Whats the locktime for different original actions like mauser, remington, winchester, tikka, savage, kimber, steyr and sauer.

How much can you improve the locktime by changing firingpin, spring, changing boltliftangle and so on.
IS it actually worth it for difficult hunting or competition shooting, or is all milliseconds just theory?
Can locktime make the difference between a game remaining at it shotplace or still running?

All things considered, it really doesn't matter, especially for big game hunting, so don't worry about it!

Allen

Still quite new to the game, so bear with me...

I don't know too much concerning the other actions, but Mausers are widely known for being verrrrryyyyy sllllloooooowwwww with locktime, compared to other makes.

For the Mauser, locktimes can be reduced somewhat by installing a strong spring/light pin combination, but then you need to watch out for primer piercing (and adjust the firing pin accordingly). At any rate, a speeded-up Mauser is still slower than most modern actions...

Quicker locktimes are beneficial, according to the benchrest crowd. As for hunting...if your quarry is at a stop, even a hundredth of a second or two is too quick for an animal move out of the bullet's kill zone, if one aims for the heart/lung area...that's just enough time for the game to snap their head in your direction to see where the noise is coming from. Then, it's too late...the bullet's already on it's way.

That's been my experience, at least...

TXLoader

Has any tested locktimes on actions, like magazines and such.

At Etronx site it says that actions have locktimes from 2,8 to 8 ms, maybe mauser is even slower.

What action has 2,8 ms locktime?

Locktime in general for your average hunter is not too much to be concerned with, but it does have an effect in long shots. It isn't the fact that your quarry can move out of a bullet's kill zone due to the locktime, it's the follow through of your shooting that makes the difference. This can be exaggerated by the differences between shooting a 1911 style pistol and shooting a single-action. The locktime on the single-action is considerably longer, hence the more difficult to shoot accurately. The same can be said about a bolt-action like the Mauser that has a slow locktime as compared to a Winchester or Remington that is much faster. While I have shot Mausers with military 2 stage triggers that grouped under .375 at 100 yards, it's not easy. Your form must be much more refined in order to shoot a rifle with slow locktime. If you're shooting at extreme ranges, every little bit helps, but I wouldn't worry too much about it as long as the weight of pull is comfortable for you shoot well. You'll find that will play a bigger part on your shooting than the locktime.

steve Otteson's Bolt Action books list lock times for all the major actions. For example;
Mauser 98 - 5.2 ms
Springfield 03 - 5.5-7.6 (depends on model and year)
Enfield 17 - 6.5 ms
Winchester 70 - 3.5 ms (Hornet is quicker), post 68 is 3.0 ms
Remington 700 et al - 2.6-3.0 ms (short and std action)
Weatherby Mk V - 2.9 ms
Remington 788 - 2.2-2.3 ms
That's from the first volume. For a hunting rifle I don't think it makes much differance. Hope this helps. - Dan

the 788 had the fastest lock time of all bolts, followed by the 600/XP. but, the electric triggers are, d'cord, faster.
jeffe

I know wolf makes springs in varing weights for many actions which are found in Brownells. You can improve your lock time considerably with a Tubb firing pin and spring for the remington 700 action.

I've been thinking about getting a G. David Tubb titanium accellorated firing pin for my Remington M700 300 WM. I dont have a terrible problem with flinching, but every time I do I want to kick myself. With a lighter trigger pull (2.5 pounds, adjusted a couple weeks ago) and the new firing pin, I wont have time to flinch.

RIGFER,
I have Tubb firing pins in all my rifles. It's not because I have more money than I know what to do with either. The first one, I did a lot of playing with. They do make a difference. Is it because I think it will Or is the difference real? I have no idea. I've fired groups with the original pin in, replaced it with a Tubb's, fired other groups, then replaced the original pin back in and fired some more groups. The rifle was cleaned every time the pins were changed, twenty rounds. It did make a difference. Several of my friends who shoot with me have installed the Tubbs in their rifles and are happy with them. I hope that this is of some help.

Just mix in some dummy rounds and let a friend load your gun. Then you'll se some seriuos flinching.

Johan