I am looking at a bar as a back up rifle and the one I was looking at the mag will not come off the floor plate is this normal? i know the remmy semis to load just fill up the mag and put it in and pull back the bolt and let it go, does the bar load the same way or can the bolt be let go slowly ahead so it doesn't make any noise?
loading a BAR
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I'll offer up a wee bit of experience.
I have a Belgium BAR in .308win I purchased off here.
The mag has the proper stamping for the rifle.
I also wanted a spare mag so a "WTB" I placed and was surprised with two
responses.
I took both.
I ended up such as you with a stuck mag with one of the spares.
I tugged on the spring end of the mag..........opposite the wee tongue.
So on comparison, the front tab or tongue was longer not allowing the
bit of movement back to release it.
A bit of time with a fine file and I made it fit nicely.
Funny thing is, the altered mag works better than the original.
Not sure why, maybe a bit tighter?
Hope this helps.
I have a Belgium BAR in .308win I purchased off here.
The mag has the proper stamping for the rifle.
I also wanted a spare mag so a "WTB" I placed and was surprised with two
responses.
I took both.
I ended up such as you with a stuck mag with one of the spares.
I tugged on the spring end of the mag..........opposite the wee tongue.
So on comparison, the front tab or tongue was longer not allowing the
bit of movement back to release it.
A bit of time with a fine file and I made it fit nicely.
Funny thing is, the altered mag works better than the original.
Not sure why, maybe a bit tighter?
Hope this helps.
My BARs have red dot on chamber....this will indicate if the bolt is full engaged.
You can load them slowly and just push bolt forward until its locked....not much louder than bolt action.
Subtract the value of the scope and is the BAR worth it?
3200's fetch $150-$200
They make Browning noises.
