Can't see why he thinks it would be a superior rifle to the Garandicon. The stock is extremely thin on the operating rod side, and the handguard likewise, so there'd be lots of breakages there. Getting the nose cap off in the field would be a right PITA and once the stock swelled a bit or moisture got under the cap or into the cross-pin and rusted those, even worse.

The "white" areas on the barrel might be evidence of an attempt to reconfigure the op rod reduce the weakness in the stock.

Backsight too far from the eye, swivelling the whole sight for windage inherently inferior and overly complex, safety only operable by taking hand off the rifle, etc. etc.
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