Strength Of Lee Enfield Action

[Peter Laidler]

As a part time physics teacher and one who's conversant with Boyles laws of gas and one who's been in the Armouring game a LONG time, I would seriously question the notion that a ruptured primer would produce sufficient gas to overcome the striker spring sufficient to compress it and.... on and on..... while at the same time, always taking the line of least resistance - as a gas will always do - past the non existant gas checks and venting in every direction at every opportunity .......... and ...... Oh, save us from this please..............
I'll say no more for fear of losing my usual diplomatic touch with words.