I just got my grandfathers 1898 Long Lee Enfield on my FAC, after it lay concealed for guessing 100 odd years, and I intend to shoot it, a little, with mild loads. I also got the (presumably) matching 1898 bayonet.
See the rhythm that the shooter was getting up there with the Lee Enfield something you couldn't really do with the Mauser and it's pull back rather than turn bolt action and imagine thousands firing like that with a clip of 10 bullets and you can see why the Germans got the shock of their lives in their first big action with the British army at Mons when they were shot to buggery
Sure you can do it with the Mauser. It really comes down to the shooter first and foremost. It wasn't the Enfield at all that won Mons but the excellent musketry program that the British had established.
I don't really understand what you are talking about. I don't lose a sight picture when cycling the action of a turn down bolt Mauser. Maybe with a straight bolt handle that would be a problem.
I often hail the brits as being some of the most brutal humans on Earth, being part British I had to pick up a no 1 mk3 and so my Enfield addiction begins
The thing is, I get the fascination with historical firearms and high quality modern hunting rifles., and the want to shoot at stuff; targets, game etc. What I don’t understand is the defence of zero background checks, semi-autos etc. The dudes on gear all seem rational, knowledgeable and sane. It’s the hicks from the sticks, open carry, cold dead hand etc. that are a puzzle.
