Bayonet moves point of impact

[CalTex]

Thanks Charlie, very interesting tests, and no doubt fun to try. Re: looseness, I was thinking that one that was looser might dampen the harmonic effects, though it might also amplify them. Since no difference among them, no mileage on that theory.

Beyond any differences in steel density, the M1905E1s definitely have different sections along their length than the M1 and vs. each other, and so different density along their lengths that might explain the differences. It’s interesting that the M1 and the M5 showed the least difference. If this is consistent across different bayonets and different rifles, I wonder if this might have been due to any tweaking of their sections in final design to minimize the difference. Of course, not a lot could be done with the cut down versions if they were going to be the same length.

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