Bought me a new toy and it finally arrived at my FFL. Was planning on taking it out today and just shoot some thing to see how she functions but it started to rain. I threw on her a 20 MOA weaver base, LRTS, and seekins rings. The rifle is in very good condition overall. However, the bolt does not run smooth at all like my other M70. Right when/where the bolt face & lugs go into and come out of the front part of the action is where it's very rough. Not sure what to do about this to fix it. Suggestions??? Trigger feels like it's been worked on and is relatively light.
Anyhow, it's a heavy varmint barrel model. She is very front heavy. I have a box of 73 ELDM and the first two rounds don't feed well into the chamber, the remaining four do (only 6 fit). The 55 grain HP American gunner all feed smooth.
I will try to see if I can go get her on paper @ 100 and maybe look around to see if I find anywhere else where I can stretch her out.
Things to do after testing her out:
Disassemble
Bed scope base
Fix and fill a small ding/dent on bottom of stock
Apply thread lock to sling studs, they are so loose
Give her a complete paint job
Reassemble
Anyone know torque specs on these for the action screws?
Thanks...
This is how I got the rifle
Below is what I want to fill in order to fix and smooth out
Below is with new base, scope, and rings.
Paint scheme I will do
Stock will be exactly like that canteen and barellee action will be solid color in the nutmeg
**edit to add**
Shot it today, seemed to shoot alright. Had two F2F or light primer strike but they fired on the second try. Also, my fired brass comes out with a slight imperfection. It seems the neck is not perfectly round/circular. There is a small dent on all my brass. I'll try to get some pics momentarily.
Update:
Anyhow, it's a heavy varmint barrel model. She is very front heavy. I have a box of 73 ELDM and the first two rounds don't feed well into the chamber, the remaining four do (only 6 fit). The 55 grain HP American gunner all feed smooth.
I will try to see if I can go get her on paper @ 100 and maybe look around to see if I find anywhere else where I can stretch her out.
Things to do after testing her out:
Disassemble
Bed scope base
Fix and fill a small ding/dent on bottom of stock
Apply thread lock to sling studs, they are so loose
Give her a complete paint job
Reassemble
Anyone know torque specs on these for the action screws?
Thanks...
This is how I got the rifle
Below is what I want to fill in order to fix and smooth out
Below is with new base, scope, and rings.
Paint scheme I will do
Stock will be exactly like that canteen and barellee action will be solid color in the nutmeg
**edit to add**
Shot it today, seemed to shoot alright. Had two F2F or light primer strike but they fired on the second try. Also, my fired brass comes out with a slight imperfection. It seems the neck is not perfectly round/circular. There is a small dent on all my brass. I'll try to get some pics momentarily.
Update:
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