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A couple from Shuff's Parkerizing:

Mini-G. Shortened, slightly modified, then parkerized M1 Garand. Available in .30'06, .308 Win., and .35 Whelen.

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Magazine-fed conversion in .308. Feeds from USGI M14 magazines.
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Daisy VL .22 caliber caseless ammo Rifle

Only 19,000 of the standard ones and 5,000 of the presentation models were made in 1968 1969 the years before the 3 letter organization shut them dowm., But here is the thing. The VL wasn't just a single shot .22. It was also a spring-piston air rifle.

The Daisy VL rifle is a single-shot spring-piston rifle cocked by an underlever. Load the cartridge in the breech — exactly where a pellet would be loaded.

The VL is a caseless cartridge developed by Belgian chemical engineer Jules Van Langenhoven. Hence VL. The charge is ignited by high temperature compressed air. The kind of air that's generated by a spring-piston air rifle. The Daisy VL is a .22-caliber underlever single shot spring-piston air rifle useing a combustible charge to obtain its maximum velocity.

When you work the cocking lever of the V/L rifle, a cylinder and piston are forced to the rear, compressing a very heavy spring. The breech is now open and you can place a V/L round in the chamber. When the cocking lever is reseated, it brings the cylinder forward, closing the breech. The piston is held in the cocked position by a sear, ready to fire.

rapidly compressed air is forced through a small hole and around a ball check valve. The rapid compression of the air causes an extreme rise in temperature. In the V/L rifle, the jet of heated air ignites the propellent attached to the projectile.

The ball check valve instantly closes, and the full energy of the propellent is focused on pushing the projectile down the barrel. A 29-grain projectile heading to the target at 1150 feet per second.

Now pull the trigger. The sear releases and the heavy spring drives the piston forward in the cylinder. The air in the cylinder is super heated and ignites the propellant firing the gun.

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A friend had those back in the late 80's. Cool, but his were a pain in the neck trying to get them to run consistently.
The newer versions ran good but the older ones needed a lil dremel touch up on the upper side of the throat, which they remedied on the newer ones, then they ran great. Had the rifle and pistol versions, both could run a full mag if your finger didnt get tired. Last I checked they are still in Oregon around the Portland area, maybe Hillsboro I cant remember.
 
The newer versions ran good but the older ones needed a lil dremel touch up on the upper side of the throat, which they remedied on the newer ones, then they ran great. Had the rifle and pistol versions, both could run a full mag if your finger didnt get tired. Last I checked they are still in Oregon around the Portland area, maybe Hillsboro I cant remember.
Calico Light Weapons Inc. (CLWS) is an American privately held manufacturing company based in Elgin, Oregon that designs, develops and manufactures semiautomatic firearms. It was established in 1982 in Bakersfield, California, and released its first production weapon in 1985. In 1998 its operations were moved to Sparks, Nevada, where replacement parts for existing weapons were produced.

In 2006, it was sold once again and moved to Hillsboro, Oregon, where full firearm production resumed. It implemented a CNC machining process and upgraded materials used in manufacture. There were also minor redesigns of some production models to increase durability and reliability.

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