tag:www.thedonovan.com,2012://1/tag:www.thedonovan.com,2009://1.11494-2012-03-24T15:11:48ZComments for A little gun pr0n to brighten up your day...We're the Military and Airpower Guys of Jonah Goldberg of National Review Online + a stray we found wandering around looking lost. All original material JHD, BHD, JR, WT, and KA 2003-2010Movable Type 4.12tag:www.thedonovan.com,2009://1.114942009-10-28T12:54:24Z2009-10-29T12:29:01ZA little gun pr0n to brighten up your day...The Armorerhttp://www.thedonovan.com The concept was simple enough. Chop off the old breech, add a new one with a simple (but robust) bolt. The soldier would have to cock the hammer by hand, and that modification, extending back into the wrist of the stock as it does, is a great source of weakness... as the broken stock on this rifle shows. Anyway - the shooter cocks the hammer, rotates the bolt a quarter-turn, pulls it to the rear, inserts bullet cartridge (damn snipers!), closes bolt, and fires. Repeat.
Mr. Brown taking his credit:
Evidence of the Brit provenance of the basic piece:
With Mr. Cook and his son getting their share of the credit, as well.
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tag:www.thedonovan.com,2009://1.11494-comment:94814Comment from John of Argghhh! on 2009-10-28John of Argghhh!http://www.thedonovan.com2009-10-28T21:19:52Z2009-10-28T21:19:52Ztag:www.thedonovan.com,2009://1.11494-comment:94813Comment from rikkochet on 2009-10-28rikkochet
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