I picked up a box of 1948 Lebel surplus at a gun show last Sunday. The bullets are pointed.

Now I have a Berthier, not a Lebel so it is not an issue for me as of yet but I am curious if these are safe to use in a Lebel. I read something about the groove around the primer preventing the points to go into the primers but that seems rather trusting.

Having owned various Winchester lever actions over the years, I've always used either round nosed or flat tipped bullets in the tubular magazines.
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