Comments on: Question of the Day: “What’s the Point of a Merkel RX.Helix When You Can Buy a Semi Auto?” http://www.thetruthaboutguns.com/2010/03/robert-farago/question-of-the-day-what%e2%80%99s-the-point-of-a-merkel-rx-helix-when-you-can-buy-a-semi-auto/ Exploring the ethics, morality, business, politics, culture, technology, practice, strategy, dangers and fun of guns Sat, 11 Feb 2012 12:23:45 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: H. Sieghttp://www.thetruthaboutguns.com/2010/03/robert-farago/question-of-the-day-what%e2%80%99s-the-point-of-a-merkel-rx-helix-when-you-can-buy-a-semi-auto/comment-page-1/#comment-8685 H. Sieg Sat, 13 Nov 2010 15:53:29 +0000 http://thetruthaboutguns.com/?p=2456#comment-8685 On youtube you have a film where ordinary hunters manage the Merkel RX-Helix. Classical use but very fast: <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4LTFTohpErw" rel="nofollow">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4LTFTohpErw</a> On youtube you have a film where ordinary hunters manage the Merkel RX-Helix. Classical use but very fast: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4LTFTohpErw

]]> By: Martin Albrighthttp://www.thetruthaboutguns.com/2010/03/robert-farago/question-of-the-day-what%e2%80%99s-the-point-of-a-merkel-rx-helix-when-you-can-buy-a-semi-auto/comment-page-1/#comment-255 Martin Albright Sun, 21 Mar 2010 10:17:18 +0000 http://thetruthaboutguns.com/?p=2456#comment-255 Seems more like just a novelty than an attempt to get around semi-auto restrictions. Straight-pull bolt actions go all the way back to the 19th century. Before they adopted a semi-auto in the 50's, Switzerland fielded the excellent K31 (wiki: <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/K31)" rel="nofollow">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/K31)</a>. Obvious disavdantages include a more complex (read: Expensive) mechanism, and not as easy to chamber a recalcitrant round (where a turnbolt gun can use the leverage of the bolt and the shooters strong right arm to chamber a slightly overlong round.) Honestly a decent lever gun is at least as fast, as is a pump gun (very few centerfire pump action rifles, though) and faster even than this straight-pull bolt gun. an additional plus for the pump gun is that the shooter doesn't have to remove either of his hands from their position on the stock. Seems more like just a novelty than an attempt to get around semi-auto restrictions.

Straight-pull bolt actions go all the way back to the 19th century. Before they adopted a semi-auto in the 50's, Switzerland fielded the excellent K31 (wiki: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/K31).

Obvious disavdantages include a more complex (read: Expensive) mechanism, and not as easy to chamber a recalcitrant round (where a turnbolt gun can use the leverage of the bolt and the shooters strong right arm to chamber a slightly overlong round.)

Honestly a decent lever gun is at least as fast, as is a pump gun (very few centerfire pump action rifles, though) and faster even than this straight-pull bolt gun. an additional plus for the pump gun is that the shooter doesn't have to remove either of his hands from their position on the stock.

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