What's with the Current Trend of Large-Capacity Magazines in Hunting Rifles
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I was one of the "traditionalists"...except I wasn't watching somebody else hunting with them, or with AR's; I was one of the guys using them for hunting. It wasn't particularly special or memorable; it was just a chance to try something different, much like using a Swiss Arms semi a decade or so ago, or a Keltec or Tavor today. They were just guns that were a little different than what I would typically choose. I liked, and still like, to try new types of guns; some become firm favourites, most just come and go and don't make much of an impression beyond the temporary novelty.
The biggest novelty about the HK's was the polygonal rifling and the delayed roller block action; never heard of either of those things before, and so had to try them out. Buy the gun at the store...shoot it...maybe hunt with it...and then likely sell it, all without the gummint sticking their noses into the procedure. Same with AR's; just another gun, used it a fair bit but never fell in love with it and always preferred the Mini14 (cue the moaning...).
Do you really think that using a semi-auto rifle that was...back then...just another gun...was such a life-changing experience? Trust me, it wasn't.
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brownbear53
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Don't forget scopes on a lever gun.....
People are easily offended....
wait what's wrong with scopes on a lever action? Is it really something people get offended over these days?
For a strictly hunting tool, I can’t see much downside to well designed AI compatible bottom metal on a hunting rifle. Some of them even look decent at a glance, and the variety of capacity, material, OAL, etc is unmatched by any other magazine type.
Brutus
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It's a sacrilege to many that's for sure.....
Even the BLR?
Nothing is set in stone Brutus, Personally I enjoy options and personal choices and decisions... if you have a side ejecting lever action and feel the need for some magnification for what ever reason have at it! There are so many nice compact optics available today that it really doesn't have to be a complete abomination to scope many lever actions.
Main point is that many people like to project their tastes and preferences on to others, sometimes due to a lack of confidence and some times due to over confidence.
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I might actually like the BLR if it had mags that took 10 or more, anything that has a mag that holds less than 5 is really a dumb idea and yes I have a 3rd aics mag for my Ruger but I’d rather use the 5 or 10rd mags.
Maybe a floor plate would be worth using if it held 5, until then I’ll toss them in a parts bin.
Saw an advertisement for printed extended birth mags in the CAF last month. - dan
Not really new. Bolt action Lee Enfields have been safely ten rounds in Canada for more than a century.
Ten rounds should be the Canadian standard, per Long Branch precedent. Not high capacity at all. Most pistols and modern rifles are limited capacity from 17-30 rounds in Canada.
Ten rounds should be the Canadian standard, per Long Branch precedent. Not high capacity at all. Most pistols and modern rifles are limited capacity from 17-30 rounds in Canada.
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I figured I had to make the original posters head explode by showing the included magazine that came with my new Ruger Gen II Ranch.
The current trend lol. I swear to god this is the actual magazine that was in the box!
Hideous indeed and it promptly went airbourne into my spare magazine bin and replaced with a slightly less hideous 10rd'er.
Almost as ugly as the stock,but she's a shooter and has it where it counts.
The current trend lol. I swear to god this is the actual magazine that was in the box!
Hideous indeed and it promptly went airbourne into my spare magazine bin and replaced with a slightly less hideous 10rd'er.
Almost as ugly as the stock,but she's a shooter and has it where it counts.
FatCatsDad
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One of Winchesters old ads from days gone by was the slogan "Load on Sunday, shoot all week"
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Indeed, had a late uncle who made a good part of his winter income trapping anything with fur. He had a Cooey bolt tube feed rifle. It was never unloaded. It held 15 short 22 cartridges. His favourite were Imperial/CIL/Whiz Bang hollow points.
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A 3-round or 5-round mag is just fine for me for hunting; enough capacity and little or no impact on handling.
A 10- or 20- or 30-round mag is huge fun for plinking...as long as it actually holds 10, 20 or 30 rounds.
Like any good Canuckistani, there is little that I detest quite so much as a neutered "high-cap" mag that holds 5 or 10 but looks like it could, and originally did, hold far more if my gummint didn't hate me.
But my personal WTF-meter really redlines when I see folks purposely buying faux-high-cap magazines because they think they look cool. All the awkward handling of a 30 "banana" mag or even a single- or dual-drum mag...pinned to 5-round capacity; the worst of both worlds. To my eye, that horrible little silver dot...the rivet....visible just below the receiver, but with a huge gaping empty metal magazine extending far beyond it...isn't cool; it's embarrassing, a constant reminder of what it's like to own guns in this country.
A 10- or 20- or 30-round mag is huge fun for plinking...as long as it actually holds 10, 20 or 30 rounds.
Like any good Canuckistani, there is little that I detest quite so much as a neutered "high-cap" mag that holds 5 or 10 but looks like it could, and originally did, hold far more if my gummint didn't hate me.
But my personal WTF-meter really redlines when I see folks purposely buying faux-high-cap magazines because they think they look cool. All the awkward handling of a 30 "banana" mag or even a single- or dual-drum mag...pinned to 5-round capacity; the worst of both worlds. To my eye, that horrible little silver dot...the rivet....visible just below the receiver, but with a huge gaping empty metal magazine extending far beyond it...isn't cool; it's embarrassing, a constant reminder of what it's like to own guns in this country.
