sestoppelman
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I had this to the range yesterday. Rifle handles and functions perfectly and fits me very well, a pleasure to shoot it. Got it sighted in easy enough, first shot on the paper at 100 after a visual bore sighting. I had one box of handloads from a previous .338 project. Brand new barrel of course.
Had some flyers, but seemed to want to shoot. Next to last group, 3 close and one out. Last group put 4 in just over an inch in the same place. Shows promise.
And no I did not perform a so called "break in" of the barrel. I ran a pull through in the bore a couple of times and didn't let it get real hot, but that's it.
Upon returning home, I took it apart to assess how the hot glue factory "bedding" job was looking. One piece of it came out with the action, stuck to the bottom of the lug! That's just dumb! So after picking around at it, a few more small loose pieces came out so I got out the chisels and gouges and Dremel and it now sits with a new bedding job setting up.
I sure did like the way it handled though, one of those rare factory rifles that just feels right in every way. Smooth running, easy bolt lift. Trigger may need to be lightened some but its not bad now, a little heavy but no creep. Its easy to adjust an M 70 trigger.
Had some flyers, but seemed to want to shoot. Next to last group, 3 close and one out. Last group put 4 in just over an inch in the same place. Shows promise. And no I did not perform a so called "break in" of the barrel. I ran a pull through in the bore a couple of times and didn't let it get real hot, but that's it.
Upon returning home, I took it apart to assess how the hot glue factory "bedding" job was looking. One piece of it came out with the action, stuck to the bottom of the lug!
That's just dumb! So after picking around at it, a few more small loose pieces came out so I got out the chisels and gouges and Dremel and it now sits with a new bedding job setting up. I sure did like the way it handled though, one of those rare factory rifles that just feels right in every way.
Smooth running, easy bolt lift. Trigger may need to be lightened some but its not bad now, a little heavy but no creep. Its easy to adjust an M 70 trigger.
