| lonewulf |
| (.300 member) |
| 09/09/16 09:31 AM |
Re: The greatest rifle ever made???
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Controlled round feed? Yup, expensive to produce and pretty dang cool, but a Remmy 700 will feed very effectively even when "up freakin side down"!!!! So who gives a shit about overly complicated gear? Controlled round feed only matters for those who want something to sell to the market that is arguably not necessary or required but want to be different and "need" a distinguishing feature.... This is simply a marketing play and no more. I have both and respect that they both must be handled slightly different lest one "dangs" it up and jams the rifle. Yup, it takes a village to raise an idiot, and even an idiot can bugger up a controlled round feed.
Well, I'm not sure if the above was intended as a joke or not (if it was I apologize in advance) but whatever the case I would maybe go so far as to say controlled round feed could be considered 'overkill' in certain shooting situations but "marketing" - OMG no! And although a well made Remington is probably good enough for most hunting applications it would, IMO, be fatuous to suggest it's in the same league as a Mauser.
If you were stuck way out in the back of beyond in a nasty life or death situation and you had the option of a 98 or a Remington would you really take the latter with it's lack of CRF, its puny extractor and it's little spring activated button ejector - over a Mauser? Seriously?