Well, its pretty much the same as most reports - light, straight shooter, and smooth action. T3 hunter, walnut ss 300 wsm - I put optiocks and a bushnell 6500 2.5-16x on it...
The gun was really light - a tad front heavy as the walnut was really light - came with a factory hard rubber recoil pad....
I did the shoot 10, clean, shoot 10, clean, one more time, then let'r rip till it settles down - grouped 1.5 -2 "at 100... took about 50 rnds then I had it shooting 1.5" 3 shot at 200yds! This without any trigger tinkering, or any adjusting OTHER than the action screws - they came a bit on the light side, so I tightened to spec and the groups really tightened up to where they are now, and consistant groups at that! Must be that the funky recoil lug needs to be really snug....
However...
My first three shots off a rest my brain said to me "why the heck would anyone want a gun that kicks like this!!!!" it hurt, like it really kicked, more than a 7mmRM i had shot for a while... and I'm a big guy at 240... 3 shots and i'm on the verge of flinching....
Off came the rubber pad and on went a limbsaver... wayyy better, now a good solid push rather than (as mentioned earlier) a SMACK!.... but it was still really front heavy, which isn't my gig....
I took off the limbsaver and put the stock in a press and made a nice clean hole about 3" deep (on a press/jig set-up), then filled with lead and epoxy a little at a time to get a nice balance, which for me is more preff than a unbalanced light gun... took three sessions, two small holes, and about a 1/2 cup of lead - but now I have a gun that is balanced between trigger and magazine, points and shoots really good, super easy to carry, and a tamed recoil.... it is actually fun to shoot and now find myself impatient waiting for the barrel to cool down!
I tried a few loads, but it liked best a good dose of re17 and a 180 accubond. It wont shoot 165ttsx with the 4 powders I tried, but will try the ttsx again after a couple hundred rounds...
Time till tell how it holds up, but I'm thinking it'll be a keeper!
In my books, a good buy, and a fun gun to shoot!
The gun was really light - a tad front heavy as the walnut was really light - came with a factory hard rubber recoil pad....
I did the shoot 10, clean, shoot 10, clean, one more time, then let'r rip till it settles down - grouped 1.5 -2 "at 100... took about 50 rnds then I had it shooting 1.5" 3 shot at 200yds! This without any trigger tinkering, or any adjusting OTHER than the action screws - they came a bit on the light side, so I tightened to spec and the groups really tightened up to where they are now, and consistant groups at that! Must be that the funky recoil lug needs to be really snug....
However...
My first three shots off a rest my brain said to me "why the heck would anyone want a gun that kicks like this!!!!" it hurt, like it really kicked, more than a 7mmRM i had shot for a while... and I'm a big guy at 240... 3 shots and i'm on the verge of flinching....
Off came the rubber pad and on went a limbsaver... wayyy better, now a good solid push rather than (as mentioned earlier) a SMACK!.... but it was still really front heavy, which isn't my gig....
I took off the limbsaver and put the stock in a press and made a nice clean hole about 3" deep (on a press/jig set-up), then filled with lead and epoxy a little at a time to get a nice balance, which for me is more preff than a unbalanced light gun... took three sessions, two small holes, and about a 1/2 cup of lead - but now I have a gun that is balanced between trigger and magazine, points and shoots really good, super easy to carry, and a tamed recoil.... it is actually fun to shoot and now find myself impatient waiting for the barrel to cool down!
I tried a few loads, but it liked best a good dose of re17 and a 180 accubond. It wont shoot 165ttsx with the 4 powders I tried, but will try the ttsx again after a couple hundred rounds...
Time till tell how it holds up, but I'm thinking it'll be a keeper!
In my books, a good buy, and a fun gun to shoot!
