Thanks Tony, I see what you mean, I thought you had problems with the cartridges jamming. Makes sens what you say.

Here at the Vic BGRC we shoot CLN regularly, it is one of the favorite events.
Obviously you are talking about when shooting the trophy sequence.
What we do in the case of rifles which must use a clip to load such as the Mannlichers is that the shooter informs the RO that he has such a gun and then he can load the clip with four rounds to suit. What we do in that case at 25 yards is load a clip with four, and then another clip with four, and then eject the last clip which still has two rounds in it into your hand before the rifle gets cleared.

Its a great event with many nice rifles in it.

Matt.