Which action is best - 2/3 or 4 lug?

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Re: Which action is best - 2/3 or 4 lug?

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Tim N wrote:I found an old equipment list from NRAA 2015 which showed:
13 - 3 lug actions barnard and bat.
7 - 2 lug actions.
Possibly our preference for 3 lug actions is both price AND availability?


Price & availability are big factors, but if they (3 lug actions) did not perform to users expectations they would have lost popularity pretty quick, but from what I see on the firing point the opposite would seem to be the case.
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Re: Which action is best - 2/3 or 4 lug?

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2 3 4 5 6 lugs ? there is also one luggers :lol: ?, anyway , what about what is behind them , ? do rigid actions count ? Chop
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Re: Which action is best - 2/3 or 4 lug?

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M17 , P14 , 98s, Enfields, ? Why wouldnt they work ?Chop
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Re: Which action is best - 2/3 or 4 lug?

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Befor you answer that , apart from stretching of actions and bolt movement, if they are barrel blocked and have positive and consistant ignition , THEY SHOULD WORK ? and cheap , Chop
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Re: Which action is best - 2/3 or 4 lug?

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I'm far from against a 3 lug Barnard. In fact I'm in the process of having the gun plumber assemble one as we speak :-)

The main factors for going down this path against another BAT were price and availability of the action and also parts. Everything from springs, rails, stocks etc etc are much cheaper and more available which provides versatility and also a level of redundancy should a failure occur.
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Re: Which action is best - 2/3 or 4 lug?

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Weatherby do a 9 lug bolt, maybe more isn't better?
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Re: Which action is best - 2/3 or 4 lug?

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Tim N wrote:Weatherby do a 9 lug bolt, maybe more isn't better?


Wheatherby is not alone in that game. They can be considered as 3 lugs with each 3 segments.

Parting the lugs is said to increase the lugs bearing area (when they can obtain them all to bear evenly) but in turn reduce drastically the lugs shear area.

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