Went to the copper station today to register the rifle and on the way home stopped at an indoor range to have a go. The rifle shot quite well but I'm not too sure about the weight. I suppose it'd be great on a hunt if you have to carry it all day and don't notice the recoil but for range work I'd prefer for it to be heavier. Another thing is the recoil pad, mine has a very soft Pachmayer one that will definitely be going. It's way too soft and pressing it hard into the shoulder I pretty much compress it all the way to the wood so it doesn't do too much when the trigger is pulled. The trigger by the way is not bad, it's the MOA version and there's no creep or overtravel but it is a little heavy for my likening, not drastically though so I'm not sure if I'll be doing anything to it, I'm guessing not. It certainly is good enough to hunt with and this is not a benchrest rifle after all. Thirdly the sights. Held out in bright light they are a rather accurate set up BUT having a go at an indoor range exposed their weakness in poor light At this range the targets are well lit but the stands not so much, and the sights were pretty hard to see, so for work in thicker foliage I'm not sure about them. There were a couple of Police officers at the range next to me shooting pistols and they were complaining about the light as well. They got curious as to what I was shooting that was making such a powerful boom, I offered for them to have a go but there were no takers. I guess they are more used to 223's and 9x19 firearms here. It's early days and I've only fired 9 rounds through it so it's too early to form any proper opinions but so far so good and while not perfect the rifle seems to be certainly hunt ready out of the box. Below is my first target, 3x3 rounds, 50m off hand 400gr Hornady DGX.
