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A couple months ago I dropped into William Larkin Moore and Sons in Scottsdale. (I should know better)
They had a very Nice Heym 55B 7x65R O/U and a chapuis 7x57R on the rack. (Yes I should have just said hi and went about the other stops I need to make)
Handled both doubles and they offered me a deal on either one. Told them I would consider their offers and get back with them (Escaped with my wallet intact)
Fast forward a month and the doubles had not escaped my thoughts. I reached out to @HWL as I knew he had some experience with the Heym's, I have owned
several chapuis's so was comfortable with my knowledge of their products. A couple Pm's back and forth and I want to thank @HWL for providing some very helpful insite and information. I called WLM up and worked out a deal and picked up my new double. Located some brass and a set of dies. I have some Privi 174gr softs and solids don my loading shelf and set out to see how this rifle shoots and find a load that shoots. Have taken it to the range several times and have developed a load that both softs and solids hit the same POI and have a nice 4 shot 2in group at 70 yards. With the square blocky style sights that is as well as I will be able to shoot it. Shot the steel gongs and 100 and 150yards so am very comfortable with it for a hunting tool.
They had a very Nice Heym 55B 7x65R O/U and a chapuis 7x57R on the rack. (Yes I should have just said hi and went about the other stops I need to make)
Handled both doubles and they offered me a deal on either one. Told them I would consider their offers and get back with them (Escaped with my wallet intact)
Fast forward a month and the doubles had not escaped my thoughts. I reached out to @HWL as I knew he had some experience with the Heym's, I have owned
several chapuis's so was comfortable with my knowledge of their products. A couple Pm's back and forth and I want to thank @HWL for providing some very helpful insite and information. I called WLM up and worked out a deal and picked up my new double. Located some brass and a set of dies. I have some Privi 174gr softs and solids don my loading shelf and set out to see how this rifle shoots and find a load that shoots. Have taken it to the range several times and have developed a load that both softs and solids hit the same POI and have a nice 4 shot 2in group at 70 yards. With the square blocky style sights that is as well as I will be able to shoot it. Shot the steel gongs and 100 and 150yards so am very comfortable with it for a hunting tool.
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