Huot Automatic Rifle
«Huot MG»
Light machine gunCanada1916Historic
Automatic conversion of the Ross Mk III into a drum-fed (25-round) light machine gun, developed in Canada in 1916 to repurpose Ross rifles withdrawn from the front.
Light machine gun//Canada
ID — HUOT-AUTOMATIC-RIFLE
Designation
Huot Automatic Rifle
Joseph Alphonse Huot / Dominion Rifle Factory
Caliber
.303 British
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- Reliability
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- Sources
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Identity
- Designation
- Huot Automatic Rifle
- Alias
- Huot MG
- Manufacturer
- Joseph Alphonse Huot / Dominion Rifle Factory
- Country
- Canada
- Year
- 1916
- Category
- Light machine gun
- Status
- Historic
Ballistics
- Caliber
- .303 British
- Muzzle velocity
- 740 m/s
- Rate of fire
- ~475 rpm
- Effective range
- 500 m
- Maximum range
- 1800 m
Dimensions
- Barrel length
- 775 mm
- Overall length
- 1320 mm
- Empty weight
- 5.9 kg
Mechanics
- Operating system
- Presa di gas (long-stroke)
- Bolt / action
- Rotating bolt
Feed
- System
- Tamburo amovibile
- Standard capacity
- 25 rounds
Fire modes
SafeAuto
Historical profile
Joseph Huot, a Quebec City gunsmith, proposed in 1916 a gas-operated conversion of the Ross Mk III to give the Canadian Corps a cheap LMG by reusing ~200,000 Ross rifles withdrawn from the front.
1917 trials at Hythe (UK) showed reliability comparable to the Lewis at one-sixth the cost (~$50 vs ~$1000); the prototype fired ~475 rpm from a 25-round drum.
The war ended before a production order was placed and the logistically entrenched Lewis Gun prevailed. Only ~5 prototypes survive, mainly at the Canadian War Museum.
Variants
Prototipo Mk I (1916)Mk II Hythe trials (1917)
Main users
Canada (solo prototipi/trials)
Key components
- ●Stock — Shoulder rest.
- ●Receiver — Weapon body with internal mechanisms.
- ●Grip — Primary grip.
- ●Magazine — Cartridge feed.
- ●Barrel — Guides the projectile.
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