Swiss Straight-Pulls Episode 2: 1889 Rifle
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Bloke takes a trip through the history of the straight-pull Schmidt-Rubin 1889 rifle in 7.5x53.5 mm GP90 calibre. This video was going to be complete with a mechanical description, but a last-minute executive decision was taken to split it in a humorous way. Or, if not humorous, at least bizarre. Thank you for your understanding. And please hang around after the end card.
Tons of comedy / culture references in this one, shame I'm just not that funny... See if you can spot them!
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