Need advice on bolt action purchase.

Heartland Patriot · Post by **Heartland Patriot** » Thu Dec 01, 2011 9:20 am

Does anyone know which modern actions are based on the Mauser action? Controlled feed, I think it is called? I've always heard about how reliable they are, so maybe I can figure that into the equation as well...I'm not ready to buy just yet, and I really want to do ALL my homework and get something I'm going to like and want to keep.

The Annoyed Man · Post by **The Annoyed Man** » Thu Dec 01, 2011 9:22 am

Heartland Patriot wrote:Does anyone know which modern actions are based on the Mauser action? Controlled feed, I think it is called? I've always heard about how reliable they are, so maybe I can figure that into the equation as well...I'm not ready to buy just yet, and I really want to do ALL my homework and get something I'm going to like and want to keep.

All Ruger bolt actions are controlled feed.

Heartland Patriot · Post by **Heartland Patriot** » Thu Dec 01, 2011 9:51 am

The Annoyed Man wrote:
Heartland Patriot wrote:Does anyone know which modern actions are based on the Mauser action? Controlled feed, I think it is called? I've always heard about how reliable they are, so maybe I can figure that into the equation as well...I'm not ready to buy just yet, and I really want to do ALL my homework and get something I'm going to like and want to keep.
All Ruger bolt actions are controlled feed.

Thank you. And I am a pretty big fan of Ruger products. Those that I do own seem to be very reliable and solidly built. I'd love to have the M77 Compact Magnum in .308 Win but its a bit out of my price range.

threoh8 · Post by **threoh8** » Thu Dec 01, 2011 4:46 pm

It might be out of your price range right now, but one of these appeals to me. Notice that this is the export version, with a somewhat longer, stainless barrel.

Bullwhip · Post by **Bullwhip** » Sun Dec 04, 2011 2:33 am

Heartland Patriot wrote:Does anyone know which modern actions are based on the Mauser action? Controlled feed, I think it is called?

Most of them.

Controlled feed means the extractor claw holds the round all the way so it can't fall out. It's not just a Mauser thing, not even all Mausers have it.

Zoomie · Post by **Zoomie** » Sun Dec 04, 2011 3:15 am

LongHairedRedneck wrote:Just get a Remington 700 in .308 and be done with it. A "clean" kill is going to be more dependent on shot placement than caliber.

texasmusic · Post by **texasmusic** » Sun Dec 04, 2011 12:10 pm

Bullwhip wrote:
Heartland Patriot wrote:Does anyone know which modern actions are based on the Mauser action? Controlled feed, I think it is called?
Most of them.

Controlled feed means the extractor claw holds the round all the way so it can't fall out. It's not just a Mauser thing, not even all Mausers have it.

The Savage I have is push feed, and I believe Remingtons bolt guns as well.

Heartland Patriot · Post by **Heartland Patriot** » Sun Dec 04, 2011 12:27 pm

Bullwhip wrote:
Heartland Patriot wrote:Does anyone know which modern actions are based on the Mauser action? Controlled feed, I think it is called?
Most of them.

Controlled feed means the extractor claw holds the round all the way so it can't fall out. It's not just a Mauser thing, not even all Mausers have it.

Sorry, the Karabiner 98k always comes to mind when I think of Mauser...and I had read that it was controlled feed.

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