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Title: Re: Krag beats the Enfield. Post by cdagnese on Mar 14th, 2014 at 3:41pm
butlersrangers:
You're correct about the nomenclature. My bad. While the Brits made some decent match grade rifles out of derivatives of the Enfield, the field grade guns were notoriously inaccurate compared to the Krag. They built rifles like they built sports cars. The Enfield also has a notoriously weak receiver. Headspace problems are a constant problem with Enfield rifles. Ask any one who reloads .303 British about stretched cases. The rear locking lug bolt design is a rather poor example of the gunmaker's art - ergo, the accuracy of the Mauser type action with it's forward dual locking lugs and the P13 and P14 American made Enfields. |
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