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Longbow14
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Posted: November 18 2014 at 4:00pm |
Thoughts or concerns?
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Jon287
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How is the bore? If it shoots well, it ought to make for a good inexpensive hunting rifle. Absolutely get rid of the silver paint!
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Zed
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Silver! You have to wonder why!
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It's nice to be important, but it's more important to be nice!
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Longbow14
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We're still in negotiations about it. I haven't seen the bore yet.
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Shamu
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Can't tell from the pic is that bare metal or silver paint?
My only concerns would be: 1: Bedding, a lot of work is needed to get those synthetic stocks to bed properly. 2: Condition that can't be seen from the pic. Frequently "Bubba's Ingenuity" extends beyond the cosmetics. For example how many holes are drilled for that scope mount & how well? |
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Don't shoot till you see the whites of their thighs. (Unofficial motto of the Royal Air Force)
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klr
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I'd want to see the bore before I made a decision. A worn out bore is going to cost you a lot to rebarrel, rebore, or develop an oversized cast bullet load.
Then again, a rebore to 35-303 shooting a 235 grain lead bullet would make a great hog gun. |
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W.R.Buchanan
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I'd replace the .22 scope with something a little bigger and paint it Black. With a good Cerakote finish it would be a good shooter that you wouldn't have to worry about in the weather.
Randy
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It's not how well you do what you know how to do,,, It's how well you do what you DON'T know how to do.
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raubvogel
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A proper Bubba scope install requires a couple of lag bolts. Or drywall screws |
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