BOLT HANDLE KNOB…………

Getting better at typing faster than I should.

Probably easier to do when sitting, standing etc.

The trick with the chargers is that you only need to flick one out by hand if you are gong to load a second charger. As soon as the second charger is emptied into the mag, just run the bolt forward to chamber the first round; this will kick the charger clear as it moves.

If you grasp the bolt-head between thumb and forefinger, as per correct drill, and keep them there, you can simply roll the index finger down to operate the trigger.

This is a method of expending ammo in the general direction of a target, not bench-resting. An entire battalion doing this will put a LOT of bullets down-range in short order.

With a half-dozen chargers and a supply of dummy rounds ( NOT the red alloy ones, but properly weighted and shaped ones), you can hone your technique in safety;(all rules about pointing firearms and knowing your back-stop etc. apply, of course).

Then try it with a full-length Gewehr 98 as per WW1 vintage