1886 Lebel Rifle: The Gun That Changed The World

The legendary French Lebel rifle was a revolution in small arms design: It introduced smokeless powder, which gave the rifle double the power and effective range of its competitors like the Mauser 1871/84 or American Springfield Trapdoor.

The French Lebel and its new cartridge (usually called 8mm Lebel) set off a chain reaction in the world of small arms whereby all the other nations of the world were rushing to adopt a design on par with France's latest fusil. In this episode, we dust off the Lebel and see what she can do on the range.

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