Detachable Mag or Floor Plate?

Anybody know if choice of magazine style affects accuracy? I know it wouldn't be noticeable in a factory rifle, but I imagine that a slightly ill-fitting detachable mag could cause slight inconsistencies in a varmint rifle or benchrest gun.

And the only rifles I've ever had jam had floor plates. I like my blind mag.
 
BBB said:
Anybody know if choice of magazine style affects accuracy? I know it wouldn't be noticeable in a factory rifle, but I imagine that a slightly ill-fitting detachable mag could cause slight inconsistencies in a varmint rifle or benchrest gun.

And the only rifles I've ever had jam had floor plates. I like my blind mag.
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Wouldn't accuracy be more to do with how the casing fits into the chamber, not how it gets there :confused:
 
haggisbasher said:
Wouldn't accuracy be more to do with how the casing fits into the chamber, not how it gets there :confused:
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Yeah, but If you were bedding an action to increase accuracy, for example, so that the barrel vibrates the same way every time and the wood-metal and metal-metal joints were all consistent, I was thinking a magazine would make that more difficult.

Yeah, if a detachable mag had any effect, it would be pretty minor - but I was wondering if anyone knew - I mean most benchrest guns are singleshots, and I was wondering if that was the reason.
 
Thanks for all of your input :)
I picked up a Ruger 77 Mark 2 in 30/06 Lefty of course!
The price was just too good to pass up. Hope to head out tomorrow and site it in.
 
Have built many very accurate rifles that use a mag of some sort and have found no issue affecting accuracy.

Sort of like a one piece scope base making an action more rigid. Sounds good on paper but has little practical benefit.

The only reason BR actions are 'solid' is so that long heavy barrels can be hung off the front without bending the action. Since their sport allows for single feed, why not get rid of the hole - serves no purpose and involves more machining.

Many BR shooters do not want to have the barrel supported by any bedding - a true free floating barrel. Thus all the stress is transfered to the action and the rear tang. Better make that action big and strong.

If they supported the barrel in front of the receiver, a more basic action could easily work. Barrel blocks are becoming very popular for that very reason. Sleeving actions accomplished the same thing but due to cost/hassle is losing favor over a pure custom BR action or barrel blocking.

Less fuss, better product, same cost.

New shooting games require rifles to feed from the mag. These actions are built thicker/smaller ejection port to provide the same rigidity and still have a mag cutout. However, for the average 26" heavy barrel, there is little benefit over a tuned commercial action.

For hunting/varminting rifles, the commercial actions are way stronger then needed, mag or no mag.

Jerry
 
Mabee because I was brought up on 303's , but I am a 'clip' guy all the way. I have a rem 700 with 2 clips and a savage 99c with 2 clips. I have never had an issue with loseing one.It just makes so much sense, 'pull the clip out and put it in your pocket' compared to 'open up the floorplate and have a handfull of loose shells to fumble with':rolleyes:
 
In my opinion a hinged floorplate is just about fool proof.

What about the story of the guy who upon seeing the buck that was haunting his dreams jumped out of his truck and slammed his package of cigarettes into his rifle.:eek: :p
 
What about the story of the guy who upon seeing the buck that was haunting his dreams jumped out of his truck and slammed his package of cigarettes into his rifle.
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hahaha! - well anyone that dumb probably shoulnd't have any bullets for his gun anyway :)
 
I heard a similar story about a guy seeing a moose and levering every single round out of his 1894 but forgetting to shoot. i'm with Walks a lot you can do funny things under stress that's why a hinged floorplate or a blind magazine is not only vitrtually foolproof but eliminates thing that can - and will - go wrong under stress.
 
On a hunting gun I prefer a floorplate. To empty the gun you turn the gun upside down open the floorplate place your hand over the crtridges and turn the gun right side up, all your shells fall into the palm of your hand, no mags to loose or forget, also some of the mags cannot be reloaded while in the gun, I always found it a hassle to carry a spare and have it accessible but secure to carry, maybe on an AR but not on a hunting gun I can't see the advantage, actually I kinda like a blind bottom on a hunting rifle.
bigbull
 
I tend to like the internal mag system, but my mind might change real quick if I ever misplaced it or lost it on a hunt. I see the ease of the floorplate being a real advantage, less to go wrong.
 
Heres one from last year's deer camp. My buddy Darryl is sitting on his watch, and the dogs push a deer past him. He empties the gun, except for the last shot......He quick swaps mags to a full one as he dogs often push more than one deer. Out comes another buck, he raises the gun, shoots, misss, "click". In his rush he didn't seat the mag properly, and upon the first shot the full mag ended up at his feet.

IMHO, A hinged floorplate is the only way to go in a hunting gun.

Cheers,

Ryan
 
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