Has anyone else here ever owned or known someone had owned one of these rifles. They were all black with black plastic stocks.
I bought one brand new in 1995 and sold it in 1999.
It was loaded with plastic parts and (too many) extra safety features. It was also hard to take apart, hard to clean, and had way more parts than a Ruger 10/22.
Also, after about 300-350 rounds the action would start rapidly slowing down and eventually, within about 50-75 rounds, would stop working completely due to fouling.
The gun performed exceptionally horribly with the "Remington Thunderbolt" ammo. The best ammo was Winchester Wildcats - but even then I could never really trust this gun.
I eventually replaced it with a Ruger 10/22, like my friend had, who treated it quite badly but it just refused to quit. I remain impressed by the 10/22.
I paid a fair price for the Viper and ultimately found it to be a disappointment.
Can anyone relate, or is it just me?
I bought one brand new in 1995 and sold it in 1999.
It was loaded with plastic parts and (too many) extra safety features. It was also hard to take apart, hard to clean, and had way more parts than a Ruger 10/22.
Also, after about 300-350 rounds the action would start rapidly slowing down and eventually, within about 50-75 rounds, would stop working completely due to fouling.
The gun performed exceptionally horribly with the "Remington Thunderbolt" ammo. The best ammo was Winchester Wildcats - but even then I could never really trust this gun.
I eventually replaced it with a Ruger 10/22, like my friend had, who treated it quite badly but it just refused to quit. I remain impressed by the 10/22.
I paid a fair price for the Viper and ultimately found it to be a disappointment.
Can anyone relate, or is it just me?
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