Browning Maral Straight Pull Rifle 7 Browning

Browning Maral Straight Pull Rifle

Browning has done something that was so obvious that it’s really quite remarkable that it hadn’t been done before. They took the action of the Browning BAR self-loading rifle and re-designed it as a straight pull bolt action repeating rifle. This has the advantage of creating a rifle that meets legal restrictions on self-loaders that exist in come countries, and yet provides a bolt action repeating rifle that enables the shooter to cycle the action whilst keeping his/her eye on the target. You’ve no doubt heard of the James Bond movie “Live and let die”? The description of how this new straight pull bolt action from Browning works is “Pull and let go”. The bolt is pulled back to eject the fired case and then simply released allowing the constant force spring to return the bolt to battery chambering a new cartridge in the process. Not only is this a fast reflexive action but it also means you don’t have to push the bolt forwards – the advantage being you keep the rifle pulled firmly back into your shoulder and thus stable for the next shot. When the last round has been fired and ejected the action locks open.