Re: Arnold Arms Co. Inc. MK-1 Neutralizer?
Picked up the rifle on Saturday, gave it a good cleaning and set it up on Sunday afternoon. It is certainly a quality build showing excellent craftsmanship, fit, finish and quality components. It's a trued 700LH with an oversized lug using a 26" match grade barrel with a bore as bright as a mirror. I'm unsure of the barrel maker. It's beautifully bedded in a fully adjustable McMillan A-3. The trigger measured a touch over 3 pounds and breaks cleanly as it should. I was impressed handling it and cycling the bolt. Smooth as any trued 700 I've ever handled and better than many. Finally got it to the range Monday morning and again today. I mounted a Lupy MK-IV 6-20x50 on it, set it up with a new Harris and Pod-Loc. It took me exactly 3rds to sight in at 100yds after bore sighting.
Shot several 5 shot groups prone with a rear bag at 100, 200 and 300yds, using FGMM 168's. Not a single 5 shot group over 1/2moa! Totaled 60rds over a 2hr period on Monday. I gave the rifle a good cleaning and cased it anxious for Tuesday to arrive so I could get a good clean cold bore shot printed and documented.
Straight out of the case, prone 100yds with a FGMM 168 first CCB shot literally took the X out of the target. I followed that shot up with another round that cut the same hole. I then spun up 5.25 moa and fired a single round at a 3"x3" hanging steel target at the 300yd line. That round rang the steel about 1/2" left of dead center. I was stoked. I spun back down to my zero and fired a third round at the 100 yd target. Round 3 centered the first two just a "c-Hair" left and made a nice 1/4moa bug hole group which included the CCB shot.
I put the gun up toay after the 4 rounds as I had limited time, but suffice to say I believe I made a great purchase. I believe the gun is gonna prove to be a laser!
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