Gunplummer
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I was reading a gun book about French auto-loaders and came across something interesting. Apparently there has been arguments over the years about the origin of the carrier actuated tilting bolt lock up and where it first appeared. The author claimed France in the 1920's time period. Although not an auto loader, I would think the 99' Savage had a strong influence on the Swedish, Russian, French and FN semi-autos. Or, maybe it was just a coincidence that they all appeared around the same time.