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Rotating locking lugs with front of action locking. This results in minimal dynamic action stretch compared to rear locking. Three locking lug arrangement with large bearing and shear area provides exceptional locking strength. The precisely fitted bolt and three lug arrangement provide a more stable bolt face during firing. Controlled round feeding to prevent double loading of cartridges, most important in critical or dangerous situations. Fully enclosed case head with a self sealing ejector and extractor supports and seals the breech to help contain case head rupture. Short bolt travel speeds bolt cycling. It provides one of the shortest travels for a given cartridge length. Even in long magnum cartridge length configuration the shooter can cycle the bolt without moving the face from its position on the stock. Short bolt handle lift of 70 degrees provides rapid bolt cycling with good hand-scope clearance. Overall length of the action is shorter for a given cartridge length. This combined with thick action side walls makes for an extremely rigid action which contributes to accuracy. The shorter action length allows for a longer barrel for the same overall weapon length. Three position positive sear and trigger locking safety allows cycling of bolt with the safety on or locking of bolt handle in the down position. Safety is virtually silent. The staggered column, center feed magazine virtually eliminates feeding jams. Due to the short distance from the magazine to the chamber the bullet has already entered the chamber before the cartridge is released from the feed lips. The cartridge is fed directly into the chamber making for a snag free chambering and undamaged bullet tips. Detachable drop free box magazine for rapid loading and unloading. Magazine is of heavy duty construction, precision machined. Three round capacity in magnum, four in standard. Ambidextrous magazine release button.
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