'89 Schmidt rubin

[Eaglelord17]

Question: Do you know how many people have said my rifle has too many bullets in it, when they are getting shot at?
Answer: None.

Actually many people have, there is a reason why trench mags for Mausers and Lee Enfield didn't go particularly far.

Our obsession with magazine capacity is a semi-auto and automatic thing. Larger magazine capacities in manual action rifles with quick loading systems doesn't add up to any more firepower, just makes the gun heavier and often exposes the magazine to more potential damage. For example the Swiss 1889 rifle has a 12rd capacity which was loaded with 2x 6rd chargers. A Swiss 1911 has a 6rd capacity loaded with 1x 6rd charger. To fire 12rds you still have to work the bolt 12 times and load two chargers in the gun. Same overall speed but now your rifle is better balanced and the magazine isn't as exposed.