DeLane Development Group Rimfire Ventures
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Pretty sure the 10/22 I had when I was like 8 years old fed fine with a sweet 30 round mag, it also had this totally awesome Ramline folding stock I think... C'mon Mike, that was like 35 years ago, get with it!Dude, stop it.
MB
Pretty sure the 10/22 I had when I was like 8 years old fed fine with a sweet 30 round mag, it also had this totally awesome Ramline folding stock I think... C'mon Mike, that was like 35 years ago, get with it!
MB
I'll announce the opening of that pre-order after two phases of prototyping and validation. Within three weeks....
MB
To eliminate feeding issues with the 700 platform actions would using something like the CZ457 use where the magwell is directly attached to the action make sense? It allows the use of smaller propose built magazines and also takes different chassis out of the equation.
Can you take me through how “feeding issues” are linked to anything other than the convention used on the CZ457?
Also, what you’re describing was used by Remington on the 40X Rimfire in their attempt to make a repeater, but they were never successful in making the 40X work as a repeater. Part of the reason was the small magazines.
MB
This is more asking from a place of limited knowledge. My personal experience is with the Bergara B14r and CZ457. The biggest issue I have with my Bergara is getting the different aftermarket options and factory magazines to work in different chassis magwells. From what I have experienced personally and watched form other shooters in my area the CZ457s don't have issues feeding. Mechanically it seems that taking the chassis variations out of the equation could help. This could be my misunderstanding of what is going on. I know the Bergara isn't produced at the level of precision that the Vudoo/Rimx actions are so that maybe part of the problem. There is also the fact that most Bergara users myself included are trying to use magazines that aren't technically designed for the Bergara but for the Vudoo/Rimx rifles with the Bergara being an after thought. I believe the new magazine from L3i is the first to be specifically design for it.
Ah, gotcha, and you basically nailed it already. There are less issues induced in the CZ457 because there’s less parts from anyone other than CZ being thrown at those rifles that create feeding/cycling issues.
With a platform footprint that’s been out in the market since 1962, there are more companies throwing parts into the mix that don’t adhere to the origins of what it means to truly be compatible.
So, all these outages stack up, but it’s more convenient to blame a magazine when there’s tilting, nosediving and other issues, and of course, there are now followers and adjustable gadgets on the market that actually aren’t a solution.
The AICS style Rimfire Magazine is a purpose designed and manufactured magazine, as it performs within the realm of necessity when considering the host it interfaces with.
To use a smaller scale magazine intended for a different host creates the same issues as the multitude of components with varying dimensional origins.
When it comes to proper feeding/cycling, it’s truly as simple as sticking to foundational information.
MB
My Duece has what I would call a “very low profile mag well” that goes on the bottom of the action to set the mag tower up in tighter tolerance that a chassis mag well. Is something like that the typical solution? I have not handled Voodoo stuff so don’t know how you do it.
Something like that could be (and I’ve not seen it nor do I know much about what they’re doing) as long as the base dimensions (within the tolerance band) of what was created by Accuracy International are being adhered to.
From what I’ve seen of the Deuce, I believe they’re doing a really good job at pushing boundaries, the right way.
What I use to drive functionality are print based dimensions and no guess work.
MB
This guy is pretty level headed and did a good analysis 3-4 years ago on vudoo magazine design problems.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=dYD9qTZpWoM
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www.youtube.com/watch?v=dYD9qTZpWoM
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I've seen that video before and within the 20:03, I actually didn't hear an "analysis" or him talking about "design problems." He did mention the difference in physical size between the Gen 1 Aluminum and the Nylon magazine, but as I've mentioned before, the later Nylon magazines were never the level of quality of the magazines that came out of the facility in Madison, Alabama and welded in my shop. That's not a design problem inasmuch as it was an induced problem by moving the tools to a facility that wasn't qualified to make magazines.
I've been told before, "I want to carelessly load my magazines," which forces me to ask, "well, what else about handling your firearm do you want to be or, are currently, careless about?" No one has ever answered that question. So, what I heard in the video was a reasonably informed shooter address an issue in a rather tender way when it comes to the care that's taken in properly loading a rimfire magazine. So much so, that he mentioned a loading tool and instructions that accompanied the Aluminum magazines.
And, while I'll never be guilty of trying to convince anyone that Zermatt did anything other than a great job with their magazine, it came after a number of years of experience of the legacy magazine that started this whole thing, being in the marketplace.
MB
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