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Son While MkVIIIz is a popular... 03-17-2016, 11:45 PM
Parashooter This seems not in agreement... 03-18-2016, 01:26 AM
CINDERS I have just finished a book... 03-18-2016, 06:42 AM
Lee Enfield What your documents quite... 03-18-2016, 10:48 AM
Sentryduty This is an excellent... 03-18-2016, 10:55 AM
martins8589 The Rangers use No4MKI's do... 03-18-2016, 11:51 PM
muffett.2008 I gotta say, I tried some... 03-19-2016, 04:55 AM
Richard Hare MUffet, I used some,... 03-19-2016, 09:43 AM
martins8589 The SMLE that had the... 03-20-2016, 11:04 PM
Bruce_in_Oz There has been a prodigious... 03-21-2016, 05:01 AM
Sentryduty Exactly the case and it falls... 03-21-2016, 10:35 AM
Peter Laidler Actions stretching? We had... 03-21-2016, 05:33 AM
martins8589 Well there's no arguing with... 03-21-2016, 09:25 AM
Brian Dick The hardening in the locking... 03-21-2016, 09:40 AM
Peter Laidler Sorry if I appear to have... 03-21-2016, 10:40 AM
martins8589 Hi Peter, I'm not rattled but... 03-21-2016, 06:41 PM
Bruce_in_Oz Bodies stretch, alright. In... 03-22-2016, 07:35 AM
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    Actions stretching? We had this discussion some time (and tome....) ago regarding L1A1's. How does a rifle action stretch? Put a bolt and nut between a slab of steel, tighten the nut up and the bolt will stretch - if you over tighten it! Because it has exceeded the limits of its mechanical elasticity. This action doesn't happen with a rifle as you have to stretch something between two (or several) points. The bullet passes through the bore and the rifle recoils. The bolt is under tremendous compression and the body might measurably twist and warp and then resume its shape. But it isn't subject to tension.

    Many things happen to rifle bodies but 'stretching' ain't one of them!

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