L. James Sullivan's Rifle Patent – The MGX

In 2012, AR-15 designer Jim Sullivan applied for a patent for a new rifle design. Apparently based on his Ultimax 100 light machine gun, the rifle features a quick-change barrel, a guide-rail-less receiver with a “backbone” guide rod attached to the lower receiver, a modular trigger pack, and dual firing modes in the open and closed bolt positions.

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