Swiss Straight-Pulls Episode 2bis: 1889 Rifle Mechanics
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As mentioned in the previous video, The Bloke had to split what would have been a massive single episode into two. So this is the second part. Schmidt-Rubin striaght-pull 1889 rifle mechanics. Have at it!
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