Timthinker
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I have always wondered what factors helped the United States adopt the first semi-automatic rifle as standard issue for its armed forces. Obviously, Americans did not invent nor did they field the first semi-automatic rifle in combat. The French fielded a semi-auto rifle in World War One, and the Germans probably invented the first version of such a rifle before that conflict. So why did America, an emerging actor on the international playing field, "win" the race for a reliable semi-automatic infantry rifle? Thoughtful answers will be appreciated.
Timthinker
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