Well, the point is rather uninteresting in the vast majority of cases, and even in this one, is a tangent at best. I would most likely not been able to say with any certainty, except for the proximity to the place-of-signing.

>I dunno, the Danes also used a different cartridge (8x58R), and theirs
>went into service three years before the American one.

Mmmm. Well, point, indeed. Sweden/Norway used the same round for Rolling Blocks briefly, until they settled on the 6.5x55, in Norway the Krag and in Sweden the Mauser variants based on the Model 1893. Hopefully, I'll get to go shoot one soon-ish, and see if it was as nice as I remember from 20 years ago.

>Certainly not as a cooperative project with my dad. Yikes.

Well, most likely not, no, I would have to think.

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