Never mind the Husqvarna, tell us more about the NULA.
Not a whole lot I can say about it yet. It hasn't left the house. It's a model 20 in .284, kind of Mels standard model I guess.
I can tell you it was unbelievably tight the first 25 or so times I worked the action. So much so I was concerned, then it magically slicked-up. The tolerances are very tight on Mels action absolutely no slop, more so than the Defiance machine or Pierce custom actions I've owned. This could almost be a hinderance in the field in my mind, but I haven't heard complaints about them jamming with grit.
I built some dummy rounds and went to see how it feeds and it would jam from the right side of the magazine! I called Melvin and he sent me a new follower that fixed the problem, it now feeds crazy smooth, but I can't say I was impressed spending that much cake and having to address an issue like that right off the bat. When I had my last ultralight built by Corlanes they sent me the wrong set of Talleys so I guess #### happens.
I don't care much for the "pseudo" three-position safety on it. It works just fine as intended but it feels strange to me. It's a two-position remington type safety that locks the bolt closed when applied, but when in safe position you can push down on the safety lever and cycle the bolt to empty the magazine. It will take some getting used to.
The stock fits me very well and I even like the raised cheek-piece. The grip area is a little chunky, I was warned about this from some other folks, but it's not uncomfortable at all. I prefer the Kimber 84M when it comes to the grip.
The NULA has a kind of grippy textured finish on the stock, kind of like sandpaper,very cool.
It has more forward weight than a Montana, and thus settles on target noticeably quicker. The Model 20 is the slightly better balanced between the two.
I most often carry my rifles one-handed under the mag box and the Montana feels slightly slimmer and more rounded in this area...somewhat nicer in the hand if you will.
I have vacation time booked early september. I will get a load developed for it and give you guys a full range report then. We've all heard the claims of best in weight class accuracy and different loads shooting to same POI and such, I will put the claims to the test.
I pull no punches and am not blinded by brand loyalty, you guys will know if it doesn't live up to the hype. At this point it looks real promising.
Thanks for the interest guys.
