Snowdog
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Forgotten Battle Rifles: Johnson & Hakim
While talking with a friend who's forgotten more about WWII firearms than I'll ever know, he brought up a couple names that I'm not too familiar with.
After uncovering my plans of collecting as many specimens of WWII battlerifles I can find, he mentioned the Johnson and Hakim as future possibles.
I am aware of each, possessing a vague memory of what each looks like. I am also aware the Johnson was chambered in .30-06 and Hakim in 8x57... but how much were they used in WWII?
This friend also mentioned something about the Johnson having a reciprocating barrel... is this accurate?
Also, I was warned about the French MAS bolt action and a tendency for them to experience catastrophic failures (bolt lugs failing, etc). This is the first I've heard of this. I am thinking he likely got that bit of info from an unreliable source, but I'm interested to know if there's any truth in this.
Thanks.
While talking with a friend who's forgotten more about WWII firearms than I'll ever know, he brought up a couple names that I'm not too familiar with.
After uncovering my plans of collecting as many specimens of WWII battlerifles I can find, he mentioned the Johnson and Hakim as future possibles.
I am aware of each, possessing a vague memory of what each looks like. I am also aware the Johnson was chambered in .30-06 and Hakim in 8x57... but how much were they used in WWII?
This friend also mentioned something about the Johnson having a reciprocating barrel... is this accurate?
Also, I was warned about the French MAS bolt action and a tendency for them to experience catastrophic failures (bolt lugs failing, etc). This is the first I've heard of this. I am thinking he likely got that bit of info from an unreliable source, but I'm interested to know if there's any truth in this.
Thanks.
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