THE new Ruger Model 77/50 is anoth-er entry into the muzzleloading arenafrom a major center-fire rifle manu-

facturer. It is an in-line rifle with the lookand feel of a modern center-fire sporter. Therifle’s lines, as one would expect, closelyfollow those of Ruger’s bolt-action Model77 family, though the muzzleloading77/50’s ignition is from a percussion cap.

Trim in both look and feel, the Model77/50 is 411⁄2" long and weighs 7 lbs. Rugercalls the stock American hardwood, whichin reality means it’s birch. Birch is ade-quately strong, but plain and on the 77/50 itis stained to resemble American walnut. Theaction and stock are retained by two screwsat the trigger guard and by a band circlingthe barrel and stock at the fore-end tip. Thebutt features a 1/2"-thick, solid, black rub-ber recoil pad, and quick-detachable slingswivel studs are installed.

Measuring 22" from the muzzle to theface of the breech plug, the barrel is rifledwith a one in 28" twist. The bore diameter is.500" with .0045" deep grooves that appearto be twice as wide as the lands. The narrowlands offer less resistance when loadinghard-to-seat projectiles. Uniquely different,

the recoil lug is moved to the rear four inch-es to allow the 241⁄2" ramrod to be storedunder the rifle’s barrel and forward sectionof the receiver. This gives the rod a longergripping area when loading and cleaning.

Like all Ruger M77s, the receiver is aninvestment casting and its appearance abovethe wood closely resembles that of the 77/22rifle. The barrel is threaded into the receiver

and in turn the stainless steelbreech plug threads into the bar-rel. The nipple and breech plug area single piece.

The bolt has the same handle,bolt sleeve, cocking piece andthree-position safety as theModel 77/22 rifle. The conven-tional firing pin and bolt face arereplaced with a 7/16" diameterstriker that travels less than 1/4"to rest on the nipple or fire a No.

11 percussion cap. There are two lockinglugs located approximately midway on thebolt which ride in conventional racewaysand lock the bolt in the firing position.

There is a projection on the front end ofthe bolt designed to make sure the breechplug is fully seated. If the breech plug backsout, the bolt cannot turn to full lock. Thisserves to prevent a slam fire. However, caremust be taken after firing to be sure the frag-

mented cap is dumped out as a fragment canclog the space between the prong of the boltand the breech plug under the nipple. Thetrigger housing is an integral part of thereceiver and is the same as used on the cur-rent M77s. The trigger is non-adjustableand, on our test rifle, was factory set to letoff at a rather heavy 41⁄2 to 5 lbs.

Located on the right side of the boltsleeve, the safety is off or ready to fire inthe forward position. When swung to themiddle position, the sear is blocked, but thebolt can be opened. With the safety ismoved all the way to the rear, the sear isblocked, the bolt locked closed and thestriker is also blocked in the cocked posi-tion. The location of the safety on the rightside of the receiver makes it fine for right-hand operation, but does present a problemfor southpaw shooters.

A 3/8"-diameter, 241⁄2" long black fiber

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The American Rifleman has used the phrase “DopeBag” at least since 1921, when Col.Townsend Whelenfirst titled his column with it. Even then, it had been inuse for years, referring to a sack used by target shoot-ers to hold ammunition and accessories on the firingline.“Sight dope”also was a traditional marksman’s termfor sight adjustment information, while judging windspeed and direction was called “doping the wind.”

CAUTION: Technical data and information con-tained herein are intended to provide information basedon the limited experience of individuals under specificconditions and circumstances. They do not detail thecomprehensive training procedures, techniques andsafety precautions absolutely necessary to properlycarry on similar activity. Read the notice and disclaimeron the contents page. Always consult comprehensivereference manuals and bulletins for details of propertraining requirements, procedures, techniques andsafety precautions before attempting any similar activity.

RUGER MODEL 77/50 IN-LINE

MANUFACTURER: Sturm, Ruger &Company, Inc., Dept AR, Lacey Place,Southport, CT 06490

MECHANISM TYPE: percussion, in-line,muzzleloading rifle

CALIBER: .50OVERALL LENGTH: 411⁄2"BARREL LENGTH: 22"WEIGHT: 7 lbs.RIFLING: eight-grooves, 1:28" RH twistTRIGGER: Non-adjustable, single-stage,

5-lbs. pullSIGHTS: folding leaf rear adjustable for

windage and elevation, front gold beadSTOCK: straight-grained birch: length of

pull, 133⁄4"; drop at comb, 2"; drop atheel, 23⁄8"

ACCESSORIES: ramrod, breech plugwrench, cleaning tube, bolt disassem-bly tool, set of Ruger 1" scope rings

PRICE: $399

RUGER 77/50

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The heart of the 77/50 is an investment castreceiver that will be familiar to owner’s ofcenter- and rimfire M77 rifles.The recoil lugof the 77/50 is at the rear of the the receiver.

The Ruger 77/50 is an in-line muzzleloader that closelyfollows the lines of the M77 family of rifles.At first glance,only the ramrod gives the 77/50 away as a muzzleloader.

Two screws at the triggerguard and a front bar-rel band affix the77/50’s stock tothe .50 cal. in-line rifle’sbarreledaction.

ramrod is retained in the fore-end, and a sin-gle ramrod thimble is dovetailed into thebottom of the barrel approximately 6" fromthe muzzle. A brass cleaning jag with a con-cave face for ball seating is at one end, whilea metal ferrule tapped 10x32 to acceptcleaning accessories is at the other. Otheraccessories include a breech plug wrenchwith handle; the small end of which is usedas a disassembly tool to hold the cockingpiece while disassembling the bolt. Thecleaning tube is a plastic cylinder thatthreads into the breech plug recess to keepcleaning solution out of the trigger mecha-nism. However, even with the tube removedit is still necessary to clean the fouling fromthe nipple area, and care must be exercisedto protect the trigger mechanism fromdebris and cleaning solvent. Completeinstructions are enclosed in the included 48-page manual, which is well illustrated withinformation on safety, loading, firing, sightadjustment, disassembly, reassembly,cleaning, accessories and general care.

Sights on the 77/50 consist of a folding

leaf rear adjustable forwindage and elevationand a brass bead frontboth dovetailed to thebarrel. The receiver isalso drilled and tappedto accept a receiversight and its top willaccept the includedRuger scope rings.

The port—the ejec-tion port on a conven-tional rifle—to the nip-ple is 13⁄4" long with thebolt open which wouldseem to make cappingor decapping easy. Wefound capping withyour fingers to be near-

ly impossible,especially with a scope mount-ed. However with a capping tool there is nota problem. A heavy mainspring and the short ham-mer fall make for a very fastlock time.

For range testing weinstalled a Bausch & Lomb2.5-10X Elite 4000 scope.This is certainly morescope, both in size andpower, than is practical forhunting, but the extra magnification limitedhuman error to show the full accuracy poten-tial of this rifle. The fast twist and shallowrifling are certainly not suited for round ball,and we found the rifle finicky with lead bul-lets. Performance was best with lead or jack-eted bullets in sabots. For these tests we firedthe new Barnes .45-cal., 300-gr. ExpanderMZ solid copper bullet with sabot driven bytwo Pyrodex pellets each equivalent to 50 gr.of blackpowder. We also fired the Knight .45-cal., 260-gr. swaged lead bullet with sabotahead of 90 grs. of the new Clean Shot black-

powder alternative measured by volume. Wealso tried cast lead bullets from BuffaloBullets, Hornady, Lyman and T/C using 70-grs. by volume of Clean Shot powder. Asresults were similar with these bullets,we list-ed the new Lyman Shocker in the accompa-nying table.

Clean Shot powder is a new replacementfor blackpowder intended for use on a vol-ume to volume basis with blackpowder.Similar velocity and pressures should beexpected, but Clean Shot will weigh approx-imately 10% less than blackpowder. Wefound it measured well and gave excellent

accuracy with little fouling, but the makerrecommends cleaning as with blackpowderafter shooting. At this time we have doneminimal testing of this product, but will havemore information in the future. A secondnew product used in this test was the CCINo. 11 Magnum percussion cap. Claimed tobe 23% hotter than the standard CCI No. 11,it gave very positive ignition with all loads.

The new Ruger Model 77/50 is an accu-rate contemporary muzzleloader. The mod-ern muzzleloading hunter will find it an easyto carry rifle suited for deer-sized game.

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Load Vel. @ 15’ Smallest Largest Average(f.p.s.) (ins.) (ins.) (ins.)

Barnes 300-gr. Expander MZ 1634 Avg. 1.60 4.90 2.90all copper bullet with Sabot, 20 Sdtwo 50-gr. Pyrodex PelletsCCI No. 11 Magnum percussion cap

Knight 260-gr. HP swaged lead 1454 Avg. 1.92 4.16 3.45bullet with Sabot 30 Sd90-grs. Clean Shot powder*CCI No. 11 Magnum percussion cap

Lyman 420-gr. Shocker 1069 Avg. 2.53 5.20 4.67cast lead bullet 17 Sd70-grs. Clean Shot Powder*CCI No. 11 Magnum percussion cap

Average Extreme Spread 3.67

Five consecutive five-shot groups from 100 yds., fired from sandbagrest. Abbreviations: Sd (Standard Deviation), HP (hollow point), *byvolume blackpowder equivalent

ACCURACY RESULTS

The 77/50’s bolt (above) hastwo locking lugs,and the boltface is replaced with a 7/16"diameter striker (l.) whichfalls less than 1/4" to rest onthe nipple or fire a No.11 cap.

STEPPING into the semi-custom carrymarket, Smith & Wesson has addedthe new Tactical Series to its Third

Generation line of semi-automatic pistols.They are designed as carry guns but retainmany proven features of previous S&Wcompact semi-automatics.

The Tactical Series guns are recoil-oper-ated semi-automatics with matte stainlesssteel slides, lightweight, aluminum alloyframes and black, one-piece, Delrin stockswith molded-in checkering. Two trigger-operation choices are available; conven-tional decocking double-action and double-action-only. Calibers offered are 9 mmLuger, .40 S&W and .45 ACP.

The double-action-only (DAO) .45 ACPvariant we received for testing, the Model

S&W MODEL 4553 TACTICAL

The S&W Tactical Series is anew line of compact carry gunsfrom the Springfield, Massa-chusetts, maker. The Model4553 Tactical is a .45 ACP cal.double-action-only “slick slide.”

4553 Tactical, is designed without theambidextrous decocking safety lever ofS&W’s conventional double-actions. Itscounterpart in S&W’s currently-offeredstandard pistol line is the compact .45 ACPModel 4516. The most obvious change inthe 4553’s appearance is in the grip frame.Where the 4516 has a recurved magazineextension, the magazine well of the 4553has been recessed so the magazine’s bumperpad seats flush with the grip.This decreases the overallheight of the gun to 5". Whencompared to standard S&Ws,the surface area of theTactical’s grip is diminishedand the magazine capacity isreduced from seven to sixrounds. The barrel has also beenshortened by 1/4" to 31⁄2".

Like the 4516, the 4553 dis-poses of the recurved triggerguard found on most full-sizedS&W semi-automatics in favorof a more conventional rounded shape. Thetrigger guard opening is large enough toallow firing with a gloved hand.

A double-action-only semi-automaticoffers a long, heavy trigger pull that is thesame weight and length shot-to-shot. The4553 has no second-strike capability in theevent of a misfire and the slide must be man-

ually retracted to reset the pistol’shammer.

The external hammer lies flushwith the back of the slide when in itsfull-down uncocked position. Whenthe hammer is ready to fire, it restsin a position similar to half-cock ona single-action pistol. The action ofthe slide returns the hammer to thisposition for each subsequent shot.Only dry-firing or a misfire will leavethe hammer in its fully-down posi-tion. There is no half-cock function.Because the double-action-onlymodels cannot be cocked with the

thumb, the bobbed hammer is neither check-ered nor knurled. However, the Model 4553Tactical does have a magazine safety and apassive, trigger-actuated firing pin safety.

Technical changes inthe Tactical Series may notbe obvious to the casualobserver, but S&W claims

more durability in the new line than in itsstandard pistols. In the Tactical Series, theslide rails run the entire length of the pis-tol frame. Other S&W’s have a single setof slide rails that end just in front of theslide stop. On the Tactical models, a sec-ond pair of rails is machined into the topof the recoil spring well where they extendto the end of the frame, thereby increasingstability and support forthe slide. According toS&W, these full-lengthslide rails have alsobeen machined totighter tolerances.

Further changesfocused on reducing feltrecoil by improving thepistol’s lockup. Angledsurfaces on both sides ofthe barrel’s locking lugdraw the barrel down-ward and to the rear asthe pistol recoils. Thisincreases the distance

the barrel travels during recoil, allowingchamber pressure more time to drop beforethe slide completes its rearward travel.Delayed unlocking cannot reduce true, mea-surable recoil, but S&W believes this sys-tem will dampen any sharpness or bite thatthe shooter may perceive in recoil. The 4553Tactical retains the compound recoil springplaced over a single guide rod below the bar-rel to help manage the heavy recoil of stoutloads. The pistol also keeps S&W’s currentfixed barrel bushing and flared muzzlecrown design.

Like other S&W compacts, the 4553Tactical employs a Novak LoMount fixedrear sight. This unit provides a good sightpicture and, like the rest of the gun, issmoothly contoured to avoid snagging onclothing when drawing from a holster. Thelong-standard three white dot arrangementis also retained.

The Model 4553 Tactical was fired foraccuracy with the results found in theaccompanying table, and function-firedwith a variety of factory ammunition fromBlack Hills, CCI, Federal and Winchester—including ball, hollow-point and semi-wad-cutter bullet types. Five-shot groups firedfrom a sandbag rest averaged about fourinches at 25 yards, which is adequate accuar-

MANUFACTURER: Smith & Wesson,Inc., Dept. AR, 2100 Roosevelt Ave.,Springfield, MA 01102

MECHANISM TYPE: recoil-operated,double-action-only, semi-automaticpistol

CALIBER: .45 ACP (tested), 9x19 mm,.40 S&W

OVERALL LENGTH: 67⁄8" BARREL LENGTH: 31⁄2"WEIGHT: 29 oz.WIDTH: 13⁄8"HEIGHT: 5"MAGAZINE CAPACITY: six RIFLING: five-groove, RH twistTRIGGER: 13 lbs., double-action pullSIGHTS: three-dot Novak, fixedACCESSORIES: spare magazine, trig-

ger lockPRICE: $758

S&W MODEL 4553

.45 ACP Vel. @15' Smallest Largest AverageCartridge (f.p.s.) (ins.) (ins.) (ins.)

CCI Blazer No. 3568 790 Avg. 2.34 4.11 3.63200-gr TMJ 10 Sd

Winchester SXT No. 545 683 Avg. 3.61 4.92 4.08230-gr JHP 8 Sd

Federal H-S No. GM45A 838 Avg. 3.04 5.38 4.48185-gr. JHP 6 Sd

Average Extreme Spread 4.06

Five consecutive five-shot groups from 25 yds., fired from sand-bags. Abbreviations: Sd (standard deviation), H-S (Hydra-Shok),TMJ (total metal jacket), JHP (jacketed hollow point)

ACCURACY RESULTS

The Tactical Series field strips in the samemanner as its Third Generation counter-parts. On the .45 ACP versions a com-pound recoil spring helps manage recoil.

Recessing the magazine well so thebumper pad seats flush with the grip helpsreduce the 4553’s overall height by 1/4"from that of its full-size cousin, the 4516.

Like other S&W compacts,the Model 4553 Tactical fea-tures a three-dot Novak“LoMount” fixed sight set.

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UNTIL recently, most firearms made inTurkey were military arms license-manufactured in government arse-

nals. As a result, Turkey is not known as acenter for firearms manufacture. However,new modernization and industrializationprograms have changed this by encouragingnew companies to develop guns for civilianmarkets. The Bunda semi-automatic shot-gun is one of the first products of this effort.

By combining proven design conceptswith skilled, low-cost, Turkish labor,Seritsan (the manufacturer) reduced devel-opment and manufacturing costs whilegiving the buyer solid value. Therefore, themarket goal of the Bunda is to offer a safeshotgun of good quality and solid value ata competitive price. They succeeded, andused only 66 parts to do so.

Styling and design of the Bunda followsuccessful models from other makers. Forexample, the checkering and finish on thewood as well as the shape of the buttstockremind one of a Remington Model 1100,while the styling of the fore-end resemblesthe Beretta 300 series. The lines of thereceiver show a strong Franchi influence.Elements from Beretta, Remington andothers can also be seen in the gas systemand locking arrangements. While not inno-vative, these proven concepts take outmuch of the guesswork.

As a field gun with a 12-ga., 3" cham-

cy for a compact carry pistol of this type.With heavy defense loads the 4553

Tactical performed well with no malfunc-tions related to feeding or ejection. The testgun fed the fattest hollow points and mostsemi-wadcutters without complaint.However, it consistently short-cycled withtarget ammunition. These light loadsbrought on classic stovepipe jams and some

failed to eject at all. This is no great con-cern, considering that the gun was notintended for such ammunition. The manualwarns against using +P+ loads, so thesewere naturally avoided. Recoil, whileheavy, was manageable, even when firedwith some of the heaviest commercialdefensive loads available.

In any double-action-only pistol, thequality of the trig-ger pull is a key fac-tor in accuracy. Thetest gun had a 13-lb.trigger pull, whichis heavy, but typi-cal, for most dou-ble-act ion-onlysemi-automaticstoday. Our sam-

ple’s trigger broke cleanly with no stacking.Clearly, the 4553 is not meant for a long

day at the range. The flush magazine of the4553 shortens the length of the grip so muchthat some found it difficult to maintain agood shooting hold on the gun. While thischange cleans up the lines of the pistol, and

makes it more comfortable to carry, it hasits drawbacks on the firing line.

While the exterior finish of the slideand frame is rather ordinary, the fit of theworking parts is a cut above most factorypistols. The Model 4553 will likely befavorably received by law enforcementprofessionals and other experiencedshooters who can appreciate the enhanceddurability and small size offered byTactical Series pistols.

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A second set of guiderails are machined intothe recoil spring well.They end in front of the4553’s slide stop recess.

In its full-down, uncocked position the pis-tol’s external hammer lies flush with theback of the slide. There is no half-cock.

The Bunda’s bolt locks directly to a notchin the barrel extension by means of a sin-gle locking lug on the bolt’s upper surface.

EAA BUNDA SHOTGUN

MANUFACTURER: Seritsan, Ucler AV.IC. VE. DIS., Ticaret Sanayi Ltd. STI,902 Sokak N. 52, 35250-Bisaronu/Izmir, Turkey

IMPORTER: European AmericanArmory, Inc., Dept. AR, Box 1299,Sharpes, FL 32959

MECHANISM TYPE: gas-operated,semi-automatic shotgun

GAUGE: 12, 3"OVERALL LENGTH: 473⁄4"BARREL LENGTHS: 19", 24", 26", 28"

(tested), 30"WEIGHT: 7 lbs., 4 oz.TRIGGER: single-stage, 6-lb. pullSIGHTS: brass bead frontSTOCK: black polymer synthetic or

Turkish walnut: length of pull, 14"; dropat heel, 25⁄8"; drop at comb, 13⁄8"

ACCESSORIES: five choke tubes, choketube wrench

PRICE: $405.60 (polymer stock),$413.40 (Walnut)

EAA BUNDA

One of the first examples of new products from the nascent Turkish firearmsindustry, the Bunda semi-automatic shotgun successfully combines provendesign features and styling cues from several other shotgun manufacturers.

ber, the Bunda is offeredwith the following barrellengths: 19" (slug), 24",26", 28" and 30". All barrelsare equipped with chrome-lined bores and internal,screw-in chokes that arecompatible with steel shot.Most models will be sup-plied with five choke tubes(full, improved modified,modified, improved cylin-der and cylinder) and achoke tube wrench. Theends of the tubes are markedwith notches to identify theconstriction even wheninserted in the barrel.

Two stock materials areoffered: Turkish walnut andblack synthetic polymer. Onthe model tested, both fore-end and buttstock were offine-grained, Turkish wal-nut with a high-gloss finishand cut checkering in a flat diamond pat-tern with double border. The fluted butt-stock has a full pistol grip, no grip cap anda ribbed, black plastic buttplate. Black syn-thetic end caps on the fore-end double asreinforcements for the weak ends. As aconcession to continental tastes, non-detachable, blued steel sling swivels for a3/4" diameter sling are standard.

The hammer-forged, carbon steel bar-rel has a matte blue finish and a full-length,ventilated rib with a knurled upper surfaceto reduce glare. Sights consist of only abrass bead front.

The aluminum alloy receiver and trig-ger guard have a hard anodized, black,matte finish that highlights the brightlypolished steel bolt, shell carrier and trig-ger. The carrier release button is brass plat-ed. Unlike many other modern, repeatingshotguns, the receiver is refreshinglydevoid of roll marked scenes and logos.

Magazine capacity of the Bunda is fiverounds of 23⁄4" or four rounds of 3" ammu-nition. An additional round may be loadedin the chamber.

Gas to operate the Bunda’s action isbled from two holes in the bottom of the

barrel about 12" fromthe breech face. Thisgas impinges on afloating, short-stroke,chrome-plated pistonthat slides on the mag-azine tube. This pistonpushes on the chrome-plated action barsleeve connected todual action bars. Thebolt locks directly tothe barrel with a singlelocking lug that camsupward to engage anotch in the barrelextension. There is asingle large extractoron the left of the bolt.Ejection is by meansof a button on the bar-rel extension that trav-els in a groove cut intothe left side of the bolt.

Disassembly of theunloaded Bunda for routine maintenanceand cleaning is simple. After unscrewingthe end cap on the magazine tube, removethe fore-end by sliding it forward and off.With the bolt forward, pull the barrel outof the receiver and off the magazine tube.Next, pull the operating handle off the bolt.This allows the operating rod assembly andbolt to be pulled forward and out of thereceiver. Driving out two steel pins in thereceiver allows the trigger assembly to dropout the bottom. Reassembly is in thereverse order. The Bunda comes with awell-illustrated, 18-page manual explain-ing this procedure.

A limited, lifetime warranty will beoffered on all Bunda shotguns by the man-ufacturer through European AmericanArmory, the importer, who will perform allservice and repair functions. However, thebuttstock, fore-end and rubber O-ring inthe gas system are not included. Theseitems are covered by a manufactured andmaterial defects warranty of 60 days(wood parts) and 30 days (rubber O-ring).

The Bunda was pattern-tested using themodified choke tube with the results on theaccompanying table. Pattern coverage was

good with above aver-age density for modi-fied chokes. Balanceand handling of theBunda were rated asgood by all test shoot-ers. Special praise wasoffered for the excel-lent sighting plane thatwas a significant factorin enabling fast, accu-rate second shots.

A p p r o x i m a t e l y

200 rounds of 23⁄4" and 3" target, field,high-velocity and magnum shotshellswere fired through the Bunda with threefailures to eject.

Perceived recoil was judged heavy withall loads which leads us to suggest that theBunda be equipped with a recoil padand/or ports in the barrel as standard equip-ment. A slightly lower comb should alsobe considered to reduce recoil on theshooter’s cheek when firing heavy loads.The wood-to-metal fit at the wrist wherethe receiver joins the stock needs improv-ment. The lower portion of the stock stuckout enough that it grazed the shooter’s trig-

ger finger. Although hand-cut, the check-ering exhibited a fair number of overrunsthat indicate the need for a bit more atten-tion to quality control in that area as well.

With its sound basic mechanism, othermodels beside a field gun come readily tomind—for example an inexpensive sport-ing clays, trap or skeet gun. Or, perhaps aheavier weight model with a long barrelfor waterfowl hunting. A slug model isalready offered.

In all, the Bunda shotgun succeeds indelivering high perceived value and qual-ity at an attractive price. With a few minorfixes in the product and its quality con-trol, the Bunda could move from a goodbuy to a great buy. The operational mech-anism is sound and the design featuresproven. We will undoubtedly see moreproducts in the future from the nascentTurkish gun industry. The Bunda is onlythe beginning.

AVERAGE OF 10 PATTERNS AT 40 YDS.

25 18

38 25

30 22

20 16

Modified Choke Tube

= Point of HoldPMC Clay Target 12-Ga.

23⁄4-11⁄8-71⁄2Pellet count—345

Total Hits 195 (55%)21.2" Inner Circle 115 (32%)30" Outer Ring 80 (23%)

EAA BUNDA The Bunda wassupplied with fivechoke tubes and atube wrench. Theends of thechoke tubes aremarked withnotches toidentify theconstrictionof each one.

Operation of the Bunda is by gas acting on a floating, shortstroke piston (arrow) sliding on the magazine tube. Dual steeloperating rods connect the bolt carrier to the action bar sleeve.

Gas to operate the Bunda’s system is takenfrom two holes (arrow) in the barrel’s bot-tom about 12" in front of the breech face.

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