Actually, the pushfeed thing may not happen now, thank God. It would appear that the Remington Sendero 300 mag has screwed the pooch during a simple range session.
I just got this email from Aubrey:
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Hi MD
Broke the 300 win mag today ....should be fixed in a week or so. Bolt froze
on a spent cartridge ...broke the bolt handle off trying to lift it.... must
stop this spinach diet ;-)
Don't worry about the fishing ....I am #$%^&* myself. The good thing is that
these fish are suicidal and will actually catch themselves.
Damm party tonight and I need sleep ......
Sleepless in Africa
Aubrey
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My response (edited to remove hails of derisive laughter and the usual profanity...):
Aubrey,
Maybe you should consider getting a Winchester, They don't break!
I can just see us out in the middle of east jesus Africa, trying to weld a bolt handle back on with nothing but a coat hanger, some detergent, and a 12 volt car battery....
I hope it gets fixed OK.
Mad Dog
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Looks like those broken bolt/extractor/etc./ad nauseum Remington 700 problems that I had brought up in the LOOOONG thread on the merits of 700s VS Winchesters/Mauser types was not just a hallucination after all.
I have recommended that he get a couple of Winchesters, or anything else that has "proper" construction, so as not to be severely disappointed when the rubber meets the road.
I will nevertheless hunt with the Remingtons
(or a rock, slingshot, pointed stick, whatever!) if need be, because I ain't gonna look a gift horse in the mouth.
[This message has been edited by MAD DOG (edited June 03, 2000).]