Good point Phil. Probably why the military designed it that way. My 1917 in 338/8mm RemMag was similarly handicapped. The firing pin fall is still a long distance, but is now being propelled by a FS spring that is so stiff it requires one to use a drill press to dis assemble the bolt body and primers crater even if there is no powder or bullet in the case. Sped up the lock time, and it would take a pretty severe set of conditions to cause a failure to go bang.
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