I always wondered which of the first gen military smokeless powder rifles was the strongest. I'm using 1895 as the cut off year. Choices are:
* 1886 Lebel
* 1889 Schmidt Rubin
* Gewehr 1888 Commission Rifle
* US Krag
* 1889 Belgian/1891 Argentine
* 1891 Mosin Nagant
* 1891 Lee Metford
* 1895 Mannlicher
* 1893 Spanish Mauser
* 1891 Carcano