Yesterday we took a look at a reproduction of the Winchester 1907 Self Loader made for the Dillinger gang (and others) by Hyman Lebman. Today, I’m taking it out to a 2-gun match, paired with a Tisas M1911A1. Let’s see how it’ll do!
Lebman 1907SL Conversion video:
Picture the year 1939 – lots of light tanks are out there in various armies, but there isn’t much practical experience on how to stop them in combat. The heavy anti-tank rifles pioneered at the […]
Lage Manufacturing has been making conversion uppers for MAC-pattern machine pistols for a long time. They have a bunch of 9mm uppers in a variety of styles, some using magazines in the grip and some […]
At the turn of the 20th Century, prior to World War I, there were actually three semiauto sporting rifles on the market in the US. The two commonly known ones are the Winchester Model 5/7/10 […]
© 2025 Forgotten Weapons.
Site developed by Cardinal Acres Web Development.
Effective fire beyond about 100 meters is probably asking too much of that rifle and ammunition.
As for rapid fire, you can see why the French army manufactured 20-round magazines for it.
This tends to validate the decisions made by Edwin Pugsley’s team at Winchester in developing the M1 Carbine. Smaller caliber (granted, the .30 caliber was Ordnance’s idea- one of their few good ones), gas operation instead of blowback, and an overall lighter, handier weapon.
Not to mention listing 150 yards as effective range and 300 yards as maximum practical range.
The failure of the Woodhull carbine in the trials pretty much illustrates the problems Ian experienced here.
Oh, BTW, the “gangsters” had more .45 1911s and 1911A1s than they ever had .38 Supers, as the .38 Super was only introduced in early 1929.
clear ether
eon
Garters and rolled up sleeves are a bit of fashion overkill.