Looking at early 20th century military rifles with wood stocks, such as the 1903 Springfield, the 1917 Enfield, the Mosin Nagant, K98 Mauser, the M1 Garand... One thing I notice about all these rifles is that the forestock covers the barrel on the top and the bottom.
No modern bolt action rifle covers the top of the barrel. Why did the designers of these weapons choose to cover the top of the barrel? It must have been a good idea at the time, since the above listed weapons were some of the finest of there era, and it seems ALL of them had this feature.
Jim
No modern bolt action rifle covers the top of the barrel. Why did the designers of these weapons choose to cover the top of the barrel? It must have been a good idea at the time, since the above listed weapons were some of the finest of there era, and it seems ALL of them had this feature.
Jim