Anyone else hate DBMs on bolt actions?
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Zak Smith
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The poor DBM's totally suck.
The good ones (e.g. AI) are great.
The good ones (e.g. AI) are great.
rbernie
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DBM's worked for the Lee Enfield for about ten gazillion years, thru sixteentrillionmillion customers served, all made in factories spread over at least four continents.
I guess it's all in the execution.
I guess it's all in the execution.
Ah, but the SMLE magazines were not removed and replaced to reload, but only to replace a damaged magazine. They were designed to be, and were, reloaded using stripper clips.
Meanwhile, I Love DBMs, and it is one of the design features that I look for in a rifle. Alas, they are rare. Sako makes the best ones.
Meanwhile, I Love DBMs, and it is one of the design features that I look for in a rifle. Alas, they are rare. Sako makes the best ones.
Clemson
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In a hunting rifle it's just something else to get lost. I would not buy a rifle with a detachable magazine if it were half price.
But that's just my opinion, worth what you paid for it.
Clemson
But that's just my opinion, worth what you paid for it.
Clemson
kaferhaus
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I love em.... much easier to load/unload your rifle.
As stated above, depends on the execution.
Remington throats their barrels long, and keeps their DBM magazines short. The end result? If the cartridge OAL is short enough to feed reliably from the magazine, the bullet has to jump a LONG ways to engage the rifling when the trigger is pulled. Thanks for that built-in accuracy enhancement, Remington!
Remington throats their barrels long, and keeps their DBM magazines short. The end result? If the cartridge OAL is short enough to feed reliably from the magazine, the bullet has to jump a LONG ways to engage the rifling when the trigger is pulled. Thanks for that built-in accuracy enhancement, Remington!
confed sailor
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works fine on my 2a1 ishy, and my k31 (if you want to call it a bolt 
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BusMaster007
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I had a 1995 Remington 700 BDL-DM / .338 Win.Mag.It functioned flawlessly; was accurate; and I actually cleaned it once in a while...
It had a Redfield 1.75-5x20 Lo-Pro Widefield scope in Redfield JR base/rings; and I put the action into a Remington Synthetic stock that I painted with Dupli-Color Truck Bed Liner fogged with Krylon Satin Hunter Green.
I liked the gun. It could be fed with the magazine in place or by using any of the 3 magazines I bought for it. It never choked.
But, I didn't 'love' it. So, I sold it for a 'regular' BDL / .375 Ultra Mag.
rbernie
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I was being a bit tongue-in-cheek.
But they *do* qualify as DBM, even if they're not intended to be removed for recharging.
ClarkEMyers
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I don't have a problem with them on Steyr Scouts
The extra in the stock has some emotional appeal although I don't expect to ever shoot the gun dry. I like the more or less flush fit and I can see the appeal of the floorplate mounted detachable magazine especially for riding motorized transportation - on private property where legal and compatible with one's notions of fair chase - the ability to load and unload quickly isn't a bad thing.
The extra in the stock has some emotional appeal although I don't expect to ever shoot the gun dry. I like the more or less flush fit and I can see the appeal of the floorplate mounted detachable magazine especially for riding motorized transportation - on private property where legal and compatible with one's notions of fair chase - the ability to load and unload quickly isn't a bad thing.
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