Big_red_truck
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I've looked but haven't found any marlins at 170$ Firearms are expensive and hard to come by where I live.
pros and cons of tube or clip feed
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mattyboylewis
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- Oliver, BC
CLIPS - Reminds me of BLAP BLAP BLAP!
Had a Great Chuckle.
I have both in a few different guns and I would have to say I love the detachable mag or the floor plate release before the tubular magazine. To be completely honest I grew up with a tubular magazine in a 22 Cooey for ground hog hunting. We liked it cause it was so easy to load up and you could get SOOOO many 22 Shorts in the tube!
IF you like the tubular magazine, go with it!
Had a Great Chuckle.
I have both in a few different guns and I would have to say I love the detachable mag or the floor plate release before the tubular magazine. To be completely honest I grew up with a tubular magazine in a 22 Cooey for ground hog hunting. We liked it cause it was so easy to load up and you could get SOOOO many 22 Shorts in the tube!
IF you like the tubular magazine, go with it!
I've got a tube fed semi that was given to me. It shoots great but overall it's far more of a pain to reload than a magazine fed semi. I've thought about using hobby shop brass tubing or some other tubing to make up a bunch of stick style speed loaders to speed things up and I may do that one day. But it would still be an awkward lot of fumbling compared to a regular click in style magazine.
On the other hand I don't mind loading or using my tube fed Cooey bolt rifle. And I'd feel the same about a tube fed lever rifle. But the shooting rate on these isn't the same as with a semi.
On the other hand I don't mind loading or using my tube fed Cooey bolt rifle. And I'd feel the same about a tube fed lever rifle. But the shooting rate on these isn't the same as with a semi.
My brother shoots gophers with his Remington Nylon 66. It's stock fed. Do what he did. Get some cheap aluminum arrows with the correct ID to hold 22 rimfire ammo. Cut them a little longer than the length you need to hold the capacity of your guns magazine tube. Crimp one end or seal it however you like. Fill all the tubes. Take a 1" square of duct tape and place it over the feeding end (bullet point looking up at you) and fold the tape to seal the tube but with a tab for your teeth to grab.
When you shoot the gun dry, remove the magazine follower, grab a arrow tube and with your teeth tear off the duct tape like a Civil War soldier reloading from a paper cartridge! Pour ammo in and install mag follower. Takes a few seconds with practice.
For regular under barrel tubes just place your ammo so the base is looking up at you and tape the end etc. If you have an arrow quiver that fits a waist belt or rig up a tube for your belt to carry the 'arrows' you can preload the day before a shoot. And best of all no mag-thumb ever! Have fun!
LOL! I love the image of tearing the tape away with one's teeth. Adds a real grittiness to the whole affair.... 
The aluminium arrow shafts are a great idea. The metal is far stronger and bend resistant than the hobby shop brass tubing I was thinking about. But while I appreciate the simplicity of the tape I think I'll rig up some sort of spring wire clip or similar that closes the end until I do something to lift the wire or tab out of the way. I'm just not enough of a Red Green sort to use the duct tape method Even though it's obviously an effective one.
The aluminium arrow shafts are a great idea. The metal is far stronger and bend resistant than the hobby shop brass tubing I was thinking about. But while I appreciate the simplicity of the tape I think I'll rig up some sort of spring wire clip or similar that closes the end until I do something to lift the wire or tab out of the way. I'm just not enough of a Red Green sort to use the duct tape method
Even though it's obviously an effective one.
I prefer a removable magazine. Easier to load/unload (the GUN not the mag) and you can have as many loaded mags as you want in your pocket.
Besides, do you know of any tube-mag that will hold 25 or 30 LR's?
Besides, do you know of any tube-mag that will hold 25 or 30 LR's?
LOL! I love the image of tearing the tape away with one's teeth. Adds a real grittiness to the whole affair....
The aluminium arrow shafts are a great idea. The metal is far stronger and bend resistant than the hobby shop brass tubing I was thinking about. But while I appreciate the simplicity of the tape I think I'll rig up some sort of spring wire clip or similar that closes the end until I do something to lift the wire or tab out of the way. I'm just not enough of a Red Green sort to use the duct tape method
I'm gad you caught the visual of the teeth thing! I've taught his 2 sons, my nephews and good shooting buddies, to do it with gusto. Makes me laugh everytime the older one spits the tape and says "reload! gophers advancing!". He's a damn good shot too. The brother even used camo finished arrows to look cooler and the aluminum is more than strong enough. Haven't seen one bend in many years now. I like your flip cover idea but we're Alberta Red Necks and speed is of the essence. Afterall, to quote my nephew "gophers advancing!"
I prefer a removable magazine. Easier to load/unload (the GUN not the mag) and you can have as many loaded mags as you want in your pocket.
Besides, do you know of any tube-mag that will hold 25 or 30 LR's?
True enough. I like mags better too but some of the older 22's that are tack drivers have the tubes. Mags also cost a lot and the arrowshaft "clips" I mentioned are very cheap to make and super handy.
When a rifle has a hinged floorplate or mag-tube, a shotgun a mag-tube, or a rimfire a mag-tube, you can never lose or misplace the detachable magazine. The firearm is always complete and ready to go. Think about it.
puterbrother
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Just came upon this thread looking for info on a Marlin 795 I just acquired.
Anyway,If any "tube fed" owners out there have ever had the misfortune of denting the tube mag on their gun,I found a resource that might be able to help.A musical instrument repair shop that repairs brass and woodwind.They get dented brass instruments all the time and have a devise that fits into the tubes and squeezes the dents out.Just detach the tube and take it in.Hope this helps someone.
Anyway,If any "tube fed" owners out there have ever had the misfortune of denting the tube mag on their gun,I found a resource that might be able to help.A musical instrument repair shop that repairs brass and woodwind.They get dented brass instruments all the time and have a devise that fits into the tubes and squeezes the dents out.Just detach the tube and take it in.Hope this helps someone.
Fast forward 10 years and I'll bet the farm that all detachable mag semi auto firearms will be classed as restricted regardless of caliber.
And besides, unless you fancy the delusion of being caught up in a glorious firefight with only your trusty archangel kit between you and an army of heavily armed zombies, and your life depending on fast reloading time... Get real! A 10/22 is not a combat weapon.
The only differences I see are tubes are easier on the fingers but more awkward to position for reloading. Detach mags are quicker to reload if you have bags of them, but a pain in the fingers to load individually. The rest is esthetic preference.
And besides, unless you fancy the delusion of being caught up in a glorious firefight with only your trusty archangel kit between you and an army of heavily armed zombies, and your life depending on fast reloading time... Get real! A 10/22 is not a combat weapon.
The only differences I see are tubes are easier on the fingers but more awkward to position for reloading. Detach mags are quicker to reload if you have bags of them, but a pain in the fingers to load individually. The rest is esthetic preference.
actually, the nylon 66, like the browning auto, is TUBE FED- the tube simply RUNS THROUGH THE STOCK to feed from underneath AND TO THE REAR- it's STILL A TUBE FED in that you need to pull out the inner tube, drop in the cartridges, and replace the inner tube afterwords- that tube contains the spring and follower
as far as the arrow thing goes, that's been around for years- just like the plastic straw thing- dillon uses a similar thing on it's PRIMER PICK-UP TUBES
klondike bob
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mechanicly the magasine is much simpler whit less moving parts tham the tube feed
no, it's a TUBE- FOR REFERANce lookUP NYLON 66 PART NUMBER 38- DIRECT FROM REMINGTON ITSELF- MAGAZINE TUBE not "cylindrical magazine resevoir"- if the MANUFACTURER refers to it as a TUBE, it's a TUBE- your term could also be a cylinder for a revolver-that's just ONE example- IT'S REFERRED TO AS MAGAZINE TUBE in every book i have, every exploded parts diagram, and every description- therefore, TUBE is correct
I prefer detachable box magazines... 'clip' is a misused term but I guess it is becoming more acceptable today as so many refer to detachable magazines as 'clips'. This is what a clip actually is... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clip_(ammunition)
