I remember reading an article, I believe that was published before WWI where they sheared off the lugs in a machine to see how much force it took. This was a 1903 Springfield and I don't remember if they did the safety lug as well, I'll try to find the article. I will also, as time permits, look into some of the other books on the subject But offhand I don't remember seeing one on the Mauser lugs.

You need to learn to just ignore the folks with nothing to offer other than just listing to themselfs. You can click on their profile and "Ignore" that helps some but many folks have not learned to take the bait so you end up reading a bunch that.

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