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Bolt Action

Gene B.Gene B. Member Posts: 892 ✭✭✭✭
edited September 2002 in General Discussion
When reloading a bolt action rifle should you keep the rifle on your shoulder, and move your hand off of the trigger and cycle the bolt?(The way I do it) or should you bring the rifle down and then cycle the bolt?( way I see other people do it, and the person in RUGERNINERs signature thing do it)



Edited by - gene B. on 09/06/2002 16:24:45
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  • STEERZ@NDSTRIPESSTEERZ@NDSTRIPES Member Posts: 370 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    EVERYONE HAS THERE OWN STYLE AS LONG AS THE GUN IS IN A SAFE DIRECTION AND HALDLE SAFELY

    JUSTICE WITHOUT MERCY
    IS TYRANY, MERCY WITHOUT
    JUSTICE IS WEAKNESS.
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  • HighballHighball Member Posts: 15,755
    edited November -1
    Depends on whether you want speed of reloading...or just get another round in the rifle ?
    A running deer,a charging bear,wartime...you better reload with your cheek on the stock,butt into the shoulder..when you come down off recoil,you are ready to shoot again.

    God,Guts,& GunsHave we lost all 3 ??
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  • BoltactionManBoltactionMan Member Posts: 2,048 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    You would do well to practice cycling in a fresh round with the rifle mounted. It is not any less safe, and if you should need the speed in the future it will be second nature.

    KC
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  • TazmuttTazmutt Member Posts: 862 ✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    If your a lefty shooting righty bolt, you gots no choice. I can shoot a bolt almost as fast as I can shoot a pump gun, even with the lefty disadvantage ... PRACTICE, PRACTICE, PRACTICE !
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