Neuvo Action
come on Chris Harris, let the cat out of the bag.
I apologize for keeping "cats in bags". I will be at the Ben Avery range next week and be shooting the action. You are welcome to take a look at it. Bruce Thom (of BAT) will also be there so you can speak to the man who had to toil weekends to machine this new baby.
I went to the range last weekend to test the new rifle and I was very pleased with the performance. Actually it surprised me as I was expecting nothing more than average accuracy considering I was not going through a proper tuning cycle. All I was interested in was to check the function of loading and ejection. That was flawless. As it is a horizontal locking 2-lug we were always aware that there was a gap in the abutments and that the bullet had to feed over that as it was pushed toward the chamber. Even the slightest problem in loading and ejection can play havoc when running the shots very fast and one missed shot can cost you a penalty or DQ. Obviously I was also interested to see if it would shoot good and more importantly, to not shoot poorly for some crazy reason. I put a decent barrel from my DS on (NOT capable of shooting a teen ag in my opinion) and gun shot extremely well. One zero, a very low 1, two 130's and a .250 (hot load). One little target proves nothing but at least it did not scatter.
I cannot tell all about the action right now. I am working on some matters. And frankly, there are some matters that we will never ever disclose in order to protect our business. I trust people will understand.
Here is some stuff I can share:-
It is slightly lighter than an standard 3L/DS. Horizontal locking lugs, some additional safety features, fire control is almost completely re-designed. It will have a heavy firing pin and appropriate spring force with enough pin-fall. The pocket for the trigger sear is opened up to avoid dirt getting between the action body and the sear thus preventing the rifle to cease function. Hangers are new with smaller adjustments for the timing. The whole trigger is moved forward in the action to allow for better timing. Every action will be assembled to a very exacting specification - when it leaves Bullet Central, Dwight and I will be involved with every aspect of it.
It is a premium action but the selling price is not that far north of a standard DS/3L today. We will be increasing the price after we get the initial batches into the market place. Dwight and I need to eat and get to matches too.
If you need one I would suggest you get your name on a waiting list with us. Call 701 371 4444. They are selling out and we will only have a limited production run this year.
This has been a very exciting project. Now what remains is for the Neuvo to win.
)and when I remove the trigger there is a single little powder kernel sitting square on top of the sear bar - like it was placed there on purpose.
