I have a Schmidt Rubin (7.5x55 Swiss) with the straight pull back bolt. I inherited it from my grandpa, and haven't shot the gun very much (only have about 15rds of ammo), but the 5 times I shot it were at 100 yards shooting at 2 Liter pop bottles filled with water and I blew 'em up every shot. Thats my only experience with a straight pull action.