Primarily because the M48 took enough notes from the German K98k design that it was considered a separate model due to product improvements, namely the bent bolt handle and changing the stock...
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Primarily because the M48 took enough notes from the German K98k design that it was considered a separate model due to product improvements, namely the bent bolt handle and changing the stock...
I mean, with regards to Germany, the primary reason they did the whole "let's keep a barrel length similar to our Gewehr 98 rifles but call it a carbine instead" was specifically to circumvent the...
Man, not even a minute into joining this place and I run into one of the "age old" arguments; I don't like my polymer!
While I agree with a great many folks that polymer framed pistols are not the...