In 1940, higher-ups in the U.S. Army decided that a combat weapon was needed to replace U.S. Model 1911A1 .45 pistols – they never did. In essence, their reasoning was that a hit from a light caliber rifle was better than a miss with a heavy caliber pistol. The first move in the “Light Rifle” project, as it was originally termed by the U.S. Army’s Ordnance Department, was developing a suitable cartridge. Winchester was already producing a round called the .32 Winchester Self Loading (WSL). Therefore, the government requested Winchester develop a .30-caliber round based loosely on it. After considerable testing, Winchester’s result was a cartridge with a 1.29-inch long case of rimless design with a 110-grain (some say 108-grain) roundnose FMJ bullet. The government hoped for 2,000 fps muzzle velocity, but with the powders then available Winchester came up with 1,980 fps, and that was deemed acceptable.
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