Very Odd Borchardt...

Ponyman · 02-07-2006, 10:25 PM

It's amazing to see the number of features GL borrowed from the Borchardt! I had seen photos of the left side before, but not the top or the right side. Sort of like looking at a picture of your father when he was a boy, and knowing yourself much better.

The stock has the appearance of being "too long". The wrist looks like it's a "normal" distance from the buttplate - but the trigger isn't reachable if your hand is on the wrist. Was it intended to be used with the shooting arm in the same position as is used when aiming a pistol without the stock - nearly straight-arm? The stocks issued with some of the Lugers result in a more comfortabe "bent-elbow" position.

Was the Bochardt a locked toggle action (middle axle below the other two), or did it require the toggle lock to keep it closed until the slide traveled far enough aft?

02-07-2006, 10:25 PM	#1
Ponyman User Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Atlantic County, NJ, USA Posts: 138 Thanks: 0 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	It's amazing to see the number of features GL borrowed from the Borchardt! I had seen photos of the left side before, but not the top or the right side. Sort of like looking at a picture of your father when he was a boy, and knowing yourself much better. The stock has the appearance of being "too long". The wrist looks like it's a "normal" distance from the buttplate - but the trigger isn't reachable if your hand is on the wrist. Was it intended to be used with the shooting arm in the same position as is used when aiming a pistol without the stock - nearly straight-arm? The stocks issued with some of the Lugers result in a more comfortabe "bent-elbow" position. Was the Bochardt a locked toggle action (middle axle below the other two), or did it require the toggle lock to keep it closed until the slide traveled far enough aft? __________________ "The Constitution is intended for use by a moral and religious people. It is wholly inadequate for the governance of any other." ~ John Quincy Adams