Controlled round feed rifles under 1,000 dollars
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gotboostvr
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Picked mine up for $150 in 30-06.
It's a bit of a beater, but I've blown more on a fancy dinner that I barely remember anymore.
Here's where I saw the Zastava LK M70 full stock 20" barrel factory new rifles available for sale, in 30-06.
https://www.classicfirearms.com/zastava-l7306pf-lk-m70-20-rs-blued/
No idea when more might be imported with the way global manufacturing and shipping have been disrupted though. Zastava Arms USA was the exclusive importer for the USA last I knew. You could send an inquiry to them.
https://zastavaarmsusa.com/product/sporting-rifle-lk-m70/
https://www.classicfirearms.com/zastava-l7306pf-lk-m70-20-rs-blued/
No idea when more might be imported with the way global manufacturing and shipping have been disrupted though. Zastava Arms USA was the exclusive importer for the USA last I knew. You could send an inquiry to them.
https://zastavaarmsusa.com/product/sporting-rifle-lk-m70/
cdb1
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M70 Sporter for me if new. I also wouldn’t turn down a J.C. Higgins Model 50, Remington 798 or a Mark X Mauser.
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https://www.classicfirearms.com/winchester-guns-535201220-70-featherweight/
Winchester M70 .308
CRF, Claw extractor, 3 position safety
Walnut stock
Blued steel
$847.99
Winchester M70 .308
CRF, Claw extractor, 3 position safety
Walnut stock
Blued steel
$847.99
Rubone
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This one's an M77 in .243 I recently bought for $600 with the scope in lovely condition.
Swampman
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Best advice I can give you is to keep your eyes open.
A few years back I traded an IJ-70 (commercial Russian 9mm Makarov pistol) for this nice Parker Hale built on a commercial '98 Mauser Santa Barbara action.
A few years back I traded an IJ-70 (commercial Russian 9mm Makarov pistol) for this nice Parker Hale built on a commercial '98 Mauser Santa Barbara action.
SwampWolf
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Where do you find all these mad girlfriends?
cdb1
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That’s my understanding too.
caribou
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If you’ll use 7.62x54r, Id recommend an M39 Finn Mosin, but thats just me.
Rubone
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They are everywhere!!
Rubone
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Yes, that is right. Controlled feed means nothing to me. I have both types, use them interchangeably, put meat on the table, and never look back.
troy fairweather
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The ts m77 is controlled extraction which is probably more important then crf.
Skylerbone
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For new; Ruger, then Winchester.
If you want used, hunt down a Husqvarna. I had to pass on a pair last year thanks to a triple car purchase that had me reeling for a few months. I could have asked my LGS to hold them for me but I never deal with money I don’t have on hand. Slick action, and pretty good shooters though you might consider a new barrel given the age of the inventory.
If you want used, hunt down a Husqvarna. I had to pass on a pair last year thanks to a triple car purchase that had me reeling for a few months. I could have asked my LGS to hold them for me but I never deal with money I don’t have on hand. Slick action, and pretty good shooters though you might consider a new barrel given the age of the inventory.
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I picked my M70 Stainless Classic up for $650 with a Leopold VXIII scope and rings. Maybe not a deal you'd find in these times, but they are out there.
Yes, that is right. Controlled feed means nothing to me. I have both types, use them interchangeably, put meat on the table, and never look back.
Yes sir, same here for the most part except that the OP asked for control feed. The M77 does have a semi-Mauser action in that the extraction is controlled but they are not a true control feed which the OP asked for. I just did not want him to get confused. I have a M77 in .270 and it is lovely and wonderful as is yours, I agree, they are great rifles.
lysanderxiii
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Spanish Mausers are well below a grand . . .
There's only one item with Husqvarna rifles chambered in. 30-06 that steered me from purchasing a gently used example I once found available, the rifling twist rate is typically 1:12 inches which might not make any difference to you or anyone besides me.
Although I like owning Zastava LK M70 rifles I haven't and don't plan to purchase any example in .308 because those have a 1:12 inches rifling twist rate.
If either matter to you it's a simple matter to ask the seller of a rifle what rifling twist rate the barrel has IME if it's not in the ad or listing info.
Here's a link to a chart I find handy put together by GS Custom Bullets. It's not fully comprehensive but it's my go-by when other info isn't available.
http://www.gsgroup.co.za/faqtwistratebymanuf.html
Although I like owning Zastava LK M70 rifles I haven't and don't plan to purchase any example in .308 because those have a 1:12 inches rifling twist rate.
If either matter to you it's a simple matter to ask the seller of a rifle what rifling twist rate the barrel has IME if it's not in the ad or listing info.
Here's a link to a chart I find handy put together by GS Custom Bullets. It's not fully comprehensive but it's my go-by when other info isn't available.
http://www.gsgroup.co.za/faqtwistratebymanuf.html
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CRF requires 3 things.
* The cartridge is picked up by the extractor as soon as it leaves the magazine.
* A large claw type extractor.
* And a blade type of ejector instead of a spring loaded ejector button.
And NONE of those things help FEED rounds into the chamber any more reliably than a PF action. The term CRF is really a misnomer. One advantage often discussed is that with CRF if for some reason you partially feed a round into the chamber and for whatever reason decide to eject the round a CRF rifle will eject the round and allow you to load another from the magazine.
With PF rifles the extractor doesn't grab the rim until the bolt is fully closed. If you short stoke a PF rifle it will leave a round in the chamber and create a jam when you try to load the next round. It is hard for me to imagine a scenario where that would happen, but apparently it has happened to hunters who panicked while being charged by dangerous game. But this is still an extraction issue, not feeding.
What CRF does is provide MUCH more rugged and reliable EXTRACTION and EJECTION. Particularly when the rifle is filthy. That is what made those rifles attractive on battlefields and to early hunters who ventured out on wilderness hunts lasting weeks or even months away from a gunsmith to fix broken parts. Having a rifle that would eject rounds after being used in snow storms, sand storms, after being dropped in muddy water was more important back then than today.
As long as they are kept reasonably clean a PF rifle functions just fine. But it doesn't take much dirt, dust, or rust to defeat the extractor or ejector on a PF rifle. The more likely you are to use the gun in harsh conditions the more important CRF becomes. Most of us will never abuse a rifle to the point where CRF really matters. I have and use both types. But on wilderness hunts in harsh conditions I trust my CRF rifles to function when a PF may not.
The original Ruger's had the claw extractor. But there was no way for the extractor to grab the rim until the bolt fully closed. And they still used a spring loaded button ejector. One out of 3 ain't good. They were good enough rifles, just not CRF.
* The cartridge is picked up by the extractor as soon as it leaves the magazine.
* A large claw type extractor.
* And a blade type of ejector instead of a spring loaded ejector button.
And NONE of those things help FEED rounds into the chamber any more reliably than a PF action. The term CRF is really a misnomer. One advantage often discussed is that with CRF if for some reason you partially feed a round into the chamber and for whatever reason decide to eject the round a CRF rifle will eject the round and allow you to load another from the magazine.
With PF rifles the extractor doesn't grab the rim until the bolt is fully closed. If you short stoke a PF rifle it will leave a round in the chamber and create a jam when you try to load the next round. It is hard for me to imagine a scenario where that would happen, but apparently it has happened to hunters who panicked while being charged by dangerous game. But this is still an extraction issue, not feeding.
What CRF does is provide MUCH more rugged and reliable EXTRACTION and EJECTION. Particularly when the rifle is filthy. That is what made those rifles attractive on battlefields and to early hunters who ventured out on wilderness hunts lasting weeks or even months away from a gunsmith to fix broken parts. Having a rifle that would eject rounds after being used in snow storms, sand storms, after being dropped in muddy water was more important back then than today.
As long as they are kept reasonably clean a PF rifle functions just fine. But it doesn't take much dirt, dust, or rust to defeat the extractor or ejector on a PF rifle. The more likely you are to use the gun in harsh conditions the more important CRF becomes. Most of us will never abuse a rifle to the point where CRF really matters. I have and use both types. But on wilderness hunts in harsh conditions I trust my CRF rifles to function when a PF may not.
The original Ruger's had the claw extractor. But there was no way for the extractor to grab the rim until the bolt fully closed. And they still used a spring loaded button ejector. One out of 3 ain't good. They were good enough rifles, just not CRF.
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