M1941 Johnson semi-automatic rifle(Experimental magazine)
Guys, is this gun really real?
The information I have seen indicates that during the development of this weapon, an experimental version was released (although it is unlikely to be used in actual frontline combat).
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If memory serves me right, this is the prototype of the johnson made by Taft and Peirce in 1938
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Magazine-fed Johnson? Wow, that’s crazy. Meanwhile Germany doesn’t get access to either the magazine-fed G43 or the ZH-29 at BR 3 at all.
I reckon even a 10-round magazine version of the Johnson would get bumped up to BR 4.
And the devs’ excuse would probably be that no one would use the tripod-fed Johnson anymore if this gun existed.
Extremely Rare Johnson Automatics Proof Model Semi-Auto Rifle by the Taft-Peirce Company [Extremely Rare Johnson Automatics Proof Model Semi-Auto Rifle by the Taft-Peirce Company]
中心火自装步枪 - 约翰逊V型，实验型 - 1939年生产 |收藏对象 |皇家军械库
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That’s awesome. The website states these early proof prototypes used box magazines holding 10 rounds, and the iconic saddle-shaped rotary drum magazines on production military Johnson rifles also carried 10 rounds, with the early box prototypes limited to the same 10-round capacity.
Great news—this means the US might finally get a magazine-fed semi-automatic rifle at BR 3 down the line.