Quote:
Originally Posted by vash
jeff, what model is that lower rifle? i cannot surf "weapons" sites on my work computer. what caliber?
what kinda groups do you get with a #1?
i cannot find a Knight rifle anyways.
|
The bottom rifle started out as the #1V, or "varmint" rifle. It has a custom barrel from Lilja, chambered in .220 Swift. I ordered it in the same profile as the Ruger varmint barrel. At 28", it's 4" longer than the standard Ruger barrel, plus it is stainless steel. I had it installed when I finally shot out the original Ruger barrel, after over ten years of pretty heavy use. The scope is a Leupold Vari-X III 6.5x20. It shoots into about 1/2 MOA for five shot groups.
Accuracy is a known buggaboo with the #1. Some shoot as well as any bolt gun, some shoot like shotguns, stinging shots vertically. Especially the earlier ones. They are pretty much on top of it now, so it is quite rare to get one that won't shoot well right out of the box.
The problem stems from the method of forearm attachment. The short "Alexander Henry" (upper three in the photo) style forearms are not as prone to trouble as the longer standard forearms (bottom rifle). There is a known fix; both Midway and Brownell's sell a little kit for a few bucks that usually cures the problem. I have never had to use it, but I have seen rifles with the kit installed. It's a simple little jack screw arrangement for tensioning the forearm against the barrel.