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Unread 06-02-2021, 09:13 PM   #33
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Originally Posted by cirelaw View Post
A LONG ARTICLE BUT CONFIRM 'THREE WEIGHT REDUCTION HOLES', CONTAINED IN THE END OF ARTICLE, Land Of Borchardt Chilean Carbines, Having "Three Weight Reduction Holes" https://www.landofborchardt.com/1000...an.html#images
While Charles Whittaker's Land of Borchardt article is detailed and well written (as his stuff invariably is) his conclusions are based on empirical evidence and conjecture, not documentation. So his assertion that the holes are for weight reduction is precisely as valid as the what has been being posted here!
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