| Brings to mind the "trapdoor Springfields" that Custer was armed with while the indians had Henrys. If you check the 1903 Springfield it has a "magazine cutoff switch" on the left side of the receiver. This makes it a single shot rifle when turned on. Some general officer thought having five rounds available one after the other would cause soldiers to waste ammunition. When you turn the switch on it will not pick up the next round in the magazine as the bolt does not fully retract. Of course the same thinking in Germany and Japan was why we faced K-98 Mausers and Arisaka's and not some version like our Garands. |