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Hi everyone!
So,i've been on the boards more recently,and i've decided to post a what-if about this interesting firearm.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Huot_Automatic_Rifle
http://www.forgottenweapons.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/blair.jpg
http://www.forgottenweapons.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/huot11.jpg
The thing is ugly as sin,but apparently it worked pretty well.

"Blair, A.A. Janson, and Huot sailed for Britain, arriving at Sandling, Hythe on 10 January 1918, for an extensive British trial at the arms testing establishment at RSAF Enfield. This took place between 19–21 March 1918, and the Huot competed against the Lewis, Hotchkiss, and Farquhar-hill. The results appeared favorable. "The Huot did better in some tests than the Lewis. It was superior in snapshooting from a trench, in quickness of getting into action..." Even muddy, after firing four or five clearing rounds, it would function again, without the need for stripping and cleaning; Blair noted it was the only weapon on the trial able to suffer immersion and do so.

In firing 10,000 rounds through the Huot, Enfield uncovered fouling of the gas cylinder at 4,000 rounds, and the barrel worn out at 10,000. Since this example had already had some 11,000 rounds fired through it before coming into Enfield's hands, this is understandable. Using all varieties of Mark VII ammunition it would be likely to encounter (including K, KN, J, and US), they found the Huot had no major problems, though there were unexplained stoppages, and it did not require the specially chosen ammunition the Lewis did. Furthermore, the Huot proved able to fire 4,000 rounds without oiling or cleaning; which the Lewis was unable to do."

(That's from the wikipedia article I linked.)
Unfortunately,the huot never entered service in the canadian military or any other commonwealth military,because the war ended before it could.
So,what if the huot-ross automatic rifle had entered serivce in the canadian military,and how do you think that could've happened?
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