09-22-2011, 03:33 PM
LR1955 Wrote:Rich:
This doesn't make sense. Why would you need up to 20 magazines? The bolt gunners will mostly have five shot repeaters and must reload by hand as well. Or they must need up to 20 magazines as well if their bolt rifle uses a detachable magazine. If you give it a try you will find it faster to hand load a magazine and insert it into the rifle than hand loading five individual rounds into a short action bolt rifle that has an optic further restricting access to the magazine.
LR1955
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The 20 mags is probably a bit of an exaggeration and some frustration on my part. I'm just going off the "one could do it effectively with lots of mags loaded appropriately" comment from them. Most of the folks I have talked with that shoot these use mag loaded rifles, but I'm sure there will be some that use blind mags. I guess it's more disappointment right now than the possible final reality, so bear with me. It's like having your first date and then finding out later your mother is coming along, too. Takes some of the fun out of it.
There will be more definitive information as regards COF coming out in October. I have 7 G mags, so once I see what the COF is I'll make a final decision. But, if they are already not wanting semi's, I'm sure I would be under an "eagle eye" shooting mine.
I really want to expand my competitive shooting experience, but don't want to have to shoot 3 different calibers to do it.