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Why did tubular magazines were replaced by fixed box magazines for bolt action rifles even though the military knows it holds more ammo?
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There were several reasons. A box magazine MAY actually hold more ammunition. They are much faster to reload (using a stripper clip- insert the clip of cartridges into the weapon, press down on top of the cartridges, withdraw stripper, close bolt). If a tube type magazine was dented, it may be impossible to reload. Finally, while a tube magazine can work for a flat tipped bullet, such as the 170 grain bullet used in the 30-30 cartridge, they can be very dangerous to use with spitzer (pointed) bullets. As the 8mm Mauser, the .303 British, and the 30-06 began to shift to the spitzer bullet, the tubular magazine fell into disfavor. With a spitzer bullet, the center fire primer of each cartridge rests on the pointy tip of the bullet behind it.
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