Cartidge Drop Lever

[huklbrry]

I hope the lack of response to my question is not a confirmation of it's level of stupidity, but if I may pose the question again, what is the significance of the cartridge drop lever? (operational, safety purposes, tactical, other)

[agm65ccip]

The biggest function for me is that it allows a shell to go from the magazine to the chamber without firing. On the M2 if you just pull back the bolt handle a round does not come from the magazine unless you press the CDL, this allows you to replace the shell in the chamber without disturbing the magazine.

[tucker301]

The lever is a by-product of something else.

 

Its function is a manual alternative to the more used and desirable feature that allows the shooter to remove one round from the chamber and replace it with another one from outside the gun, while leaving the magazine intact.

 

Where this comes in handy is when the shooter needs to make a quick change of shot size.

For example, being in a duck blind and suddenly having a goose flying in, the shooter can open the bolt and remove the chambered smaller shot, swapping in a larger shot size quickly.

 

Where we duck hunt, there's always a decent chance of having a deer come within range. I keep a couple of rounds of hevi-shot T's in my pocket for such occasions.

I don't go out of my way to shoot small bucks or does, but if a wallhanger tried to run over me, I prefer to have those T's available instead of steel 3's.

 

Also, since the magazine rounds stay in the magazine until the gun is discharged or the drop lever is pushed, it's easy to quickly make the gun safe by removing the chambered round.

Comes in handy in upland hunting when crossing creeks, fences, or other obstacles, as well in many other forms of hunting.

Any time you need to quickly and efficiently unload the gun to prevent an accidental discharge, the feature makes it available.

The drop lever is simply a means of bypassing that normal function.

[huklbrry]

Thanks Tuck, very informative

[shadow77phl]

i am learning from the guru's every time i visit this forum; thanks sir! pardon me for the ignorance though hevi- shot T's are the triglides?

[Duggan]

Because using the cartridge drop lever is a **** of a lot easier on the thumbs than manually depressing the "bar" inside the receiver 9 times to unload a mag tube.

[tucker301]

pardon me for the ignorance though hevi- shot T's are the triglides?

 

What's a triglide?

[mudhen]

What's a triglide?

 

Is it anything like Astroglide? Maybe for three-ways?

[Duggan]

It's Astroglide with a TACTICAL twist.

 

[tucker301]

Is it anything like Astroglide? Maybe for three-ways?

 

This, from a man who has publicly displayed a more than passing interest in manties.

[tucker301]

It's Astroglide with a TACTICAL twist.

 

 

It's good to see you without the guns, Duggie!