Question can anybody name a commercially available control feed action that was made during the late 1960�s that was manufactured in the usa? Personaly, as I was not alive then don�t know of any. I would think that if their weren�t any CF actions for the army to build new guns on.

Also isn�t the current USMC rifle the M40-A4?

Ray



[ 01-17-2003, 00:17: Message edited by: m1carbine ]

No problem Celt.

JAG

Here is some info on the Finnish sniper rifles from the perverbial hourses mouth.

"There are 2 different sniper rifles in Finnish army in duty right now. TAK-85 was put together by Military from Sako parts and as the name already says it was taken in use 1985 caliber is 7.62 X 53R. 8.6 Kiv 2000 is the official military name for TRG-42 made also by Sako and caliber is .338 Lapua Magnum. It has been in duty since 2000

.50 cal Barretts has been tested for use."

FWIW
Celt

Celt,

Thanks for the current info. Can you refer me to any website or book that might help me update my information?

The onfo I got was from posting the question at Sniper's Paradise. A guy from Finnland answered it with the quote I copy and pasted here.

Celt

I doubt that snipering has much to do with killing a charging Buffalo, in which case I demand a double or a controled feed rifle..

I have seen a lot more failures with push feeds in the Dangerous game fields, than I have with control feed rifles, so I will not use a push feed for dangerous game.

We all make our dicisions to some extent based on passed experiences...My only failure to date is due to Warne Rings on a DGR...so perhaps it is in operation of the arm.

I did have a round fall out of the magazine while I was running and trying to load a round in the chamber of my Ruger 77, 30-06 and I closed the bolt and muffed the biggest elk I have ever seen in the Selway because the round fell out before I closed the bolt.

If anyone wants to use a push feed on buffalo that is their choice and they have to live with it...Many have and successfully.

I would not be concerned if my sniper rifle was a push feed as long as it was accurate, but given a choice I'd still take a CFR..Might get a shot at two generals, who knows. Because the Gov. chose anything is not a reason to consider it a good choice, they have screwed up many times.

I LIKE YOUR RAT SNIPER PECOS. NEAT GRAPHIC.

THE 2ND AMENDMENT PROTECTS US ALL.......