Blind Magazine, Hinged Floorplate or DBM
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adcoch1
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Just. Showing. Off...
I prefer a hinged plate or blind mag on a hunting rifle when I'm walking around, but where I hunt usually doesn't really lend to all day tromps through the woods. In and out of a vehicle I like a dbm, especially in a CRF rifle like my little cz 527. But most of my bolt guns have mags that stick out, and that bugs me since the balance point is right under the action. I've taken to carrying them upside down or slung as a remedy, and it's annoying. So a smooth bottom profile is preferred for a walking rifle. DBm for bench guns is preferred.
WisBorn
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Love the engraving!
bearman49709
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I've owned them all and I now only own DBM, I have no use for any other and will not buy one.
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I prefer a detachable magazine whenever possible. Haven't owned any bolt actions with a hinged yet but that is the close second choice. Absolutely no blind magazine wells. I was building a custom rifle with a blind magazine donated stock and never wanted to finish it. Sold the stock.
chicharrones
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I love the idea of having hinged floor plate magazines in traditional bolt action rifles and I hate buying magazines for any gun. Yet, most of my current collection of long guns have detachable magazines. Only one has a hinged floor plate (an SKS of all things) and one is a blind mag if you count lever guns.
Gordon
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AICS magazine hands down if I had a choice. Second choice is a spool mag like a Mannlicher Schoenauer or Savage 99 ! Other than that it doesn't matter.
shoobe01
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DBM.
Easier to clear and to show clear.
Easier to clean without worrying about getting gunk in the magazine.
Even if not reloading a lot, having the magazine detach and be a big hole through the gun is good.
Easier to clear and to show clear.
Easier to clean without worrying about getting gunk in the magazine.
Even if not reloading a lot, having the magazine detach and be a big hole through the gun is good.
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I've had all three. DBM is nice, unless you lose/misplace the mag and they are stupidly expensive. Blind mag is stone simple. Floorplate that swings open isn't very common anymore and is a feature on higher end rifles.
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I'm in full agreement with Mr. Gordon about about the Mannlicher Schoenauer spool magazine. It provides flawless cartridge feeding and almost instantaneous unloading. Pressing the cartridge stop tab (shown here) dumps the cartridges into your hand.
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sage5907
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I will make one point about DBM rifles. I have hunted with friends who use both regular bolt action rifles with DBM magazines and long range rifles with DBM magazines and they have one thing in common. That is, that the rifle and the magazine often end up in different places at the same time. Several times the user would hunt with a heavy coat in the morning and change to a lighter coat in the evening and end up with the magazine in the heavy coat pocket and hunting with a single shot rifle in the evening. Also, friends would call late at night and ask if their magazine was laying the the back floorboard of my truck. This is often caused by getting back to the vehicle after dark in cold weather. I am aware that this could never happen to most people on the forum.
WisBorn
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I would like to add one comment; when you have a DBM how often do you buy a second magazine for the gun?
on a hunting gun almost never, on a range toy i have a couple.
I actually have 2 (gave one away) mags for my .375 Ruger, Abolt. but i got them for 10 bucks each...at almost 80 i would still onlyhave 1
bearman49709
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I've used DBM since 1977.
The only time I bought a new mag was when I wanted to use my AR 15 for hunting, For semi auto center fire rifles and shotguns Michigan only allows 5 round mags with one in the chamber for a total of 6. You can block mags but I don't want to use a 30 round mag that can only hold 5 rounds.
chicharrones
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Every single time I get a DBM long gun, I buy at least 1 extra mag if not several. I'm not talking ARs here, I'm talking about bolt guns. I always figure if I only have one magazine it will end up damaged or lost. It's simple redundancy for what is likely the most fragile and easiest to misplace part of a gun, that's all.
dieselchief
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I always felt that the change from floorplate to a blind or detachable magazine in a bolt gun was a cost cutting move.
…..model 70s, 700s, 77 rugers copied mausers design in that area. even 110 savages all have or had machined lips in the action for specific cartridge families.
….. when the big change came on savages I got caught unawares on a 25 06 order. all the new economy bolt guns have wide open areas in the action and the mag does all the work. yuck.
.....not my thing. jmho dc
…..model 70s, 700s, 77 rugers copied mausers design in that area. even 110 savages all have or had machined lips in the action for specific cartridge families.
….. when the big change came on savages I got caught unawares on a 25 06 order. all the new economy bolt guns have wide open areas in the action and the mag does all the work. yuck.
.....not my thing. jmho dc
entropy
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Practical use: DBM. Classic looks; hinged Even my surplus rifles have DBM (one enfield) or hinged .(one Turkish mauser and a couple Mosins)
bearman49709
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If you own any semi-auto handguns do they have a blind magazine, hinged floorplate or a DBM?
entropy
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I can only think of a few blind magazine semi-auto pistols; Mauser C96 (not 712) and Steyr-Hahn 1912 come to mind.
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cdb1
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What is your point?
Skylerbone
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I have examples of each but the overall tally favors DBM with this simple qualifier: if the rifle is otherwise one I want to own, I consider the magazine style a non-issue.
Even the cheapest of my rifles get a second magazine and sometimes more when I find a reasonable price. Far less expensive than hunting obsolete mags down the road. I learned that lesson with pistols long ago where buying a clone and spending $300 for a few proprietary magazines installs a permanent bookmark in the mental Rolodex to make smarter choices.
Even the cheapest of my rifles get a second magazine and sometimes more when I find a reasonable price. Far less expensive than hunting obsolete mags down the road. I learned that lesson with pistols long ago where buying a clone and spending $300 for a few proprietary magazines installs a permanent bookmark in the mental Rolodex to make smarter choices.
bearman49709
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Simple, if it's good for one it's good for the other.
I've seen a few people hit the mag release on rifles by accident over the years and I've seen many people hit the mag release on handguns over the years.
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cdb1
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Thanks. I just couldn’t figure out where you were going.
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