I just pick up one to day in 243 win: the guy had about 10 rounds threw it metal to wood finish looks good tight action on the break also came with a set of millet rings $175.00
I don't think it pallet wood there no gloss finish on it has a nice black walnut grain
I also seen a few on web pages that show the action in chrome mine is blue on blue

The gun is like new not a mark on it hope it will shoot
I wonder what the barrel twist is on the 243 cal.?
I can see the trigger is not bad but not great any one yet try to work on improving to a lighter trigger pull weight.
I also see another down fall as far as the rail that scope rings are mounted to not much movement for scope eye relief I think the way to go it to re-cut the stock for a shorter L.O.P

Try punctuation!!!

I have relatives from LI that retired to Calabash.

Rich

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Originally posted by richj:
I have relatives from LI that retired to Calabash.

Rich

Good night, Mrs. Calabash, wherever you are!!!

I've got one in .308, and have found out that it is a cheap for a reason! So far, I have spent half a fortune having a Weaver scope rail drilled and tapped to the top of that useless dovetail on top of the reciever (mine was cut off center, so there was no way any scope had enough windage to bring it to zero).

Then I had a gunsmith work on the trigger to get it down to four pounds (was eight).

Before I did all this to it, it was shooting reaonable groups. Now, for some reason, a 3-inch group at 100 is cause for celebration. Finally, I clamped a business card in the fore end and got it to shooting 2 to 2-1/2 inches fairly consistantly with 150-grain handloads. But at 200 yards, all bets are off! Next thing I am going to try are softer bullets (been shooting Accubonds, Core-lokt Ultras, and Nosler Partitions. Gonna' try some regular Core-lokt 150s and some ballistic tips).

This was supposed to ba a cheap alternative rifle for my son to use down at Auburn University, where he is a student and has permission to hunt on a nearby 600 acre farm that is virtually crawling with deer. But the way it is going, it is going to be a not-so-cheap (in price) POS that I wouldn't trust to hit vitals beyond 125 yards.

I guess I'll just keep experimenting with loads and fore-end pressure until I find something that works.

Below is a picture of how I had to mount my scope. The front half has four set screws anchoring it to the receiver, while the back half floats out in mid air.