Outside of relatively specific circumstances, there are just not many scenarios in which a fully automatic handgun will outperform a submachine gun. Realistically, most firearms designers experimenting with machine pistols kind of came to the same conclusion… Mauser C96 (Photo: Forgotten Weapons)Īnd the Soviets adopted a machine pistol in the APS Stechkin, although the AKS74U eventually replaced it.
Germany’s Mauser C96 saw a few select-fire iterations that mostly cooked off rounds from overheating after sustained fire. experimented with a fully automatic 1911 with 30-round magazines - hilarious for a platform that routinely struggles to get through 7-round mags without jamming.
The concept of the machine pistol is surprisingly nothing new.ĭating back to the days of the early 20th century, various firearms designers incorporated select-fire capabilities into the relatively small package of a handgun. Trending: Best In-Stock Ammo, Best Handguns, & Best AR-15s
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