Why did the British and Commonwealth armies use bolt-action rifles like the Lee-Enfield in WW2 instead of a semi-automatic weapon, such as the M1 Garand? - Quora
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The first British assault rifle? The FN Model 1949 AFN with firearms expert Jonathan Ferguson. - YouTube
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Experimental semi-automatic rifles, 1919-1931- excluding Garand's and Pedersen's rifles - Springfield Armory National Historic Site (U.S. National Park Service)
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