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Back to Basics: How Semi-Automatic Firearms Work
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David Williamson
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The semi-automatic firearm is so standard now that many accept it as the way firearms have always worked. Truth is, getting a workable semi-automatic was as groundbreaking as the repeating firearm or center-fire primer. Like so many innovations, the semi-automatic firearm is older than most think, but it took a while to work out the wrinkles enough to get widespread attention. Ferdinand Ritter von Mannlicher, an Austrian engineer and small arms designer, is credited with the first semi-automatic firearm—a rifle—in 1885.
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dasing
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| Sorry, there were semi auto firearms from the early 1600's, although they were not in retail production at the time. |
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