Quote Originally Posted by Sarge View Post
The hole in the stock was also for the locking rod that secured the rifles in the wall racks in the barracks.
We go round and round with this one...but it never did make sense. I believe it to be a rumor, just a story that I never heard until the internet came forth. The rod would be miniscule and a locking rack would make far more sense in every way. To lock a group of rifles you'd need a rod umpteen feet long, that would be susceptible to bending and then would never fit.

Got pics of this locking system?