Savage Model 1907 .45 acp Trials pistol. A National Firearms Museum Treasure Gun.

[TheHiddenPart]

@NFMCurator: Do you use any special wax or oils for the long-term treatment of firearms at the museum? Thanks for answering.

[JAROSLAVAGINA]

Does anyone know what happened to the Remington Model 53 (or M1917) that was designed by John Pedersen. The Navy preferred the M53 over the M1911 in the 1917 trials, but fate stepped in (in the form of WWI) which caused Remington to mass produce the M1911 instead. Any info would be greatly appreciated.

[turboMATRIX03]

@JAROSLAVAGINA

remington wanted to much money to produce it and we had the 1911 already

id buy 1 if they built it again

[Gazzara5]

Does anyone know why they never made a semi-auto that could shoot .38 Special ammo?

[NFMCurator]

@Gazzara5 They have been made, primarily for target shooters to shoot light wadcutter loads, for traditional target competition. The rim on the .38 Special cartridge (and most other revolver cartridges) presents problems for auto-loaders. You probably notice that the rims on most autopistol rounds (.45 acp, 9mm, etc.) are the same diameter as the rest of the case to allow smooth feeding from a magazine. Most revolver rounds have a rim at the base of the cartridge for extraction. Jim Supica

[Gazzara5]

@NFMCurator Thank you.

[jerseyemt]

@Gazzara5 Take a look at the Coonan .357 Magnum pistol. It is a 1911-style semiautomatic designed to shoot the .357 Magnum cartridge. By changing the recoil spring, you can shoot .38 Special out of this pistol as well.

[hasleydasly]

this guy

 is able to see thruh your eyes

[wildcatactual]

Good stuff but the audio isn't so hot compared to other NRA videos.

[thebibleisfiction]

wow that's a really interesting piece of American history

[MrBillTroop73]

Interesting how Colt supplied the ammo?

[MrMKH2010]

Our military needs to go back to the Colt M1911A and retire the 9MM.

[GhettoSage]

interesting. wouldn't mind trying one out.

[RedXlV]

@GhettoSage Unfortunately, they're incredibly rare. 181 of the Savage Model 1907 trials pistols eventually ended up on the civilian market. I have no idea how many of those are still out there today. There were only four of the Savage Model 1911 pistols for the final trial, and when it lost Savage never made another one, instead sticking to their .32 & .380 pistols, and of course rifles and shotguns. Chances are, you'll never get a chance to try one out.

[jeffshootsstuff]

Very cool...