Anyone load their rifle this way?

[amflyer]

On a recent trip to Africa, I hunted with a gentleman that loaded his rifle through the floorplate.

He would place the rounds, shut the floorplate, and run the action to load. His rifle was a push-feed Schultz and Larsen, and I did not see a misfeed. I always assumed that the floorplate was for unloading, if used at all.

Perhaps I've been amiss for the last 40 years?

 

[DPris]

Never heard of it.
Why bother?
Denis

 

[chicharrones]

I've only seen it done on video, not in person.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1c7ZTcNTC5s

 

[BSA1]

Well I guess it is one way to prevent a accidental discharge by not having to cycle the bolt.

 

[shotgunjoel]

I've tried it before, but with something like a Mauser that has a directional follower (to get the staggered stack aligned) you have to think way too much about getting it lined up correctly.

 

[Garrobo]

When hunting Africa

I duct tape the floor plate shut on anything larger than a .30-06. I once had a boot full of .375's and no second shot using a Winchester model 70 in .375 H&H.

 

[Caliper_Mi]

Did this guy give any reasoning why he loaded this way? Seems cumbersome.

 

[jmr40]

Well I guess it is one way to prevent a accidental discharge by not having to cycle the bolt.

He still had to cycle the bolt.

 

[chicharrones]

Short fat fingers?

Maybe its just for people that have a tough time seating ammo in the magazine from the top? The reach through the receiver to push ammo in the mag is a bit longer than just dropping loose ammo from the bottom.

Just a thought. I've never done it.

 

[dvdcrr]

Sounds like Krag loading

 

[rcmodel]

Sounds like a guy that didn't know how to load a bolt-action rifle.
Or top one off with extra rounds.

I'd hate to have him backing me up on dangerous game!!

rc

 

[amflyer]

He was actually a very experienced rifleman, and a very good shot. I had just never seen that before. And it reminded me of loading a Krag too.

Now that I say that, he was a Dane. Maybe he learned to shoot with that type of magazine?

 

[ApacheCoTodd]

I do.

My SKS.

Todd.

 

[MistWolf]

I've seen it done before. As long as the rounds are stacked correctly, there is no problem