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James K · April 21, 2012, 12:04 PM

Oddly enough, the design is not bad. I think the guns suffered more from poor quality of materials and lousy quality control, and from the absolutely awful 8mm Lebel cartridge, than from defects in the original concept and design.

Jim

April 21, 2012, 12:04 PM	#5
James K Member In Memoriam Join Date: March 17, 1999 Posts: 24,383	Oddly enough, the design is not bad. I think the guns suffered more from poor quality of materials and lousy quality control, and from the absolutely awful 8mm Lebel cartridge, than from defects in the original concept and design. Jim