Why doesn't anybody make a rifle that accepts sr-25 or similar magazines? Seems like an easy way to have a bunch of cheap high cap mags.
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There is a rifle that accepts SR25 mags & they ain't cheap. called a TUBB T2K. If you have SR25 mags cheap ... contact me !!
There is a rifle that accepts SR25 mags & they ain't cheap. called a TUBB T2K. If you have SR25 mags cheap ... contact me !!
Re: How come...?
I similarly wondered why the M1A/M14 magazine concept never caught on with the bolt action crowd. I've got an original Savage "tupperware" stock and I was thinking of experimenting with it for my .308.
Believe me, I've used the search function and googled the heck out of it. There were a few made with the M1A mag, but the idea just doesn't stick. Also heard folks mention the want for FAL mags in bolt guns.
I similarly wondered why the M1A/M14 magazine concept never caught on with the bolt action crowd. I've got an original Savage "tupperware" stock and I was thinking of experimenting with it for my .308.
Believe me, I've used the search function and googled the heck out of it. There were a few made with the M1A mag, but the idea just doesn't stick. Also heard folks mention the want for FAL mags in bolt guns.
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Well maybe not sr-25 mags but the new pmags are fairly cheap.
Well maybe not sr-25 mags but the new pmags are fairly cheap.
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someone made a bolt action DBM that takes ar15 mags for a 700 platform
someone made a bolt action DBM that takes ar15 mags for a 700 platform
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I think it is because semi-auto mags feed from both sides and aren't a true center feed required for drop-in reliability in a bolt gun. Modification to the receiver will be required to guide the cartridges into the chamber. Controlled round feed opens up the problem to the case-head being covered by the magazine...with a push feed from a staggered mag the rounds pop out and get stuck in the raceway
I think it is because semi-auto mags feed from both sides and aren't a true center feed required for drop-in reliability in a bolt gun. Modification to the receiver will be required to guide the cartridges into the chamber. Controlled round feed opens up the problem to the case-head being covered by the magazine...with a push feed from a staggered mag the rounds pop out and get stuck in the raceway
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I had a Harris Gunworks (back when he was using the MacMillan name) .308 that took M1A magazines. It worked but you had to tweak the mags, i.e., polish the feed lips and tune the springs. The installation of the hardware left a huge opening in the stock both side-to-side and front-to-back, potentially weakening the area behind the recoil lug. Twenty round magazines hang down from the rifle quite a ways making prone shooting a bit awkward. Five rounders don't extend far enough past the belly of the gun for you to manipulate them quickly. You'll also have to break position to rock the magazine in and out of the gun to reload.
I had a Harris Gunworks (back when he was using the MacMillan name) .308 that took M1A magazines. It worked but you had to tweak the mags, i.e., polish the feed lips and tune the springs. The installation of the hardware left a huge opening in the stock both side-to-side and front-to-back, potentially weakening the area behind the recoil lug. Twenty round magazines hang down from the rifle quite a ways making prone shooting a bit awkward. Five rounders don't extend far enough past the belly of the gun for you to manipulate them quickly. You'll also have to break position to rock the magazine in and out of the gun to reload.
