Turner Light Rifle Prototype (2nd Model)
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Russell Turner was a gunsmith and inventor in Pennsylvania who submitted a rifle design to the US Light Rifle trials (which would culminate in the adoption of Winchester’s design as the M1 Carbine). Turner’s entry into the first trial was a distinctive piece with a tubular metal stock and hand guard. This was criticized by the testing board, and his followup rifle in the second trial instead used traditional wooden furniture.
Unfortunately for Turner, the ammunition he was initially supplied for his development was loaded with IMR 4227 powder, and the ammunition used in the trials was a second lot made instead with Hercules 2400. While the two lots had the same maximum pressure, they had different burn rates and pressure curves and the trial ammunition did not run reliably in Turner’s rifle. Turner had not bee informed of this change, much to his disgust - he claimed that it would have been simple to adjust his rifle’s gas port location to work with the trials ammunition, and said that the gun ran perfectly with the ammunition he was supplied.
The Turner rifle is a pretty simple and handy design. It uses a long stroke gas piston and a side-locking tilting bolt, somewhat like the Czech ZH-29. It has a very simple trigger mechanism, and weighs in at 5.25 pounds unloaded. The safety copies that of the M1 Garand in operation, and the sights are a simple fixed aperture and front post. Had it not been for the pressure curve issues, it could have potentially been a real contender for adoption in my opinion.
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"Try again....and give it some wooden furniture." Sounds like the U.S. Military during the early 20th Century, alright.
Yep, and fudd gun owners.
all guns should have walnut stocks especially english turkish and american walnut but the actions should be set in titatium chassis for stiffness and the stock gets fitted to that
@@weirdscience8341 why tho aluminum alloy is light and sturdier
Blued steel and wood can’t be beat
@@derick115_1 not comfortable and hurts to use on hot sunny days
What a sweet little carbine. Note to self: when submitting gas operated arms for trial, make sure they have an adjustable gas valve.
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An adjustable gas port for trials refined to a fixed gas port for proxuction; for cost savings.
I was not expecting this gun to be so refined in design at first glance. It's a really effective culmination of ideas and designs by what looks like a very underappreciated gun engineer.
A neat little gun, for sure.
I think if it had been adopted back then it would have been improved over time as well - like many other guns.
Everyone but Winchester had a problem with the ammo at the second trial being loaded with 2400 rather than the powder then in the ammo they were given to develop the rifles. I suspect it might have something to do with Winchester's M1 performing the best in the trials. Winchester knew what kind of ammo would be used in the second trials.
Let me get this right. Turner makes his rifle with one powder, than Winchester changes the powder. Winchester is also making the M1 carbine. Does this not sound fishy.
It's actually not. Winchester entered the competition at the absolute last minute, and won because they had the best design.
M1 would lose confirmed???
another advantage of the carbine is that it uses the same general system as the m1.
train a dude how to headspace an m1....he can probably head space a carbine
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Most government contracts are quid pro quos, not necessarily "best" option.
It's called the military industrial complex system of technological advancement. Effective for a lot of stuff (gettin things done, kinda stuff). But has its weaknesses when it comes to fair and open trials.
For a big nation with a huge military budget (like the US), it will make stuff run smoother, rather than getting stuck in red tape (some army guys and gun company owners talk in the back room before anythings even suggested).
seems to me Turner knew "the fix was in" when they pulled the powder switch , probably more we don't know
It's funny to think... that back then, a rifle would get disqualified for not having wood furniture. I suppose that today's equivalent would be now-traditional quad-rail handguards vs. slick handguards that can accept rail sections as needed.
I'm not a big fan of guns, the reason I subscribe to this channel is to see interesting design solutions. This gun is an excellent example of very interesting engineering, it's simple and efficient and very elegant in it's design. It's a shame it had cartridge issues during testing and never got any further than that but I am pleased it's still around so that I got the chance to see it, thanks for that Ian.
It's also a major problem with the more recent Individual Carbine Competition. The tests were conducted with M855A1 but that round was not available to the competitors except in small quantities and under controlled conditions. Instead they had to design and test their guns internally with M855.
All that wasted time and money after cancelling the M4 replacement competition. For some reason the government doesn't want our soldiers to have better guns.
This gun was made for cut aways. Every removed piece, and every layer looks like it was designed to be shown behind a block of acrylic.
You know, there might just be a market for one of these with contemporary furniture and a chambering in 5.56/.223 or x39.
That two hook hammer mechanism is usually credited to John Browning, IIRC it appeared in the BAR decades before the Garand rifles.
This guy was quite good at machining
seems like a very pragmatic gun, dissesemly seemed so simple and everything was captive, really well thought out gun
I guess my question would be, did any competitors get a heads-up as to that powder change?
Would be pretty relevant to performance, I think. Good tip to have.
Damn--- slick, slick little design... *wish i could see that thing fire.
Pretty neat looking gun! I'd be interested to see a modern version. Of course, that's true for most of the guns you showcase!
bet this would look slicker with a 10 round mag, flush into the well :)
Kevin Collver It reminds me of a single shot, but the model eludes me.
Will keep in mind thanks
@@LoneWolf051 hey, 5 years late, but it'd also look pretty good with a 20rnd straight mag. Certainly it'd look better than that weird part of the m1 carbine where the wood just gets a little smaller, instead of ending.
Great work Ian, as always, and thank you for the quality content you create!
Very neat and clever design. Thanks for sharing.
It is so amazing to see a piece like this.
Beautiful design. What a wonderful creation from a amazing mind.
That's sweet. Guy had some brains
Holy crap that thing’s all metal variant hand gaurd looked so modern!
Wait, Winchester made the ammo, then changed the ammo so the pressure curve would be different, and Winchester themselves submitted the rifle that worked and went on to win the trial? Is it possible that Winchester did this on purpose, to sabotage the other entries in the trial?
Yeah, that doesn't pass the smell test.
Knowing how cutthroat gun makers of that time were, and knowing how extra cutthroat Winchester could be... highly likely.
History just hasn't condemned for it them because the M1 was a great gun.
@@planescaped ummm...
Oh no - they would never do this (sarcasm)
No good sir, how dare you impugn the motives of those who are good merchants of war.
I had never seen this rifle and I honestly love it from what I can see here. It looks like a very cool design.
This one was a very interesting. Several very clever ideas were incorporated into this prototype.
I lived in Butler pa my whole life nice local history here
Great Paintball tournaments there at one time as well...
I've lived in Butler, Pennsylvania and have never heard of this before. Isn't first time Butler got hosed by the military. Look at the Jeep contract. It was invented here but Willys got the contract.
That seems like a decent design. Thanks for showing it to use Ian.
Another fine example of why I always look forward to FW videos 👍
That's a cute little gun ! ! !
It's such a shame there aren't more out there... Thanks 🙂😎👍
Hyde & Turner both made some really interesting rifles.
It's a shame they didn't see some type of commercial success after the trials.
They might actually be around for us to be able to handle or even own instead of just seeing in videos.
The machining is really nice on it.
Very clever design i really like this little gun.
You guys show the coolest guns
Beautifully simple design, but that looks like a LOT of machining work. I feel like it would be common sense to include an adjustable gas port in a prototype like this though. Something as simple as a screw that partially blocks a passage could have meant Turner won instead of Winchester.
It´s Another what if, in the World of military guns.
Turner designed a gorgeous rifle
I actually really like the look of this gun, if it was actually as reliable as Turner said I'd love to own one
Yet another interesting design I'd like to see made today.
This looks like such a nice and handy little carbine. It would make a great ranch rifle I'm sure.
That was actually a really cool piece. The thought behind this rifle is quite apparent. Not quite as elegant as the Winchester, but functional.
That poor little trigger return spring looked like it was having a rough day though
Shame there isn't a production version for testing, that looks like it would do very nicely in an InRange TV Mud Test!
I used to have to go the library or do extensive online searches to learn about these. the internet is just bot the same as the books unless you know what the name is and from what country you can find info but anything and everything is @ the library but I wouldn't know what to look for online .but thanks to Ian I can sit back and even see its operation and take down I'm learning about the history of firearms and
Ian is my teacher... One thing I could suggest and I'm sure it's not easy but try to get the ammunition to show the audience that would be cool cause I've heard there are some weird ones
Hey Ian, do you think that the fact that the gun is lop sided would have had any impact on troops approval of it, if it had ran well in trials and got to troop testing? Love all your work man!
Oh goody, another batch of RIA videos!
Well I find this new mini series very cool
I live in PA, I'm about 45 min to an hour from where Turner lived
a pretty slick design. id love to see it in action at the range.
I never heard Ian say a gun was so slick before. It does have so many user friendly features, but must have been a proper bugger to make.
The weapon's ammunition changes and screws with a good design? Where have I heard this before
'Try it again and give it some wood'😂😂 great video !!
Pretty interesting concept.
Where the hell do you get those strong pen lids from? The pocket clip on every pen lid I've had just snaps off as soon as I apply a teeny bit of pressure.
its a cap to the old school round barrel BIC's
Your local bank often has free ones. ;-D
Hey Ian, quick question. Do you or did you ever get nervous handling such expensive and rare weapons? And what is the most expensive piece you have ever handled?
Interesting indeed! Thanks Ian :)
I’m here for the side locking bolts
not sure if it had validation or not but I was told a man who claimed they worked for Winchester during the time changed the gunpowder to secure the m1 carbine as the rifle of choice it sounded believable because of the company sales would had been major profitable
I am very impressed with this rifle, I really wish there was a modern production of it that I could buy.
turner, white, Johnson, and John Anderson just a few names on the list of people us government testing has pissed off no doubt lol
Don't forget Lewis.
That's a cool one
That is more of an Auto-5 trigger, with the fixed disconnector hook and the safety function, as opposed to the independent pivoting disconnector and safety on the m1 garand.
Kinda makes you wonder if there wasn't something crooked about the fact that the ammo was changed and the winchester gun came out on top
As a fan of the M1 Carbine.........the Turner is really cool!!!
Butler PA? Im about 15 minutes from there holy crap
An impressive design...
Hey, have you guys ever come across a Walther WA2000?
I know they are extremely rare in the USA, but it would be neat if you guys could disassemble one on camera.
Thats pretty cool local history for me.
Not one to get 'attracted' to guns, but that really is nice to look at!
I know you did a video on the M3 Carbine, but are you ever going to do a full length video on the M1 or M2 Carbine?
Reminds me of a mini Remington model 8.35
Am I the only one who hasn't been getting notifications when full 30 vids are up lately?
That looks like it would be a good pick-up gun
What a sweetly designed and engineered rifle. Shame he was stitched up with the Ammo change. I wonder if he realised this might have been deliberate, so he was put off trying again.
When are you going to release the Collier Revolver Rifle video? I'm so excited for that.
It's already up on Full30...www.full30.com/video/007209576f7078b7a6365c7e0356cf98
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From how long ago are these recorded before you upload these auction videos?
Since it had a side locking action, was the barrel at an angle to the sights like on the ZH-29?
never seen so much rough machining/mill marks on a receiver before. not that it truly matters, it is a cosmetic thing.
Nice rifle. I wonder why he did not turn the gas system so that the action would lock up or down. I guess I just have a thing for keeping the action on one plain, ha.
Ian! Will you chime in on your experience with the reliability of the M1 carbine???
Ian is basically gun Jesus.
Just when i thought i was going to bed! Ian strikes again.
PS: it's quite interesting how the parts in this gun serve multiple purposes, shows a lot of ingenuity. as example the physical firing pin safety, the link serves as the method for locking the bolt in battery AND making the firing pin 100% safe. quite compact and smart. how heavy was that gun?
I doubt it weighed more than five or six pounds. Maybe even less.
Wat. I live super close to Butler PA =D. It's a shithole nowadays but it's good to know something neat came out of that town.
Butler,PA also contributed the "Jeep" to the war effort.
Too bad Turner didn't go ahead with commercial versions in 32 and 351 WSL, then return to .30 Carbine once the ammo issue was ironed out. . We'd have been rebarreling them to 9mm Magnum a couple decades later. Hmm, beefed up and with an AR-length magazine this would be good with 300BK, 350 Legend and 450 BM...
probably the only good thing to EVER come out of Butler PA
nope. There have also been a couple slot car national championships held there.
Also the best steak and cheese I have had came not from philly but a farmers market in butler.
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This looks like it would be a cool hunting carbine if it had a scope, but I would never dream of slapping aftermarket stuff on a old trials gun...
Looks like something Beretta would have designed.
My question is how much did it weigh? Perhaps somebody I know can modify and recreate it.
I love the simplicity of this design! Too bad it didn't have an adjustable gas block.
you can swallow your pride and get your gun adopted or you can be indignant and forgotten
Mr Turner was obviously very handy with a Lathe and a Milling machine did he come up with any other designs.
If the semiauto catch sear got filed off or severely worn out, would it fire full auto or just have the hammer decocking most of the time?
That style normally would just decock though a double fire might be possible.
Simple sensible design.
I find these designers to be so amazing. today's world I'm afraid has lost all originality some might say firearms design has hit its apex but I don't think so I think designers just got lazy and only concerned with new bits of plastic to put on guns.
It's more consumer complacency than design originality.
"Why should I buy X when I could build Y AR-15s for that price!?" And so every time you turn around everyone and their uncle's grandma's second cousin's girlfriend's dog's chew toy's manufacturer's granddaughter's assistant manager's goldfish has a new AR-15 to sell.
dustyak79 it comes down to rate of fire and reliability. I think after 100+ years of semi auto gun innovation, we're at a point where we've come as far as the ATF will let us.
As Kenny has just pointed out: Stitch up. If he had adjusted the gas port they would have changed the powder on him again.
It turns out you don't need to follow the qualifications/specs given by the military. During WWII the military approached Harley Davidson and Indian about building them a bike and one of the specs was that it be a 500cc twin. Indian built a 500cc engine like the specs said but Harley cheated and made a 750cc engine and was awarded the contract. That basically was the death knell for Indian. Harley and Indian were the only two surviving motorcycle manufacturers coming out of the depression and still trying to get on their feet when this contract came up. It saved Harley Davidson and basically put Indian out of business.
By the way the Indians they make today have no relationship/lineage to the original company. Hell they even use Harley clone engines.
That is what you get going with minimum specification. Harley Davidson didn't cheat they just exceeded the requirements.
Didn’t Harley Davidson end up making BMW clones for wwii?
@@jameswhitaker1324, Yes the Harley Davidson XA as I recall. I think production numbers were kind of low, maybe less than 1000 built but not sure. Indian made one also along with a Moto Guzzi style engine called the 841. I've only ever seen one 841 not sure how many were produced.
I love this gun. A bunch of clever yet simple elements. This would have been a worthy carbine if the Winchester hadn’t won.
How come that rifle stock at wrist is also unsimeterical? Because the spring, or there is another reason?
Side locking bolt, so the bolt travel isn't in line with the barrel.