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<blockquote data-quote="mightymouse" data-source="post: 2325798" data-attributes="member: 15253"><p>Yeah, the Belgian and Luxembourg rifles in .30-'06 are quite desirable, as is the Argentine version in 7.62 X 51 mm with the 20 rd box magazine. "Mostly" means that one of the ten rounds in the magazine get caught, in ejection, between the bolt carrier and the forward edge of the receiver, tying the gun up. Likely the gas system just needs to be adjusted, but I have a very limited supply of 8 mm Mauser ammo on hand, and I much prefer shooting what I do have thru my '98 Mauser, so I don't see myself expending the ammo necessary to get the gas system tuned to the ammo I'm using. As to why I didn't like shooting it--my '98 Mauser has been sporterized and it is a relatively light rifle, so you would expect the recoil of the 8 mm cartridge to be stouter, say, than that of a .308 rd from an M1A. You would expect the heavier, gas-operated SAFN to be a bit softer shooting than the bolt gun, but this was not the case for me, anyway. The '98 Mauser is lighter, trimmer, and has a better trigger than the SAFN, so, given that I find very little difference in perceived recoil, I'd simply rather shoot the '98 Mauser, especially so as my ammo supply is quite limited. But don't get me wrong, the SAFN is a well-engineered, well-built gun; it's just not for me.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="mightymouse, post: 2325798, member: 15253"] Yeah, the Belgian and Luxembourg rifles in .30-'06 are quite desirable, as is the Argentine version in 7.62 X 51 mm with the 20 rd box magazine. "Mostly" means that one of the ten rounds in the magazine get caught, in ejection, between the bolt carrier and the forward edge of the receiver, tying the gun up. Likely the gas system just needs to be adjusted, but I have a very limited supply of 8 mm Mauser ammo on hand, and I much prefer shooting what I do have thru my '98 Mauser, so I don't see myself expending the ammo necessary to get the gas system tuned to the ammo I'm using. As to why I didn't like shooting it--my '98 Mauser has been sporterized and it is a relatively light rifle, so you would expect the recoil of the 8 mm cartridge to be stouter, say, than that of a .308 rd from an M1A. You would expect the heavier, gas-operated SAFN to be a bit softer shooting than the bolt gun, but this was not the case for me, anyway. The '98 Mauser is lighter, trimmer, and has a better trigger than the SAFN, so, given that I find very little difference in perceived recoil, I'd simply rather shoot the '98 Mauser, especially so as my ammo supply is quite limited. But don't get me wrong, the SAFN is a well-engineered, well-built gun; it's just not for me. [/QUOTE]
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