Looking over the thread I think it's prudent to have a short mention of magazine types. In bolt action rifles these are normally hinged floor plates, detachable box magazines, and blind magazines.
My own experience has led me to a preference for hinged floor plates. This system is quick and safe to load and unload, and there is nothing to loose. A jam, even with a CRF action can be quickly cleared. The one hiccup with a blind magazine is that with powerful rifles, if the retaining latch is not strongly sprung, recoil of the first round could dump your remaining cartridges on the ground. The latch should be difficult to open when recoil is strong.
The detachable box magazine can be very good or very poor depending on the specific rifle. The DBM is great for the hunter who is in and out of a vehicle often, as the box can be simply pulled from the rifle and put in a pocket with no loss of ammo. The Lee Enfield has a very good magazine system, and misplacing the magazine at home is much more likely than loosing it in the field. The old Remington 788 had a poor magazine retaining system, although the straight line feed was very good. It was very easy to hit the mag release in the field and loose the magazine, and anyone who wishes to consider the DBM should consider how easy it is to release it. The cost of replacement Tikka magazines is outrgous, approaching 20% of the cost of the new rifle, and this also should also be considered when considering which system to purchase.
The blind magazine is a poor choice IMHO. Consider safety. It is not possible to unload the rifle without chambering live rounds, and often a push feed rifle cannot eject a round unless the bolt handle is turned down to allow the extractor to engage the cartridge rim. If a round does happen to jam, such as a double feed situation, you virtually have to take the rifle apart to clear it.
