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Been watching You-tube again and can't help to wonder about what most people on that site have saying about magazines. Now most of these people are a lot more knowledgeable about inner workings of firearms than I am as matter of fact some of these people will forget more than I will ever know. But the one thing I cannot agree with is some of them are saying a detachable magazine is better than a hinged floor plate or blind mag. I know it is a matter of preference and mine is clearly a blind mag. It goes like this. Your out checking your traps and you know the little woman back home is expecting you to bring home some meat (happy wife happy life) low and behold you see a nice fat moose that was feeding on some willows now looking straight at you. You know he is not going to stand there for ever and you have work to do. You have one chance to get this done right now. You jump off your skidoo and go for your rifle which is tied in to your toboggan on top of your blanket where it does not get beat up pull it our of your nice beaded gun case your woman has made to fit your rifle and the mag falls into the snow which is 2 feet deep. You go to retrieve it and the moose is gone. That is why I like blind mags and wish they were optional on all bolt guns. We all know that will never happen. I say keep it simple.
 
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No issues with rifles that I own with detachable magazines or hinged floor plates. Just need to make sure it's snapped positively into place.

Might consider checking local regulations on having a loaded firearm on a vehicle. Generally frowned upon. :(

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7. have a loaded firearm (live ammunition in breech, chamber or
magazine) in or on, or discharge a weapon from
l a boat unless the boat is propelled by muscular power or is at
anchor and the person is hunting, or
l any kind of aircraft or vehicle whether it is moving or stationary

http://www.albertaregulations.ca/pdfs/hunting-regs/General-Regulations.pdf
 
Slamfire said:
No issues with rifles that I own with detachable magazines or hinged floor plates. Just need to make sure it's snapped positively into place.

Might consider checking local regulations on having a loaded firearm on a vehicle. Generally frowned upon. :(

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7. have a loaded firearm (live ammunition in breech, chamber or
magazine) in or on, or discharge a weapon from
l a boat unless the boat is propelled by muscular power or is at
anchor and the person is hunting, or
l any kind of aircraft or vehicle whether it is moving or stationary

http://www.albertaregulations.ca/pdfs/hunting-regs/General-Regulations.pdf
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That's how he dropped the mag.trying to get it into the gun
 
For most hunting rifles I'll take a hinged floorplate over any other system. If you are in and out of a vehicle you might want a detach magazine. I like rifles with detach mags that extend somewhat below the stock (like on a Ruger Scout Rifle) but it need not be one that sticks really far out like a 30 round AK47 banana magazine, just a bit more than most of the flush fit detachables.

I don't really like blind magazines at all.
 
Box mag for me, easier to deal with when getting in or out of a truck. When hiking the ones I have aren't big enough to dig in to me if I sling my rifle over a shoulder when climbing over crap. Nothing wrong with either though, personal preference varies. My no4 hold 10 so I never need to carry a spare box of ammo or have loose rounds clinking in my pocket, load it full and go.
 
Blind....no downside, won't accidentally dump the rounds, stock is a bit stiffer.
Hinged... chance to dump rounds on the ground, but low chance.
Mag...can get lost, extra expense, can drop out in the bush.
For my type of hunting, blind is preferred.
 
bniz said:
Thanks for the advise.
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Slamfire said:
No issues with rifles that I own with detachable magazines or hinged floor plates. Just need to make sure it's snapped positively into place.

Might consider checking local regulations on having a loaded firearm on a vehicle. Generally frowned upon. :(

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7. have a loaded firearm (live ammunition in breech, chamber or
magazine) in or on, or discharge a weapon from
l a boat unless the boat is propelled by muscular power or is at
anchor and the person is hunting, or
l any kind of aircraft or vehicle whether it is moving or stationary

http://www.albertaregulations.ca/pdfs/hunting-regs/General-Regulations.pdf
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It is not on the machine but in the toboggan. As far as regulations go we in the decho have our own and it is ok to carry a rifle with the mag loaded in your sleigh.
 
bniz said:
Thanks for the advise.
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Butcherbill said:
Box mag for me, easier to deal with when getting in or out of a truck. When hiking the ones I have aren't big enough to dig in to me if I sling my rifle over a shoulder when climbing over crap. Nothing wrong with either though, personal preference varies. My no4 hold 10 so I never need to carry a spare box of ammo or have loose rounds clinking in my pocket, load it full and go.
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The old .303 load it in the fall and your good for the winter. Good rifle.
 
This should've been a poll.

I prefer hinged floorplates. I like the option of being able to dump everything out the bottom and start over if something gets jammed up. Plus you don't have to cycle everything through the action to unload.

I've had friends lose their mags just in time for deer season, and I've lost count of the number of firearms I've seen come up for auction with no magazine. I do own a couple, a CZ 527 and a Gevarm, but it's really my least favourite way of loading a firearm.
 
Unless your a road hunter or a real crappy marksman, I can't see a need for detached mag personally. Having said this, I do own rifles with detach mag as well as all other variants. Hinged floor plate is my preference. I know more than a few who bought 1 or more extra mags for their hunting rifles and some of whom carry them on them full of ammo while deer hunting. I could never figure that one out lol.Must be expecting a stampede.
 
Been hunting since I was 12 years old alone.
Never tought that I would need, or like to have a removable magazine in my rifles.
I always had plenty of time to load the rifle.
2 Falls ago on a 5 day calf licence, if I don't see a calf.
By the time I put 2 cartridges in the gun it was gone.
So I was very mad.
If I would have had a magazine he would have been in my freezer.
So, I bought a new Savage 7mm Mag with a magazine.
ALL MY HUNTING GUNS WILL NOW HAVE A MAGAZINE.
ALL IT TAKES IS ONE TIME TO MAKE YOU SMART.
 
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colombe said:
Been hunting since I was 12 years old alone.
Never tought that I would need, or like to have a removable magazine in my rifles.
I always had plenty of time to load the rifle.
2 Falls ago on a 5 day calf licence, if I don't see a calf.
By the time I put 2 cartridges in the gun it was gone.
So I was very mad.
If I would have had a magazine he would have been in my freezer.
So, I bought a new Savage 7mm Mag with a magazine.
And this morning I bought a 308 Savage 99 with a magazine.
The gun came with 3 magazines.
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Savage 99 very nice gun. Do not see many of those anymore. You have the 99C which is first class.
 
Hitzy said:
Blind....no downside, won't accidentally dump the rounds, stock is a bit stiffer.
Hinged... chance to dump rounds on the ground, but low chance.
Mag...can get lost, extra expense, can drop out in the bush.
For my type of hunting, blind is preferred.
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Stiffer stock, never thought of that but it does make sense.
 
Daver_II said:
I like the old A-Bolt design... hinge plate with a box magazine... flush fit, easy to load/unload and clean lines.
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Same. I have the blind mags on my Remington’s and detachable son my tikkas but for all around versatility and ease of use the a bolt mag is the best one out there and I am not the biggest browning fan but I like that mag system a lot
 
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