Straight Pull Bolt Actions?

[Beetle Bailey]

A few years back you could buy a COMMERCAL Model96 Mauser that was a straight pull bolt action.

So that's what it was. . .

A few weeks back I was in a gunshop and they had a commercial hunting rifle with the Mauser banner on it. It had a handle mounted on a pivot like the "hands" on an old clock. You sweep the handle back maybe 30-40 degrees and then pull the entire bolt back. The bolt did not rotate. It was chambered in .308 win, BTW.

Seemed kinda neat but wasn't what I was looking for, although I suppose one of the advantages would be the possibility of a very low mounted scope. Sales guy didn't seem to know much about it. . .

 

[Fingolfin]

A few years back you could buy a COMMERCAL Model96 Mauser that was a straight pull bolt action.

These were pretty neat, had a rotating lug bolt that looked kinda like an AR-15's.



Also for straight pulls, several years ago Browning had the "Acera" straight pull bolt action rifle as well. Did well in Europe but never took off here.