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[John -Melb]

Fully agree with you Jim, except for stopping power the Carcarno is a much better battle rifle (for the time) than the Trapdoor, its faster, has a much flatter trajectory, and is a repeating bolt action loaded by a clip. For the time, I'd still prefer a Lee Metford, it had all the benefits of the Carcarno, except clip loading, a ten shot magazine and a lot more "downrange" thump.