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mr0w1 · 06-02-2005, 06:50 AM

I was pondering this topic this morning. Thought it would be easy. I quickly rattled off to myself 5, and then 6, and then 7, and then realized that limiting the list to 5 would be a difficult endeavor. Just wondered who you all would put on your list.

Here's mine (in no order, except for the first, and he is the first):

1. John Browning (I believe, most influential of all time)
2. Paul Mauser
3. Mikhail Kalashnikov
4. Samuel Colt
5. Eugene Stoner

Honorable mentions (or other people I wanted to put on the list):

Gaston Glock
Sergei Simonov
John Garand

Okay...that's enough for now. Have fun.

TomSwift · 06-02-2005, 08:54 AM

Good picks. I concur with your choices.

mr0w1 · 06-02-2005, 08:57 AM

For me, one of the main things that the designer had to do is make more than one gun that had widespread useage. Glock and Simonov, well, all they made (as far as I know; I could be wrong) is the Glock and the SKS. Garand I was tempted with because of the Garand and the M14, but I just don't think that those two alone would oust any of the other five as far as influence goes.

moeman · 06-02-2005, 09:02 AM

Who designed the Maxim machine gun? ?Hiram Maxim?
It was the first gun that used the recoil to load the next round...It changed the world.

In fact except for its weight it would be an effective gun today.

Meta4 · 06-02-2005, 09:02 AM

Definitely John Browning.

-James

JimLongley · 06-02-2005, 09:36 AM

I would have to second a vote for Maxim, besides machine guns, which the US turned down so he turned to Europe to sell them raising the specter of our troops in WWI being gunned down by an American invention, he was a prolific inventor in other fields.

Eager · 06-02-2005, 09:51 AM

Browning (of course), Maxim (although probably a one-hit wonder), Eugene Stoner, L. James Sullivan and Robert Fremont of ArmaLite Division of Fairchild Engine and Airplane Corporation and the lesser known but prolific Dieudonné Saive (1888 - 1970) of FN Herstal:

mr0w1 · 06-02-2005, 09:55 AM

I completely forgot about Maxim. Definintely an honorable mention, at least.

And I was wondering who the FN guy was. Thanks Eager.

galway · 06-02-2005, 11:30 AM

I would put Kalashnikov in the number 2 position.

Brickboy240 · 06-02-2005, 11:33 AM

No, Paul Mauser stays at #2.

Anyone that owns a Mauser or Springfield rifle will attest...the Mauser brothers designed the best bolt actions ever.

-Brickboy240

06-02-2005, 06:50 AM	#1
mr0w1 XDTalk 2K Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Atlanta, GA Posts: 2,525	top 5 gun designers of all time... I was pondering this topic this morning. Thought it would be easy. I quickly rattled off to myself 5, and then 6, and then 7, and then realized that limiting the list to 5 would be a difficult endeavor. Just wondered who you all would put on your list. Here's mine (in no order, except for the first, and he is the first): 1. John Browning (I believe, most influential of all time) 2. Paul Mauser 3. Mikhail Kalashnikov 4. Samuel Colt 5. Eugene Stoner Honorable mentions (or other people I wanted to put on the list): Gaston Glock Sergei Simonov John Garand Okay...that's enough for now. Have fun. __________________ guns.freaksho.net - My awesome gun website! More guns than ever! (Last updated: July 24, 2006)

06-02-2005, 08:57 AM	#3
mr0w1 XDTalk 2K Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Atlanta, GA Posts: 2,525	For me, one of the main things that the designer had to do is make more than one gun that had widespread useage. Glock and Simonov, well, all they made (as far as I know; I could be wrong) is the Glock and the SKS. Garand I was tempted with because of the Garand and the M14, but I just don't think that those two alone would oust any of the other five as far as influence goes. __________________ guns.freaksho.net - My awesome gun website! More guns than ever! (Last updated: July 24, 2006)

06-02-2005, 09:36 AM	#6
JimLongley XDTalk 500 Member Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Allen, TX Posts: 822	I would have to second a vote for Maxim, besides machine guns, which the US turned down so he turned to Europe to sell them raising the specter of our troops in WWI being gunned down by an American invention, he was a prolific inventor in other fields. __________________ Gun control is very small groups - OFFHAND.

06-02-2005, 09:51 AM	#7
Eager XDTalk Member Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Kennewick, Washington Posts: 70	Browning (of course), Maxim (although probably a one-hit wonder), Eugene Stoner, L. James Sullivan and Robert Fremont of ArmaLite Division of Fairchild Engine and Airplane Corporation and the lesser known but prolific Dieudonné Saive (1888 - 1970) of FN Herstal: __________________ I\'m not a real Croat. I just play one on the internet.

06-02-2005, 09:55 AM	#8
mr0w1 XDTalk 2K Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Atlanta, GA Posts: 2,525	I completely forgot about Maxim. Definintely an honorable mention, at least. And I was wondering who the FN guy was. Thanks Eager. __________________ guns.freaksho.net - My awesome gun website! More guns than ever! (Last updated: July 24, 2006)

06-02-2005, 08:54 AM	#2
TomSwift XDTalk 1K Member Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Nashville TN Posts: 1,133	Good picks. I concur with your choices. __________________ Don't handicap your children by making their lives easy. Get Your Free Targets Here Ultrasonic Gun Cleaning

06-02-2005, 09:02 AM	#4
moeman XDTalk Newbie Join Date: May 2003 Posts: 28	Who designed the Maxim machine gun? ?Hiram Maxim? It was the first gun that used the recoil to load the next round...It changed the world. In fact except for its weight it would be an effective gun today.

06-02-2005, 09:02 AM	#5
Meta4 XDTalk 500 Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Southern Michigan Posts: 555	Definitely John Browning. -James

06-02-2005, 11:30 AM	#9
galway XDTalk 100 Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Omaha, NE Posts: 156	I would put Kalashnikov in the number 2 position.

06-02-2005, 11:33 AM	#10
Brickboy240 XDTalk 5K Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Houston, TX, USA Posts: 8,892	No, Paul Mauser stays at #2. Anyone that owns a Mauser or Springfield rifle will attest...the Mauser brothers designed the best bolt actions ever. -Brickboy240 __________________ The top 25% of wage earners in America pay 86% of all federal income taxes collected. (according to 2007 IRS website data) Es mejor morir a pie que vivir arrodillado Volvo...the Swedish Brick!

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