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Back when M1 rifles were cheaper...
Retinas torched.
Imagine cut the barrel short on the BM59 type there at bottom? Would that flash like an anti tank gun? You'd clear the firing line...
Juan Erquiaga's story is an interesting one.
Ian at Forgottenweapons has a video about the Erquiaga EMFA-62 rifle and discusses his other projects.