Comments by "" (@RedXlV) on "Berger Repeating Pistol" video.

  1. +vtfirearms IIRC, the 8mm Lebel cartridges ride at an angle in the tube so that the tip of the bullet won't be touching the primer of the round in front of it.
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  2. Andre Krumins Given the revolutionary advantage the French had on their hands by being the first to develop smokeless powder, everything else about the Lebel rifle was overly conservative. Germany had a significantly better rifle just two years later, and Paul Mauser was putting even better ones that that on the market in three years. Worst of all, the fairly goofy shape of the 8mm Lebel cartridge seriously impaired French rifle development for decades to come.
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  3. +Andre Krumins And both of the auction houses he does this with include his videos in the descriptions of the items in question.
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