cam actions

[labrador]

does anybody know where a cam action as used by robert bucknell can be bought from if still avalible?

if not where did they originaly come from?

any info on these actions would be great

 

lab.

[jinxy72]

see them in some of the mags m8

[Baldrick]

Last time I asked Robert, he told me that David Bremmer was building planning to build a batch of 50-100 new CAM actions in late-2009. It was only provisional though. Bremmer built them originally. If you find one second-hand (unlikely), buy it. Robert did give me Bremmer's number, which I duly lost, but is easily gotten again.

[Harnser]

I can remember them being used for practical rifle shooting a few years ago in 223 calibre . They seemed to be popular at one time untill a couple of incidents when they didnt lock up properly and threw the bolt back when fired . Not a very nice thing to have happen . Apparently one shooter was seriously injured from this happening . I never did like them and would not under any circumstances buy one . Harnser .

[Baldrick]

That's interesting, Harnser. Robert was in no great rush to point out the CAM's shortcomings. I suppose it's little surprise with those tiny little bolt lugs that accidents did happen, although I would imagine user error was also to blame.

[Harnser]

One of the accidents happened at the local range at horsford during a pratical rifle comp . The shooter concerned was not hurt so much as scared . I wasent at the range on that day but had a friend who was and was shooting a cam rifle .He witnessed the incident and never shot the cam rifle again . He was of the opinion that they were not safe and sold it on . The same thing happened at another range again (i carnt remember where abouts ) and the shooter was struck in the face by the the bolt and was seriously injured . I can clearly remember all the talk going round about how dodgy they could be . Harnser .