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A Problem With ALL Ruger American centerfire rifles
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<blockquote data-quote="CMP70306" data-source="post: 1925056" data-attributes="member: 36999"><p>Really? You are here for 30 minutes and your first post is to start bashing people on a two year old thread because they want a bolt lock on their rifle?</p><p></p><p>Not sure where you're from but I've been carrying a fully loaded rifle since I started hunting at 12 with a Browning A-Bolt in .243, which coincidentally has a bolt lock. I then moved on to a 7600, 1903 Springfield and Winchester Model 70's all of which lock the bolt/action in some fashion preventing accidental round ejection. Subsequently I've killed deer I jumped while walking too and from my stand so having to rack a round into an empty chamber is a hinderance up here in PA where we don't have the luxury of seeing animals from a long way off. </p><p></p><p>Additionally I'm not seeing the safety issue you mentioned? I hunted for 15 years with the above rifles without issue and it wasn't until I took my Nucleus hunting in 2018 that I ever ejected a round onto the ground. When I readjusted the slung rifle on my left shoulder like I had been doing for decades the bolt handle caught on my back but unlike my other rifles instead of sliding down and settling in place the bolt caught then popped open and dropped ejecting the round. So was I somehow unsafe for carrying a rifle slung over my left shoulder?</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="CMP70306, post: 1925056, member: 36999"] Really? You are here for 30 minutes and your first post is to start bashing people on a two year old thread because they want a bolt lock on their rifle? Not sure where you’re from but I’ve been carrying a fully loaded rifle since I started hunting at 12 with a Browning A-Bolt in .243, which coincidentally has a bolt lock. I then moved on to a 7600, 1903 Springfield and Winchester Model 70’s all of which lock the bolt/action in some fashion preventing accidental round ejection. Subsequently I’ve killed deer I jumped while walking too and from my stand so having to rack a round into an empty chamber is a hinderance up here in PA where we don’t have the luxury of seeing animals from a long way off. Additionally I’m not seeing the safety issue you mentioned? I hunted for 15 years with the above rifles without issue and it wasn’t until I took my Nucleus hunting in 2018 that I ever ejected a round onto the ground. When I readjusted the slung rifle on my left shoulder like I had been doing for decades the bolt handle caught on my back but unlike my other rifles instead of sliding down and settling in place the bolt caught then popped open and dropped ejecting the round. So was I somehow unsafe for carrying a rifle slung over my left shoulder? [/QUOTE]
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