Home Forums Hunting & Shooting Hunting Rifles What are the advantages of a blind magazine vs hinged floorplate?

I think there is advantages and disadvantages;

Advantages
1. Don't have to spend enormous amounts of money on new magazines which aren't even available today anywhere
2. you can't lose a blind mag

Disadvantaages
1. takes more time and effort to unload. We still drive deer and have to be unloaded on the road when we come out. Unloading and loading is really the only disadvantage i see.