Posted: Wed Feb 11, 2015 7:44 am
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Laywenrania wrote:While reading about the different bolt action systems, the Enfield, Mauser and Mosin system seem to have differences in the design, but in "performance" they seem to be all pretty close.
Now does any of the three has remarkable advantages over others or is it "choose whatever you want because they're more or less equal"?
Laywenrania wrote:While reading about the different bolt action systems, the Enfield, Mauser and Mosin system seem to have differences in the design, but in "performance" they seem to be all pretty close.
Now does any of the three has remarkable advantages over others or is it "choose whatever you want because they're more or less equal"?
Purpelia wrote:Laywenrania wrote:While reading about the different bolt action systems, the Enfield, Mauser and Mosin system seem to have differences in the design, but in "performance" they seem to be all pretty close.
Now does any of the three has remarkable advantages over others or is it "choose whatever you want because they're more or less equal"?
The later. Although if you want my advice I am going to say neither. The best system is the strait-pull used by the Schmidt-Rubin series of rifles.
Purpelia wrote:Yukonastan wrote:
The best system is a K31 with a gas cylinder jerryrigged onto it, bruh.
Yea, I know.
Laywenrania wrote:Would a straigth pull system have any major drawbacks (esp. regarding reliability in muddy/swampy conditions)?
Aka why aren't they more widespread?
Laywenrania wrote:Would a straigth pull system have any major drawbacks (esp. regarding reliability in muddy/swampy conditions)?
Aka why aren't they more widespread?
Gawdzendia wrote:Laywenrania wrote:Would a straigth pull system have any major drawbacks (esp. regarding reliability in muddy/swampy conditions)?
Aka why aren't they more widespread?
They were kinda hit and miss when the happened IRL, I don't know about the Mannlicher and how it fared during the Great War, but the Canadians used a straight pull called the Ross Rifle that had a bad habit of shooting the bolt back at you if you didn't re-assemble it just perfectly following a good cleaning.
As you can imagine, a rifle with that sort of tolerance for dirt and grime was not very popular when all you did was sit in miles long stretches of dirt and grime.
Purpelia wrote:Gawdzendia wrote:
They were kinda hit and miss when the happened IRL, I don't know about the Mannlicher and how it fared during the Great War, but the Canadians used a straight pull called the Ross Rifle that had a bad habit of shooting the bolt back at you if you didn't re-assemble it just perfectly following a good cleaning.
As you can imagine, a rifle with that sort of tolerance for dirt and grime was not very popular when all you did was sit in miles long stretches of dirt and grime.
That's not a feature of strait pulls but of the Ross which was frankly badly designed. Here is a link that explains the details: http://www.forgottenweapons.com/myth-an ... oss-mkiii/
Basically the bolt was designed in a way which allowed it to be reassembled wrong. And if you did that the bolt would not rotate properly and thus would not lock. And you'd get an out of battery shot.
Laywenrania wrote:Would a straigth pull system have any major drawbacks (esp. regarding reliability in muddy/swampy conditions)?
Aka why aren't they more widespread?
Imperializt Russia wrote:3-3.5kg unloaded, ~650rpm.
If you're comparing it to the AK, not sure why you're expecting it to be different.
Bratislavskaya wrote:Are squad level snipers a good idea? Well, more along the lines of designated marksmen, with a not!M76 or something rather than an actual sniper, but should I do this at squad level?
Bratislavskaya wrote:Are squad level snipers a good idea? Well, more along the lines of designated marksmen, with a not!M76 or something rather than an actual sniper, but should I do this at squad level?