awptickes
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Just got this from a member here today:
The real money shot:
OEM stock, which we'll see how it works. I'm not crazy about the bipod, but we'll see how it works out once I clean up the stock's free-floating a bit more. I think there's enough room, but I haven't done anything but clean and lube the wear parts on the bolt yet. It still needs somewhere to call home in the safe.
Update:
Just put 6 rounds through it. This thing is loud when the hammer falls, especially when the bullet hits the target. That might just be my perception, because I wasn't wearing any earplugs, was standing outside right next to the house, and it just got done raining. Actually, it's probably quieter than I think, because the location I was standing has a bit of an echo when you speak. My break barrel pellet gun is probably 10db louder. It's definitely hearing-safe, and even comfortable. Sounds like a staple gun. So, it's dead-quiet to squirrels, other than the impact and hammer, I don't hear anything.
Seller told me the scope was out of zero, but it was close enough at 25yd for me to hit quarter-sized hanging washers each time.
Action is smooth as butter. Nothing like my J.C. Higgins bolt action, nothing like a Remington 700, and it shares almost nothing with the feel of a mosin nagant. Nice big counterweighted handle, and trigger feel is pretty good, your standard accutrigger, not quite glass rod, but close.
BDC on the Nikon Prostaff BDC 3-9x40 is good, I can't try it further than 50yd. Glass is exceptional.
Bipod isn't bad, I hit the same number of 1" washers standing as I did resting the bipod on my deck's railing. I haven't tried anything smaller yet, I've gotta make some smaller reactive targets
The real money shot:
OEM stock, which we'll see how it works. I'm not crazy about the bipod, but we'll see how it works out once I clean up the stock's free-floating a bit more. I think there's enough room, but I haven't done anything but clean and lube the wear parts on the bolt yet. It still needs somewhere to call home in the safe.
Update:
Just put 6 rounds through it. This thing is loud when the hammer falls, especially when the bullet hits the target. That might just be my perception, because I wasn't wearing any earplugs, was standing outside right next to the house, and it just got done raining. Actually, it's probably quieter than I think, because the location I was standing has a bit of an echo when you speak. My break barrel pellet gun is probably 10db louder. It's definitely hearing-safe, and even comfortable. Sounds like a staple gun. So, it's dead-quiet to squirrels, other than the impact and hammer, I don't hear anything.
Seller told me the scope was out of zero, but it was close enough at 25yd for me to hit quarter-sized hanging washers each time.
Action is smooth as butter. Nothing like my J.C. Higgins bolt action, nothing like a Remington 700, and it shares almost nothing with the feel of a mosin nagant. Nice big counterweighted handle, and trigger feel is pretty good, your standard accutrigger, not quite glass rod, but close.
BDC on the Nikon Prostaff BDC 3-9x40 is good, I can't try it further than 50yd. Glass is exceptional.
Bipod isn't bad, I hit the same number of 1" washers standing as I did resting the bipod on my deck's railing. I haven't tried anything smaller yet, I've gotta make some smaller reactive targets
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