It is possible, but almost always illegal except under very rigid regulations. And it is not a simple matter of dropping in or filing down parts (contrary to what the movies would have you believe)....
The M1A1 nomenclature was applied to a variation of the Thompson submachinegun, which was an automatic weapons. As far as the .30 carbine goes, M1 designation was applied to semi automatic variants,...
Each one has their separate function. The General Purpose Machine Guns.. in a US Army platoon, two are assigned to each platoon.. those two GPMGs are ultimately close to 70% of a platoon's firepower....
A semi-automatic firearm will only fire one round per trigger pull, then the trigger must be released and pulled again to fire the next round. A fully automatic firearm will fire as many rounds as it...
A semiautomatic firearm fires one shot with each pull of the trigger. A fully automatic firearm is a machinegun. When you pull the trigger, the weapon will fire until the trigger is released, or it...