Inertia Driven Rifles

[A C]

So, as my thread's title suggests, I am curious if there are any Benelli style inertia driven intermediate power rifles, perhaps in the AR platform or some other light cambered semi-automatic. I haven't ever seen or heard of such a rifle but it seems like it might make for an interesting gun. Simple, (mostly) reliable, and clean running. The recoil wouldn't be any worse than that of a bolt gun of the same chambering.
Someone else has got to have thought of this before, right? In which case, there must be some kind of catch as to why they aren't more popular.

My apologies if this topic has been posted before. I couldn't find it this is indeed the case.

 

[boom boom]

So, as my thread's title suggests, I am curious if there are any Benelli style inertia driven intermediate power rifles, perhaps in the AR platform or some other light cambered semi-automatic. I haven't ever seen or heard of such a rifle but it seems like it might make for an interesting gun. Simple, (mostly) reliable, and clean running. The recoil wouldn't be any worse than that of a bolt gun of the same chambering.
Someone else has got to have thought of this before, right? In which case, there must be some kind of catch as to why they aren't more popular.

My apologies if this topic has been posted before. I couldn't find it this is the case.

Long recoil rifle variants were invented by Mr. Browning along with his Auto 5 shotgun.
https://www.forgottenweapons.com/how-does-it-work-long-recoil/

One of the issues is that they were heavy and recoil was substantial (Remington Models 8 and 81 are long recoil rifles). Competing Winchester designs used puny cartridges and blowback in the 1905 model and later variants.

Gas operation is more common in rifles and it is less costly to manufacture in rifles.

 

[A C]

Long recoil rifle variants were invented by Mr. Browning along with his Auto 5 shotgun.
https://www.forgottenweapons.com/how-does-it-work-long-recoil/

One of the issues is that they were heavy and recoil was substantial (Remington Models 8 and 81 are long recoil rifles). Competing Winchester designs used puny cartridges and blowback in the 1905 model and later variants.

Gas operation is more common in rifles and it is less costly to manufacture in rifles.

Yeah, long recoil isn't the way to go on most small arms. But a shotgun style compressing bolt?

 

[tactikel]

Remington model 8. Browning patent in 1900. Not great accuracy, but reliable.

 

[earlthegoat2]

The M2 machine gun is a rifle, right?

 

[boom boom]

Yeah, long recoil isn't the way to go on most small arms. But a shotgun style compressing bolt?

Pressure differential. Rifles operate at a much higher pressure than do shotguns.
Would make the firearm much heavier as a result.

Gas, either in piston form, or the AR gas impingement form (yeah I know it is a hybrid type and not pure like the Mas 49/56) are already developed and have reduced recoil. Want a cleaner action, go piston, want lighter weight, go gas impingement.

 

[A C]

Ah, @boom boom, that makes sense.
Thank y'all for all of the information, it is quite helpful.