What's with the Current Trend of Large-Capacity Magazines in Hunting Rifles

Gatehouse said:
This rifle is going to really push some people over the edge....:)


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Love it!

Put a golf ball launcher in Canada........
 
Groundhogin'...it sure is nice to have higher capacity, sure you could do it with a single shot, but more shooting and less ####ing around is much more productive.
 
Following down the liberal garden path, we eventually end up owning nothing or Maverick 88s, Marlin 795 (only in wood stocks though) and turkish single shots with .410 adapters, lol...
 
I guess them that grew up with 10-22's and sks's with the spray'n prey mentality need them back ups.
One could imagine furr fever in there somewhere.
 
kamlooky said:
I guess them that grew up with 10-22's and sks's with the spray'n prey mentality need them back ups.
One could imagine furr fever in there somewhere.
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Naw, we’re just accustomed to the modern world. Do you have an extra box of ammo with you when you go out hunting, in case you have to confirm zero or sight in for some reason or get lost and need to fire a couple signal shot? I know I have had to resight on a trip away from home, my extra 10rd mag for my no.4 sure came in handy on that 3 day trip.

I’ll tell you what I don’t bring an extra mag of ammo for, spray and pray that what.
 
conor_90 said:
What kind of dainty little hands do people have that they can't wrap them around the front of a slightly protruding magazine and carry a rifle?



You were sent back in time to get boomers to embrace AI magazines to prevent the machines from taking over?
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Lmfao
 
South Pender said:
I'm thinking of the newer-manufacture big-game hunting rifles. Some of them now come with large-capacity detachable magazines capable of holding 10 rounds. Who needs 10 rounds in the magazine when hunting? I can't think of a single time when I've been hunting over the past 50+ years that I've ever felt the need for more than the 3 or 4 rounds in my magazines. I greatly prefer fixed magazines with hinged floorplates over detachable magazines (both aesthetically and for security), but I can live with a 3-5 round detachable mag if it sits flush with the bottom of the stock. The larger magazines that drop way down below the stock line look terrible, in my opinion, but more importantly add unnecessary weight (close to 4-5 oz.or more when fully loaded) as well as making the rifle more difficult to carry in the field. When I'm carrying a rifle in the field (not slung) I usually carry it with my hand under about the location of the magazine. That seems to be about the best point for balance. A magazine hanging down in that location gets in the way. Is this trend just a nod to tacticool?
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Hey, I think you are getting a lot of responses that come across as defensive because of the language in your post. For example, using the phrase "What's with the ...." comes across as very negative and judgemental towards whatever is to follow. Additionally, "Who needs 10 rounds in the magazine when hunting?" really sounds more like a statement than a question you actually want an answer to. Finally, calling it "tacticool" seems judgemental and appears very closed-minded. I suggest something like, "For those using 10 round magazines, what advantages have you found using them in hunting rifles?" That phrasing implies that the person asking the question is open to the possibility that 10 round magazines make sense in some situations and should solicit less defensive responses.

I am going to assume you had good intentions writing your post and sincerely want to know how some of us have decided to use larger magazines than have historically been associated with hunting rifles.

Lately, I have been hunting with a Tikka T3X in 7mm-08 with a MDT HNT 26 chassis that uses AICS pattern magazines. A 10 round mag is nice for local day hunts. I usually carry a dozen or so rounds when hunting and it's nice to just hop out of the truck/boat/atv/canoe/etc, throw the magazine in and be ready to shoot one or several animals depending on my tags and my luck. It's also really comfortable to hold the rifle with my hand half on the front of the magazine and half on the chassis. In addition, I carry a 3 round magazine for a couple reasons, as a back up if I lose the 10 round and in the rifle when I am expecting longer shots because it works better resting on my pack. This isn't a heavy rifle ether, it's 7lbs with a scope and an empty 3 round magazine.
 
kamlooky said:
I guess them that grew up with 10-22's and sks's with the spray'n prey mentality need them back ups.
One could imagine furr fever in there somewhere.
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I would like to point out, although I myself have never used it for hunting, long range target shooting with an M1 Garand and your own handloads is extremely satisfying experience.
Be it 2 rounds, 5 rounds or even 8.

And if a fella wishes to use it to eliminate wolves or wild boar, i will politely tip my hat to him-her.
And wish them the best of luck.
 
Google a guy named Jeff Cooper and the development of the Scout Rifle.

The scout rifle is a conceptual class of general-purpose rifles defined and promoted by Jeff Cooper in the early 1980s that bears similarities in the design and functionality of guide guns, mountain rifles, and other rifle archetypes, but with more emphasis being placed on comfortable portability and practical accuracy ...

Who needs an SMLE to hunt either eh ?

I love fall hunting in the Rockies with my # 5.
 
Jut said:
Hey, I think you are getting a lot of responses that come across as defensive because of the language in your post. For example, using the phrase "What's with the ...." comes across as very negative and judgemental towards whatever is to follow. Additionally, "Who needs 10 rounds in the magazine when hunting?" really sounds more like a statement than a question you actually want an answer to. Finally, calling it "tacticool" seems judgemental and appears very closed-minded. I suggest something like, "For those using 10 round magazines, what advantages have you found using them in hunting rifles?" That phrasing implies that the person asking the question is open to the possibility that 10 round magazines make sense in some situations and should solicit less defensive responses.

You are right, this thread reminds me of the spring easing post which also resulted in negativity, but really, I think he meant what he said
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I miss the days when I hunted deer and pest critters with my M1 Carbines. Terrific little units to work the woods with in my zone. I used 5 round mags for hunting and 15-30 rounders fer shootin' events. My only pet peeve with the M1's is they should've chambered the buggers in the .357 Magnum with a rimless case. Winchester blew it big by basing the 30 carbine cartridge on the obsolete 32 Win Self Loading round, but with a rimless case.

A hell of pile of GI's would have had better results in the field with the .35 Carbine running 140 gr, truncated cone FMJ crowding 2000 fps.
Hunters would have had better results as well with both factory & handloads. Pity.
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Do you guys live in a Carpathian forest in a Victorian era adventure novel or something? Who is getting stalked by packs of dangerous wolves?
 
Butcherbill said:
Naw, we’re just accustomed to the modern world. Do you have an extra box of ammo with you when you go out hunting, in case you have to confirm zero or sight in for some reason or get lost and need to fire a couple signal shot? I know I have had to resight on a trip away from home, my extra 10rd mag for my no.4 sure came in handy on that 3 day trip.

I’ll tell you what I don’t bring an extra mag of ammo for, spray and pray that what.
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Different hunts require different teckneeks.
Out of town, two rifles and lotsa ammo.
Day hunts, different story.

Kind of like drinking reebs by yerself or at a gun show.
And of course melting butter takes a different sort of skill, don'tchahknow.........

And ahhhh Bubbah Gump to you.

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kamlooky said:
Different hunts require different teckneeks.
Out of town, two rifles and lotsa ammo.
Day hunts, different story.

And ahhhh Bubbah Gump to you.
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I don’t see the difference really between a box of extra ammo and a 10rd mag, other than the 10rd mag is loaded and ready to be used vs. a box of ammo in your bag or back at camp.

Me personally, I usually have a 5 rd mag in my gun and a full 10rd with me as extra ammo. Or I’ll just hunt with a 10rd in th rifle and know I have things covered.


And it’s a coffee and Baileys morning, so cheers.
 
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