Ive been contemplating your assertion that do to the extreme velocity and mass of the apparent design failure , the German engineers couldn't overcome this engineering feat efficiently?Bolt velocity on a G3 is high, and would beat a bolt hold open to death. It would fail, and cause malfunctions.
I always figured it was a conscript army thing. Not wanting the action wide open to possible ingress of debris in the field.Does this thinking go back to the time , aimed fire from a bolt action could defeat the M1?
+1 This was always my understanding as well.I always figured it was a conscript army thing. Not wanting the action wide open to possible ingress of debris in the field.