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My new 9,3 has one, and I was at first a bit mortified. But when I consider how slick and quiet the thing is, I am tempted to just leave it as is. Anyone have a reason other than aesthetics -- e.g., a feeding failure -- to replace the follower? There is hope, even when your brain tells you there isn’t. – John Green, author | ||
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It may be made from nylon which slides easier. It may not be there as a means of being cheap but for the purpose to reduce friction and improve feeding. Just my thoughts. Look at some of the chain tensioners on motorcycles - many are made from nylon. | |||
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I had plastic bottom and follower on mine and with help from a poster on AR in the states had it swapped out........................I would swap it out but thats me. | |||
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The metal followers for the 550 haven't been available for a long time. It would be a miracle to find one, assuming someone would sell theirs. The plastic one works, so why worry about it? I go have one that I would sell for a thousand dollars though!  ------------------------------- Will / Once you've been amongst them, there is no such thing as too much gun. --------------------------------------- and, God Bless John Wayne. NRA Benefactor, GOA, NAGR _________________________ "Elephant and Elephant Guns" $99 shipped. “Hunting Africa's Dangerous Game" $20 shipped. red.dirt.elephant@gmail.com _________________________ If anything be of note, let it be he was once an elephant hunter, hoping to wind up where elephant hunters go. | |||
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Kimber also uses a plastic follower in the 8400, at least they did in my 338 classic. | |||
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Plastic........CHEAP CHEAP CHEAP  Don't kid your self. It is used for economy, not because of superiority. | |||
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I have four rifles with plastic platforms (followers) they are; Sako in 375 Happy & Happy, Kimber Classic in 308, Sauer 202 in 6.5x55 and a Tikka T3 in 6.5x55. All of them work . More importantly all of them shoot straight. Would they be more accurate with a metal platform? Would they feed any better? No and No, ergo no problem.  | |||
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Bill, In a fit of anti-plastic bigotry, I contacted CZ about mine, and was told no steel follwers for 9.3s are available any more. So, I have decided to stick with my plastic follower. It is slick, it feeds like a momma bird to her chicks and it is what I am stuck with. My Steyr 9.3 is in the same plastic canoe. And it ain't overturned yet neither. So, I've decided that I'm going to live with both of them happily ever after.    Mike Wilderness is my cathedral, and hunting is my prayer. | |||
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