| Paul |
| (.400 member) |
| 31/12/08 01:54 PM |
Re: .303 British Double Rifle Project
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I think of the Greener crossbolt as cheap last ditch insurance in case of a huge failure in the double underlugs. It could be said that if they do fail, the Greener will probably also fail, but the oldtimers evidently didn't think so or else they would never have gone to the trouble to put them on so many guns. The crossbolt does not have to be an extremely tight fit, it is in my opinion, just there to help keep the gun from opening completely during firing.
That's a neat way of looking at it Birdhunter, kinda like the M98's third lug. When the gun comes off face the crossbolt should slow the dynamic hammering a bit until the matter is rectified, too.
- Paul