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Re: Magnaporting out of fashion?
12/07/06 11:50 AM

I once had a M70 Classic Stainless BOSS .338 Win. Mag. I am a big fan of the .338 in a bolt gun and have a custom FN Mauser 98 in that caliber I use for elk hunting.

The recoil of a .338 is not offensive to me at all. Nevertheless, I was amazed by the reduction of recoil achieved by the BOSS system. The .338 felt like shooting a .270 or a 7x57.

The noise and blast were HORRENDOUS!

That year I took the M70 elk hunting. What I noticed most was the cumbersome weight on the end of the barrel. At the end of a long day's hunt the rifle felt like it had a ball and chain attached to the muzzle. That did it for me. When I got home, I scrounged up a Winchester barrel in .300 Win. Mag. and had the rifle re-barreled.

I'm still using my old stand-by, the custom FN Mauser in .338. No muzzle break, and no need for one.

I acknowledge that the Magna-Port system won't affect the balance of a rifle. I never have shot one, so can't comment on how well it reduces recoil and how badly it increases muzzle blast.

In the end, none for me, thanks.

Curl

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Magnaporting out of fashion?	analog_peninsula	15/06/06 12:30 AM
Re: Magnaporting out of fashion?	Mike_McGuire	03/07/06 04:31 AM
Re: Magnaporting out of fashion?	mickey	03/07/06 12:41 PM
Re: Magnaporting out of fashion?	Gibbs505	04/07/06 09:50 AM
Re: Magnaporting out of fashion?	CptCurl	12/07/06 11:50 AM
Re: Magnaporting out of fashion?	AzGuy	15/06/06 02:14 PM
Re: Magnaporting out of fashion?	NE450No2	16/06/06 02:13 PM
Re: Magnaporting out of fashion?	AzGuy	16/06/06 02:44 PM
Re: Magnaporting out of fashion?	zimhunter	03/07/06 12:49 AM
Re: Magnaporting out of fashion?	4seventy	15/06/06 08:30 AM
Re: Magnaporting out of fashion?	500grains	15/06/06 06:02 AM

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