Threeband
The M1 Does My Talking
Pretty cartridges!
Patent Pending?
Nice looking ammo. Just go back to post #5 to see how far you have come, sometimes we have trouble seeing our own progress because we are so close to the problem. You are doing great!
Most mil-surp rifles bolts stick out at 3 o'clock position. That is why gunsmiths bend the bolts to lie to the 6 O'clock position when customizing into sporter,Another improvement in the Chassepot: the bolt handle turns 90 degrees from vertical to horizontal and locks positively. The Dreyse bolt sort of wedges closed, with the bolt handle sticking up like a sore thumb somewhere around one or two o'clock. You can see that clearly in the photos in the other thread.
Here is the Dreyse with the bolt "locked". That's it, folks.
Remember, people back then were used to guns having big huge hammers sticking up in a similar location. That bolt handle sticking up didn't seem so odd, I'm sure.
Most mil-surp rifles bolts stick out at 3 o'clock position...
My point was the Dreyse bolt does not go anywhere near that far down to 3:00/ 90 degrees.
More like one o'clock, or
"wherever it happens to wedge shut."
A: Threeband. You can take my turn firing that!
There is no specific stop. It depends how hard you wedge it down. A: Just keeps getting worse!
I read that soldiers would bang the bolt handle with a rock.
Point is the Dreyse is totally different from a modern rifle. The Chassepot is like a modern rifle. A: Got you. I honestly know little about the Chassepot, but learned much from this thread. Thank you.
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Nice. Sounds like the cartridge production / ignition problems are mostly solved and its on to bigger things - like powder loads
I wonder if the original designers' notes are languishing in some farmhouse attic...
That group is good enough to get the job done. Good shooting and great job getting an old war horse back in harness.