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ozman

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Hi all:
Anyone have any experience with this rifle? I heard it is very accurate for a factory gun. Any opinions? TIA

Ozman
 
Yes, they shoot. The barrels may be a little rough, but they shoot. The only think I'd suggest changing when you get one is to swap out the factory cheekpiece w/ an aftermarket saddle cheekpiece for about $50-60. Other than that... mount a scope and get to shooting ;)
 
Great Rifle

I have it in .308. I really like it. It shoots very well with Federal Gold Medal Match ammo with the 168gr SMK.

I have 400 rounds through mine now. I am a newbie, but can get really good accuracy with that gun and factory ammo. I have been shooting mostly at 300 yards lately, and my average groups are about 1.65". I think a lot of that is due to extremely limited wind reading skills. The last group I shot was .566" at 300 yards for 4 shots. I had to wait quite a while for the wind to quit changing and blew it out by an almost an inch, but it does show the accuracy. The mirage was bad so I couldn't even see the holes or I would have been more careful with the last shot. The four together did leave a dark spot through the mirage, but I couldn't tell what the group was.

I have a shot a handful of 200 yards groups and they were 1/2" to 3/4" and very consistent. That was with the Federal factory ammo also. That is most of the ammo I have shot.

I am getting a front rest and just bought a rear bag as well as working on a better handload to see how much better it can get.

It is a lot of fun for me because it shoots so well with just the rifle and factory ammo.
 
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