Score! For the "working class Fudd" -- Now w/Pix

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This is the gun I was just given:
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Here it is next to the CIL 830 I already had. You can see by the magazine it's the previous-gen version of the rifle. Barrel is shorter, too.

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Here's the scope mount on the old rifle. Note the lack of peep sight D&T holes.

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A decent pair of rifles. Keen to see which shoots best!

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I have one of those as well. CIL 830 and off the bench it shoots MOA at 100yds. The triggers are heavy but they are a nice rifle. When I got mine there was a chip in the heel of the stock which I repaired and then refinished the stock and I modified a butt pad which makes the recoil much softer and lengthens LOP to just right for me. It is nice that you can use the irons or scope without having to remove the scope to use the irons. I like mine

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Yeah , I definitely need another one . The last one I had was a 222 , it was actually an accurate rifle when I could work around the trigger , very heavy . I'll keep an eye out for a 30/30 this time around , just a useful little rifle . It'll be a nice companion for my Savage 219 in 30/30 , I'm detecting a pattern in my firearm preferences lol .
 
wheelin_ca said:
nice rifles, the older one you have is the newer build, nicer looks with the flat bottom as opposed to the cutout


Is that the sun optics or Bsquare scope mount?
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Yes, the extractor is also different on the older/newer one I believe. It's a noticeably different feel when you work the bolt. I like the feel of the bolt on the more recently acquired one, but would agree the more modern magazine is a much better look. Removing the mag is easier too, you just press the button and it springs out, instead of having to pull it.

I believe it's the Sun Optics mount, but I think it's maybe a copy of the B Square? Very easy to use iron sights with it.
 
ljones said:
I have one of those as well. CIL 830 and off the bench it shoots MOA at 100yds. The triggers are heavy but they are a nice rifle. When I got mine there was a chip in the heel of the stock which I repaired and then refinished the stock and I modified a butt pad which makes the recoil much softer and lengthens LOP to just right for me. It is nice that you can use the irons or scope without having to remove the scope to use the irons. I like mine

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What finish did you use on the stock? It looks very good.
 
TheCoachZed said:
Yes. Haven't had a chance to shoot it yet, and probably won't for a while. Trying to find the Savage 175 rear sight for it, so I can mount a peep AND a scope.
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I have owned dozen or so of these over years. Your best bet for peep now is the Williams, Lyman, Cobb and savage are long out of production. The Lyman is unsuited to hunting as it knob gets caught in stuff and gently screws of and disappears. There are no carbine barrels in this model, 20" is norm for 30-30 and 22 Hornet with 22" for 225, 222 and 223. The shorter 18" barrels are just reworks of damaged chambers or crowns (frugal gun meant everything got reused if possible at the factory).
 
I've had 3 of the 340's over the years, 2 in 30-30 and one in .22 Hornet. Decent utility rifles they be & will do the job. The open bridge action and barrel band setup does not make for ideal accuracy or scope fitting fer me. The buggers should have made 'em in .35 Rem with 18" tubes and anchored the action proper to the stock.
 
fraserdw said:
I have owned dozen or so of these over years. Your best bet for peep now is the Williams, Lyman, Cobb and savage are long out of production. The Lyman is unsuited to hunting as it knob gets caught in stuff and gently screws of and disappears. There are no carbine barrels in this model, 20" is norm for 30-30 and 22 Hornet with 22" for 225, 222 and 223. The shorter 18" barrels are just reworks of damaged chambers or crowns (frugal gun meant everything got reused if possible at the factory).
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I know the Williams is much more readily available, but it looks to me like it mounts forward of the peep sight holes, while the Savage mounts backwards of the holes. I think I can mount a scope and the Savage peep sight at the same time, but not the Williams and a scope.
 
TheCoachZed said:
It's parallel. The Weaver mount is offset, and for this rifle, that's silly, as there's no real need to be offset.
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Excellent. Have you figured out which brand it is? Id like to replace my grandfathers for him.

His is also the carbine version, and in superb condition. They are cool little guns. His has put a pile of deer in the freezer over the years.
 
TheCoachZed said:
I know the Williams is much more readily available, but it looks to me like it mounts forward of the peep sight holes, while the Savage mounts backwards of the holes. I think I can mount a scope and the Savage peep sight at the same time, but not the Williams and a scope.
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I have no 3xperiencw with the savage peep. The Lyman takes a scope nicely. The Cobb does not. The Cobb is the best target style peep.
 
TheCoachZed said:
Yes, the extractor is also different on the older/newer one I believe. It's a noticeably different feel when you work the bolt. I like the feel of the bolt on the more recently acquired one, but would agree the more modern magazine is a much better look. Removing the mag is easier too, you just press the button and it springs out, instead of having to pull it.

I believe it's the Sun Optics mount, but I think it's maybe a copy of the B Square? Very easy to use iron sights with it.
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I've heard before that the guy who started sun optics used to be part of B square, so i wouldn't doubt that they are pretty much the same. Great mounts for these rifles!
 
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