The 3 Deadliest Rifles of the US Military That Never Made It To the Battlefield

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By Charlie Gao,The National Interest

The history of the U.S. military’s small arms adoption process is filled with “what ifs.” Plenty of great firearms have been turned down, from the FN FAL to the Savage Model 1907.

Here are some of the best rifles that were trialed by the U.S. military but never adopted.

1. The Pedersen Rifle:

The semi-automatic infantry rifle was a concept that garnered intense interest during the interwar period.

While semi-automatic rifles such as the French RSC 1917 and 1918 and Mauser Selbstlader 1916 saw service during the war, they were rough, unreliable and had excessive recoil due to the full power rifle cartridges they fired.