Originally Posted by UpThePole
Cock on closing was the brilliant invention of some lost to time inventor.

It reduces the amount of effort on primary extraction to 1/2 that of cock on opening.

Perhaps most famous in the SMLE where the WW I Germans thought every Tommy had a machine gun.

As much as everyone loves the Mauser, the SMLE was a far superior battle rifle.

COO conversions are far too often a mess as well as unnecessary.

The most brilliant "modern" bolt action, Schultz & Larsen also split the effort because they knew a COO with a 45 degree bolt lift was a bad idea. Also like the SMLE they have rear locking lugs that shorten the bolt throw.

We know what action Roy picked for the first 378 BEEs, don't we ? Slicker than greased kitty litter !


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How do you adjust windage/elevation with that setup? That looks like a B&L Balvar scope but I don’t see the adjustable bases that are normally used.

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