control becomes a serious concern.
How do you run one and keep the rounds on target?
The gun were using today is an Italian battle rifle derived from the M1 Garand.
Shooting 7.62×51 NATO rounds at 750 rounds per minute is no joke. The design and shooter technique help to control it.
It might look very familiar to fans of the Springfield Armory M1A and the U.S. military M14.
Well before you might address this gun directly, you first have to understand where it came from.
It was employedheavily throughout World War II, as well asinto the Cold War.
The BM 59 is the Italian version of a modernized M1 Garand that saw use by the Italian Army up until the ’90s.
It proved to be an extremely robust and powerful rifle.
It also resulted in the development of a shorter cartridge for the rifle, in the7.62x51mm NATO/.308 round.
Italy, as part of NATO, was faced with this problem.
Italian engineers focused heavily on the development of the “Tri-Compensator” for the muzzle to help control muzzle rise.
However, Italy had large stockpiles of M1 Garand rifles, as well as the ability to produce more.
For an even more in-depth history of this gun, be sure to read Sibling Rivalry?
The Italian BM 59 by Francisco Jardim.
The rifle came with a bipod attached to make it more shootable off a bench or, more likely, in the prone position.
This rifle is a transferable machine gun, meaning its one that civilians can own in the United States.
We were able to borrow this gun from Midwest Tactical, the nations largest volume machine gun dealer.
We were able to keep all our shots on the berm, and the gun ran like a champ.
Running full-auto creates a rainbow of spend brass cases out the right side of the rifle.
If you do your part, the rifle will do its part.
Conclusion
So, there you have it.
A hands-on test of an ultra-rare Springfield Armory BM 59 in full auto.
The machine gun we used in our video was a Springfield Armory BM 59. The rare rifle was manufactured by Springfield back several decades ago using Italian parts.
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