Originally Posted by TX35W

One other thing about your CAS rifles. I could run my short-stroke Uberti and Marlin 94 many times faster than even my tuned and slicked up 1895. I had worries about short stroking my 1895 because the throw was so long (and also longer than what I was used to). The throw was so long it really wasn't much faster than a bolt action. This might not be the case with your Winchester, though.

Once you shoot a bolt action enough you'll probably notice that you do a lot of the bolt manipulation under recoil anyway. So you are not actually losing that much productive shooting time. Again difference between CAS rounds and even a warm 30-06 load.


Both good points. I know my M71 won't be as fast as a slicked up M73 or Marlin 1894.... just haven't tried to work it fast, recently to get a feel for comparison.

Ditto manipulation under recoil, way different from (even a relatively heavy) CAS competition round.

-Chris