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The .250-3000 round, designed in 1915, was produced by 'Savage' company.
Here we have the designer and manufacturer have no problems with US Army using it, as long as they have a sizable contract for supply. I'm not suggesting this cartridge as be-all end-all, just picking up something available in the period the self-loading rifle was being designed for the Army. Nor I'm suggesting that ww2 will end in Allied victory by 1943.
After the lenghty intro:
- what weight and length we can expect for the ALT M1?
- scale of issue?
- possible spin-offs before 1945?
- earliest automatic weapon with this round?
- M1 Carbine is still developed?
- what might be reasonable/feasible answers by Germany, Japan, Italy, UK, USSR once they get good data on the rifle, and/or acquire the examples of it?
- post war development & spin-offs of both infantry firearms and cartridges?

The .250-3000 does not to have fire at actual 3000 fps, I'm okay with a bit lower MV when heavier bullet is used.
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