I see installation of a Straddle Floorplate is relatively common on custom bolt action magazine rifles. Attempting to research any particular advantage of this floorplate style has not been productive with info. All of my personal rifles have standard, non- straddle floorplates which have never once given me any concerns or problems. So, could the experts here please educate me on what I don't know about Straddle Floorplates ?
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I presumed it was that the extra metal would prevent some dirt from getting into the magazine.

Looks cool, Mauser did it on the magnum models. No other reason I can see.

Does serve the "advantage" of positioning the floorplate precisely at both ends..Anyone that's handled a few M-70's will see what I mean

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Duane Wiebe (CG&R)
posted 21 August 2022 03:20
Does serve the "advantage" of positioning the floorplate precisely at both ends..Anyone that's handled a few M-70's will see what I mean

Would you mind providing more detail please ? I think I see how straddle floorplate positioning would be more precise ( since the floorplate rear cannot move beyond nor on tangent to the trigger guard ) but how does that bear on what the M70 has ?

If shaped correctly, it could provide downward pressure on the floorplate latch, reducing the
play between floorplate and latch and the chance that a heavy recoiling cartridge would dump the contents of the magazine on the ground.

I always figured they covered up inletting corner mistakes, and they do that very well, but I suspect Duane was closer to the bullseye than the rest of us..