Indy_Guy_77
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"Between 1883 and 1885 Maxim patented gas, recoil and blow-back methods of operation." Hiram Stevens Maxim - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Based on the wording of the poll, I would say that Maxim's contribution of automatic loading was the greatest to the firearms world.
Agreed. If not for Maxim's work...there wouldn't have been much in the way of inspiration for Browning to leap-frog off of.
-J-