Early cartridge rifles

Over the years I've read a fair bit about the first generation black powder
cartridge rifles. The two you hear most about are the Martini Henry and
Springfield Allen conversion, both of which had a reputation for extraction
problems when they got hot. I wonder did others like the 1871 Mauser and
Gras 1874 have the same problems?

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