Remington Model Seven

Why would you even bother? I have a Model 7 and have never seen the need for a detachable mag or wanted the extra weight.

I converted my Model 700 to a detachable and frankly do not see it as an advantage. Just another piece of kit to loose of forget in the truck after climbing into your stand.
 
C Broad Arrow said:
Why would you even bother? I have a Model 7 and have never seen the need for a detachable mag or wanted the extra weight.

I converted my Model 700 to a detachable and frankly do not see it as an advantage. Just another piece of kit to loose of forget in the truck after climbing into your stand.
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Maybe his style of hunting requires loading and unloading the firearm frequently, maybe he doesn't like fumbling around loading 1 shell at a time into the firearm, maybe he doesn't like dealing with a handful of loose shells when it is freezing cold and getting dark and there is a foot of snow on the ground, maybe he finds it handy to have a nice little container for his shells and he just snaps it into the firearm!

I have hunted with detachable mag firearms for 30+ years and have never, never, never had a problem losing or forgetting one.

Now back to the topic, can anyone help him out? If there was a previous thread, does anyone have the link?
 
shortaction said:
Maybe his style of hunting requires loading and unloading the firearm frequently, maybe he doesn't like fumbling around loading 1 shell at a time into the firearm, maybe he doesn't like dealing with a handful of loose shells when it is freezing cold and getting dark and there is a foot of snow on the ground, maybe he finds it handy to have a nice little container for his shells and he just snaps it into the firearm!

I have hunted with detachable mag firearms for 30+ years and have never, never, never had a problem losing or forgetting one.

Now back to the topic, can anyone help him out? If there was a previous thread, does anyone have the link?
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If you read my post I too have one in my Model 700. In a long action they are reasonably priced. In a short action they can run between 400-500 dollars. My point was the you really need to consider the cost.

If cost is not an issue then there are conversion kits for 700's. For Model 7's I have yet to find one. Everyone that I know who has converted to a mag has been a custom job and the price is $600.

So do you really want to spend the money?

Here are three links to threads where this has been discussed.

http://www.canadiangunnutz.com/forum/showthread.php?t=478447&highlight=detachable+magazine+kit

http://www.canadiangunnutz.com/forum/showthread.php?t=472479&highlight=detachable+magazine+kit

http://www.canadiangunnutz.com/forum/showthread.php?t=474394&highlight=detachable+box
 
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goose you realize that it will be almost as much as the original cost of your rifle to do this? and that even though you are using the mags in a bolt action you will be limited to 5 rounds as they were/are originally for a semi?
if so carry on
 
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