Okay /k/ here's a question It's 1938 and Dieudonné

>>34143354
Carcanos.

I imagine my nation is poor as fuck and I need a rifle we can manufacture domestically in greater numbers.

Not in 7mm though, holy fuck those had problems.

>>34143363
So you're Italy?

>>34143354
That depends a lot on the country, what we're looking at in terms of realistic military threats on the horizon, what we'd currently be using and what we can justifiably afford.

I'm also not sure what the unit cost would be or how hard it would be to license and begin domestic production.

Realistically we'd probably be stuck with existing bolt-action rifles. If it's in a caliber other than .30-06 it would probably be the SAFN since it's easy to license and build in a wide variety of calibers. It would probably also be able to use existing stripper clips, which would be a plus.

>>34143354
Knowing what is going to start soon, I'd rather stick with whatever I have because the training/spare parts/ammunition and bug testing has already been done with my current rifle. Besides 1 year is nowhere enough time to secure the contract, test, set up production and distribute to the lads.

>>34143354
>now in direct competition with the M1 Garand.
And rifles like the Czech ZH29 and 37, Polish Wz.38.

>wasn't that common a round for many countries except for Belgium, Spain, Turkey, and various Latin American countries.
Belgium, Ottoman Empire, Argentina, Paraguay, Peru, Bolivia. Spain used 7x57mm. Prior to WW1 however both 7x57mm and 7.65x53mm were more widely used than 8x57IS, which was only adopted by the German Empire, China, and the Vatican.

>>34143378
yes