle are the only two I can think of right now...

**TLuker** · 06-10-2012, 06:00 PM

FN49's weren't produced very long. They were design before WWII in Belgium (by John Browning's assistant) but then war prevented them from going into production. They were eventually produced after WWII but were pretty much obsolete by that point. They were soon replaced by an updated version, the FN FAL.

I have one in 7mm Mauser and as far as I know it's the only semi auto 7mm Mauser.? They were produced in a few other calibers for various 3rd world countries. No one other than 3rd world nations needed a semi auto battle rifle immediately following WWII. The US had a huge surplus of Garands (which we gave to allies) and all the WARSAW nations had to buy from the Soviets. There wasn't much of a market left after that.

It's a great gun though and I would put it up against any other semi auto battle rifle from that period.

**hiwall** · 06-10-2012, 06:09 PM

There is the fairly rare Winchester model 55 single shot automatic 22 rifle. Like a machine gun it fired from an open bolt. The firing pin was a small solid projection on the bolt face. Another interesting thing about the gun was it shared the same model number as the Winchester model 55 lever-action deer rifle(a model 94 variant).