Big MO, I sent you a pm a long time ago asking what that W70 LH custom 416 cost ya. COuld you shoot me a pm and let me know? Have you shot the rifle yet?
My biggest fear is when I die my wife will sell my guns for what I told her they cost.
The stock has a repaired crack about half way up the forend , looks like it was dropped or squeezed. You had to look closely to see it. I took the gun apart and it was all the way through. The other problem in feeding with 3 down. load the mag close the bolt on an empty chamber and chamber a round. The bolt drags on the cartridge and feeds after working the bolt for the second or third time. The stock doesn't bother me , I can always restock and I wonder if the feeding problem is related to the mag spring. any advice is appreciated.
Posts: 237 | Location: Ga. | Registered: 25 July 2005
Interesting. After readin all these comments I decided to look at my LH 375 Safari model a little closer. I removed the firing pin from the bolt and tried to cycle 3 out of the magazine. It feed flawlessly (300 gr Old style Noslers). I then put 3 down and chambered one. It still fed the next three like butter. I removed the action from the stock and was pleasantly surprised to see an extra recoil lug on the barrel. Both recoil lugs were bedded in what appears to be either glass or hot glue. The fit and finish was a cut above normal for a factory rifle. Best $795 I ever spent.
My biggest fear is when I die my wife will sell my guns for what I told her they cost.
One other thing is a brass screw that goes through the stock about midway up the forend into a lug on the barrel. I don;t know if this is factory or not , I have never seen this before. The seller has agreed to take the rifle back if not satisfied with it
Posts: 237 | Location: Ga. | Registered: 25 July 2005
I suspect your rifle was fired a few times and the stock cracked in a few places. It probably was not bedded properly from the factory. Easy to fix. And the fixes usually make the stock stronger than when it was new.
My biggest fear is when I die my wife will sell my guns for what I told her they cost.
I just went home and put 18 rounds through it with no problems The gun with iron sights was as accurate as "I could be " shooting off hand and in a hurry. I think I will keep it.
Posts: 237 | Location: Ga. | Registered: 25 July 2005
Good Choice, Roger Farrell is a gunsmith down there who always gets rave reviews here on AR. He is experienced working with big bore/heavy recoiling rifles.
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Posts: 7158 | Location: Snake River | Registered: 02 February 2004
I'm going to try one the Mauser springs and see if that works. I have a brand new Win. 375 on the way as well as an African from the custom shop in 416 rem. The rifle I bought on Gun Broker looked like one I could not pass up. Depending on how the new one turns out one of the 375's will be for sale, or I can return the super grade to the seller. When I shot it today the misfeeds happened twice. And only when I tried to ease the bolt back. Everything was fine when I cycled the bolt harder.
Posts: 237 | Location: Ga. | Registered: 25 July 2005
