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Word: singleshot (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1951-1951
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Rifle: the lightweight, .30-cal. T25 with a tremendous (750 rounds-a-minute) rate of fire. Two and a half pounds lighter than the standard infantryman's Garand, the T25 uses a 20-round clip, can be fired automatically or singleshot. Its purpose: to replace not only the carbine and rifle, but also the submachine gun and possibly, when it gets a better barrel, the reliable but heavy (19 lbs.) Browning automatic rifle as well...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: National Affairs: New Tools | 2/26/1951 | See Source »

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