Quote Originally Posted by zulu01 View Post
What are your opinions on detachable box magazines? Is a hinged floor plate just fine or is the mag much nicer for loading and unloading?
I use a hinged floor plate on all my big game rifles. A detach mag is nice for quick reloads but it adds weight to the rifle, and in most states that have limits on how many rounds can be loaded in the rifle, the weight isn't justifiable. In the field I can reload my rifle just as quickly as with a magazine, because unless you plan on missing, your extra mag is probably in your pocket where I have a few extra rounds on the butt of my rifle. So while you are digging out your mag I simply grab a few rounds feed them and go. I'm not knocking a box mag, I use them for all my predator rifles. I just don't care for them in my elk rifle.