Detachable Magazine or Hinged Floorplate

utahvarminter · 12-31-2005, 05:24 PM

I am very indecisive and I can't decide between the two.

Anyone have a good reason for one or the other?

ash · 12-31-2005, 05:46 PM

Magazine.

Quicker reloads.

utahvarminter · 12-31-2005, 05:55 PM

The reason is Savage makes a Hinged Floorplate, and a Detachable Magazine now - I want to get a .308 and 7mm Mag for hunting, but I don't know which to get.

ash · 01-01-2006, 02:42 AM

I would personaly go for for the magazine.

lefty o · 01-01-2006, 03:02 AM

unless you plan on taking the rifle into a firefight, it matters not.

Pumpkinheaver · 01-01-2006, 11:07 AM

I have rifles with both but you don't have to worry about loosing a hinged floorplate.

Apollyon67 · 01-01-2006, 03:00 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Pumpkinheaver

I have rifles with both but you don't have to worry about loosing a hinged floorplate.

on the other hand you can find another magazine to keep with you loaded and ready to use.

Oxford · 01-01-2006, 03:56 PM

When hunting and you're ready to unload, for whatever reason, the hinged floorplate is much quicker than to eject one round at at time till the mag is unloaded.

jerry · 01-01-2006, 04:44 PM

If the action is hot and heavy, not quite a firefight as Lefty says, but you get lucky and get more than one or two yotes come up on you. The mag would be nice to have. Big game, you will seldon get one or two shots off. if you do, youv'e probably done something terribly wrong in the first place.

With the floor plate, if you want o do some serious paper punching with custome loads, a S L E D is nice to use. I'm not 100% sure, but I don't think they work with a detachable mag.

IMO, & this is the only opinion based part of my response. The blind mags have more of a classic look to the rifle. Detachables are certainly usefull though.

Can't go wrong either way.

raccoon29 · 01-01-2006, 06:50 PM

Try them both if you can and go want you feel comfortable with.

btw who here would actually bring a bolt action rifle to a firefight?

ash · 01-01-2006, 07:02 PM

Define firefight?

01-01-2006, 07:18 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by raccoon29

btw who here would actually bring a bolt action rifle to a firefight?

I've never fought a fire with a rifle..usually 2 inch attack line..

raccoon29 · 01-02-2006, 04:09 AM

Firefight (noun):
An exchange of gunfire, as between infantry units.

And bulletproof are you being sarcastic with me?

Big Dog · 01-02-2006, 04:31 AM

I prefer the hinged floorplate in a hunting or target rifle. There are no thin feedlips to get banged up and cause feeding problems.

01-02-2006, 07:58 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by raccoon29

bulletproof are you being sarcastic with me?

no..but if you want me to be

alraicer · 01-02-2006, 10:17 AM

the germans had no issue using a bolt action in fire fights same with the russians and brits. I would take one

jamesfaync · 01-02-2006, 01:29 PM

carlos hathcock? does he count as one person? pinned down an entire nva company for 3 days him and his spotter cpl (?) burke.

BattleRifleG3 · 01-03-2006, 04:00 PM

The latest models of Savage with detachable magaine load from a simgle stack, meaning you can't load the mag inside the gun. Them having detachable floorplates is news to me.

I tend to recommend the detachable mag versions of the older models because Savage magazines can have troubles and a detachable one is easier to modify or replace.

12-31-2005, 05:24 PM	#1
utahvarminter Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Utah Posts: 485 Trader Rating: (0)	Detachable Magazine or Hinged Floorplate I am very indecisive and I can't decide between the two. Anyone have a good reason for one or the other? __________________ My Photo Album

12-31-2005, 05:55 PM	#3
utahvarminter Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Utah Posts: 485 Trader Rating: (0)	The reason is Savage makes a Hinged Floorplate, and a Detachable Magazine now - I want to get a .308 and 7mm Mag for hunting, but I don't know which to get. __________________ My Photo Album

01-01-2006, 11:07 AM	#6
Pumpkinheaver Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Missouri Posts: 1,311 Trader Rating: (0)	I have rifles with both but you don't have to worry about loosing a hinged floorplate. __________________ Just because your paranoid doesn't mean they aren't out to get you!

01-01-2006, 03:56 PM	#8
Oxford Super Moderator Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Gladstone, Missouri Posts: 12,981 Trader Rating: (0)	When hunting and you're ready to unload, for whatever reason, the hinged floorplate is much quicker than to eject one round at at time till the mag is unloaded. __________________ "If it's worth doing, it's worth doing right".

01-01-2006, 04:44 PM	#9
jerry Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2002 Posts: 10,760 Trader Rating: (0)	If the action is hot and heavy, not quite a firefight as Lefty says, but you get lucky and get more than one or two yotes come up on you. The mag would be nice to have. Big game, you will seldon get one or two shots off. if you do, youv'e probably done something terribly wrong in the first place. With the floor plate, if you want o do some serious paper punching with custome loads, a S L E D is nice to use. I'm not 100% sure, but I don't think they work with a detachable mag. IMO, & this is the only opinion based part of my response. The blind mags have more of a classic look to the rifle. Detachables are certainly usefull though. Can't go wrong either way. __________________

12-31-2005, 05:46 PM	#2
ash Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Maryland Posts: 932 Trader Rating: (0)	Magazine. Quicker reloads.

01-01-2006, 02:42 AM	#4
ash Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Maryland Posts: 932 Trader Rating: (0)	I would personaly go for for the magazine.

01-01-2006, 03:02 AM	#5
lefty o Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: mn Posts: 4,692 Trader Rating: (0)	unless you plan on taking the rifle into a firefight, it matters not.

01-01-2006, 06:50 PM	#10
raccoon29 Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Posts: 52 Trader Rating: (0)	Try them both if you can and go want you feel comfortable with. btw who here would actually bring a bolt action rifle to a firefight?

01-01-2006, 07:02 PM	#11
ash Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Maryland Posts: 932 Trader Rating: (0)	Define firefight?

01-02-2006, 04:09 AM	#13
raccoon29 Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Posts: 52 Trader Rating: (0)	Firefight (noun): An exchange of gunfire, as between infantry units. And bulletproof are you being sarcastic with me?

01-02-2006, 04:31 AM	#14
Big Dog Moderator Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Tallahassee, Florida Posts: 10,067 Trader Rating: (0)	I prefer the hinged floorplate in a hunting or target rifle. There are no thin feedlips to get banged up and cause feeding problems. __________________ Moderator of: AR15/M16, M14/M1A, New/Beginning Shooters and Militaria/Collectables.

01-02-2006, 10:17 AM	#16
alraicer Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Posts: 134 Trader Rating: (0)	the germans had no issue using a bolt action in fire fights same with the russians and brits. I would take one

01-02-2006, 01:29 PM	#17
jamesfaync Senior Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: fayetteville nc Posts: 167 Trader Rating: (0)	carlos hathcock? does he count as one person? pinned down an entire nva company for 3 days him and his spotter cpl (?) burke.

01-03-2006, 04:00 PM	#18
BattleRifleG3 Super Moderator Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Western PA Posts: 11,401 Trader Rating: (0)	The latest models of Savage with detachable magaine load from a simgle stack, meaning you can't load the mag inside the gun. Them having detachable floorplates is news to me. I tend to recommend the detachable mag versions of the older models because Savage magazines can have troubles and a detachable one is easier to modify or replace. __________________ Trust is earned, not... GIVEN away. - Worf