Skip to content

Mechanical Nerdery: Front vs Rear Locking Bolt Throw

In response to some *very* virulent comments over the years, this video rather proves that point that the bolt throw on a rear locking rifle can be shorter than on a front-locking rifle, aside from a couple of exceptional cases…

Utreon: https://utreon.com/c/blokeontherange
Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/BlokeOnTheRange
Teespring: https://teespring.com/stores/bloke-on-the-range-store
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/blokeontherange/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Blokeontherange/

Lee Enfield No.4
SMLE
Mauser 98
Kar98k
Kar98
98k
Swiss Schmidt Rubin 1911 k11 g11 g96/11 96/11 k31
M1 Garand Carbine M14 BM59 Beretta BM-59
AK-47 Chinese Type 56 56-2
FN FAL L1A1 SLR BSA
Krag Jorgensen 1893 1894

Leave a Reply