removable box magazine or hinged floor plate
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RE: removable box magazine or hinged floor plate
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Which do you like? I only like the hinged floor plate
Which do you like? I only like the hinged floor plate
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Nontypical Buck
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RE: removable box magazine or hinged floor plate
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I like the detachable magazine from my Sako’s. A snap to remove and slap into place and flush with the stock. Nothing in the way. Just the way I like it...
I like the detachable magazine from my Sako’s. A snap to remove and slap into place and flush with the stock. Nothing in the way. Just the way I like it...
Ditto.
#6
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Blissfield MI USA
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RE: removable box magazine or hinged floor plate
I don't like detachable magazines, either a floor plate or blind box magazine for me. And I'd honestly be happy if it only held three rounds. Shell capacity on a rifle has never been an issue for me. In most cases I either hit what I am aiming at or I don't. If I didn't connect on the first shot I highly doubt I will on the next three or four when I'm rushed.
Paul
Paul
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Giant Nontypical
Join Date: Feb 2003
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RE: removable box magazine or hinged floor plate
If it is a quality unit SAKO then i prefer it to any hinged floorplate. Try one out sometime with the box out or in one of the smoothest loading rifles made. Now the Tikka is a mess and protrudes out the bottom I have no use for that.
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Typical Buck
Join Date: May 2003
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RE: removable box magazine or hinged floor plate
I like the the removeable magazine of the Sako M75 but it does have the problem of accidently falling out if the latch is struck inadvertantly. Sakosolved that problem in the newer 85 model byhaving to depress the magazine and then the latch to remove it and it works great. They have a very positive feed and are one of the few that cycle the WSM's without a hitch.
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Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Oct 2004
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RE: removable box magazine or hinged floor plate
I hate detachable box magazines...
They are easy to lose ( yeah, I know, I can buy an EXTRA, but why should I have to..??..)...
IMHO, they much less asthetically pleasing to the eye...
With an integral staggered box mag, EVERYTHING is there...Floorplate is a nice feature, but not required.. A blind box mag is still much superior to a detachable BM, in my opinion...
When I bought my Rem 700 Mountain Rifle in 7MM08, they had just switched to DMs... Damn thing has been nothing but trouble..Does not feed reliably, one day I hunted with a single shot because I misplaced the damn thing, yada, yada... All of this could be avoided and the rifle would be more attractive with a simple hinged floorplate...
They are easy to lose ( yeah, I know, I can buy an EXTRA, but why should I have to..??..)...
IMHO, they much less asthetically pleasing to the eye...
With an integral staggered box mag, EVERYTHING is there...Floorplate is a nice feature, but not required.. A blind box mag is still much superior to a detachable BM, in my opinion...
When I bought my Rem 700 Mountain Rifle in 7MM08, they had just switched to DMs... Damn thing has been nothing but trouble..Does not feed reliably, one day I hunted with a single shot because I misplaced the damn thing, yada, yada... All of this could be avoided and the rifle would be more attractive with a simple hinged floorplate...