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I was looking at this pump action rifle , one which I've never seen before.
It is said that not only is it a pump , but it will also semi-auto fire when a button is pressed ??
It has a wonderfully engraved pump and butt plate made of brass depicting big game .
At a quick glance it reminded me of a BAR with the flat sided receiver and no stamps or engravings.
Top eject and load(?) . The bottom of the magazine is similar to that of a Mosin Nagant with the button release floor plate .

On the barrel , close to the receiver , in small letters is stamped...

Manf,d by Standard Arms Co
Wilmington , Delaware , USA

Further down the barrel is ...

M.F.Smiths Pats Patented Mar 6 , Apr10
Cal30
Apr 2 1906 other patents pending.

Anybody know the history of this rifle ?
 
Here's a photo of this 30cal Standard Arms ....I'll try to work up some more .
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Layne Simpson wrote an article about pumps and/or autos in Shooting Times several years ago and mentioned this rifle specifically. Apparently it functions as a semiauto and when a switch or button closes the gas system, it functions as a pump rifle, or some such. I've never heard of the gun since, until now.
According to my Gun Trader's Guide, Sixteenth Edition, this rifle, the MODEL G, was "the first gas-operated rifle manufactured in the U.S. While essentially an autoloader, the gas port can be closed and the rifle operated as a pump action repeater." Six of one....
The company also made a Model M, which was a pump action ONLY rifle.
Both models were made in .25-35 Win, .30-30 Win, .25 Rem, .30 Rem, and .35 Rem.
So assuming you have a model G, it's actually an autoloader, and could be .30-30 or .30 Remington, as the .30-30 was still the .30 WCF back then. The rifles were short-lived; the mfg date is given as c.1910. What an immensely cool gun to have!
 
That's a fascinating longarm.
Almost reminiscent of a Win 95 in it's alluring ugliness and brutal appeal.
It's a pity you'd never see them here in Oz, although by Rick's experience maybe I'm best off without.
 
That is VERY cool!! :eek:
I reckon you buy it so long as it isn't too expensive.:)
Just get it to a good gunsmith to make sure it's safe.
Exactly how did your dad's one blow up, Rick?:confused:
There must've been a reason.
 
Kombi:

He never really knew for sure.

When he was away in the War, my grandfather had used the gun, but didn't find it reliable as an autoloader, so used it as a pump.

When the thing jammed (stove piped), the routine was to switch it to pump mode, and use the pump handle to try and clear the case. If this didn't work, you turned it over, and inserted a screwdriver or a bullet into a hole behind the trigger guard, causing the gun to separate at the action thus freeing the jam.

My father shot at a deer, and the gun jammed, the pump thing didn't clear it, so he inserted a cartridge in the hole, and the next thing he knew, he woke up bloody with pieces of the gun scattered all over the side of the hill. A decade later he was still digging pieces of it out of his body. I was almost an orphan at 8 months of age.
 
Just a thought based on other firearms I've managed to jam:

If you had a hang fire with ####ty old ammo and then pumped it by hand (maybe short stroaking it?) you'd get a jam followed by a boom and pieces.
Basically not really the fault of the gun.

100% speculation at it's finest.
 
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