From: "Alex Hamilton", [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Well, it might be possible to modify the 94 action to take box magazine
from the right side of the action - where the loading gate is, but you
would turn it into an ugly beast and, I suspect, that magazine would
upset the fine balance of the rifle, too. The magazine would have to be
specially made and banana shaped.
As for 300 ft/sec difference in 30-30, I was thinking of practical
differences at the ranges lever rifles are used i.e. 200 yds . 307Win
will have a decisive advantage at 600 yds, but the 94 rifle will be out
of its depth against most military rifles at that range. The but is all
wrong for prone shooting too - practically impossible.
So, why do you want to do this?
Alex
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I don't really, just thought it might be fun!
If IPSC ever come up with their rifle rules it may be that the
only way we can be competitive is with a very quick action rifle,
like Peter's .223 BLRs. It depends on whether IPSC goes the same
route as us with practical rifle or whether it's similar to pistol
but at longer ranges.
Bolt-actions aren't at such a huge disadvantage on the service
rifle courses of fire as they would be at the IPSC rifle events
I've seen. The club I used to shoot at in Florida held them
and you needed a semi-auto to be even vaguely competitive.
Even the guys with SKSes used to be ploughed under in the
results.
I have no idea how we can be competitive with only .22s, lever
actions, bolt-actions and straight-pulls. With my Enfield
I can crank off a shot about every .9 of a second but any
faster and I short stroke it. But any semi-auto can be
fired far faster than that.
.22 Mags perhaps? The 10/22 in .22 Magnum might be okay
out to 200m, but the magazine capacity is only ten rounds.
Plus the police here are not happy about the idea of granting
authority for them as they shoot above the velocity limit of
most indoor ranges.
Can you imagine a course of fire at say 100m where you have
to double-tap all the targets? Anything but a semi-auto
and you'd be stuffed!
Steve.
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