1939 K98 story/issue/info request

[kar98k]

there are holes in the bolt body to allow gas to escape in cases like that. that's why the magazine was covered in the powder. tthe holes did their job. the receiver should be fine, but if we wanted to be sure he could have a gunsmith check it for cracks.

more importantly, however, i'd imagine his bore is royally FUBAR now. that's a shame. that's why most people don't fire veteran bring backs.

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