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Most straight-pull rifles have a striker firing mechanism (without a hammer), [citation needed] and models using a hammer usually have a comparably longer lock time than hammer-less mechanisms. The Anschütz Fortner action used in biathlon is a good example of an ergonomical straight-pull rifle with good economy of motion and high operating speed.
As of 2017 the Rifle Shooter magazine [6] listed its successor Blaser R8 as one of the three most popular straight pull bolt-action together with Merkel Helix [7] and Browning Maral. [8] Some other notable modern straight pull bolt-action rifles are made by Chapuis, [9] Heym, [10] Lynx, [11] Rößler, [12] Strasser, [13] and Steel Action. [14]
The M1895 Lee Navy was a straight-pull magazine rifle adopted in limited numbers by the U.S. Navy and Marine Corps in 1895 as a first-line infantry rifle. [3] [4] The Navy's official designation for the Lee Straight-Pull rifle was the "Lee Rifle, Model of 1895, caliber 6-mm" [3] but the weapon is also largely known by other names, such as the "Winchester-Lee rifle", "Lee Model 1895", "6mm Lee ...
Hamer's rifle was a customized .35 Remington Model 8 with a special-order 15-round magazine from Petmeckey's Sporting Goods store in Austin, Texas. He was shipped serial number 10045, and this was just one of at least two Model 8s used in the ambush of Clyde Barrow and Bonnie Parker . [ 4 ]
1905 Military Rifles magazines. 1 & 2: Mosin–Nagant M1891 3 & 4: Lebel M1886 5 & 6: Gewehr M1888 7 & 8: Mannlicher M1888 9 & 10: Lee–Metford M1888 11 & 12: Dutch-Mannlicher M1895 13 & 14: Mauser M1893 15: Krag–Jørgensen M1886 16: Schmidt–Rubin M1889. The military cartridge was evolving as the magazine rifle evolved.
The Ross rifle Mk III is a straight-pull design that has multi-thread locking lugs. Welin breechblock of a 16-inch Mk 6 gun on USS Alabama (BB-60) , 1943. Note the four separate thread "steps" on the block which engage with matching steps in the breech when the block is swung up and inwards and then rotated slightly clockwise.
The MBT 1925 is fed from Carcano M91 clips that fall out of the bottom when the magazine is empty. The magazine follower closely resembles that of the M91. Despite appearing to be semiautomatic, it actually functions as a straight-pull manually-operated bolt action. The massive cylindrical bolt is in two sections of roughly equal size, front ...
Stripper clip with 10-round detatchable box magazine. Mauser Model 1889: Bolt-action rifle 7.65×53mm Mauser Belgium Stripper clip with 5-round detatchable box magazine. K31: Straight-pull rifle 7.5×55mm Swiss Switzerland Stripper clip with detatchable 6-round box magazine. Ruger Mini-14: Semi-automatic rifle Assault rifle .222 Remington.223 ...