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Well, I got her out to the range today. I scored 110 pieces of new, unfired Winchester brass off Gunbroker (as noted above), and it finally arrived last Monday. Got it all sized, trimmed, and loaded with some starting loads with IMR 4895 and 4350 with the Hornady 200 grain bullet.
The IMR 4350 loads showed the most promise as far as accuracy and velocity. The top powder charges topped 2,500 fps with no pressure signs and honest 2 MOA accuracy for five shot groups. Not bad for a peep sighted lever gun in a pretty serious hunting caliber.
The trigger kind of sucks, but I can live with it. The action needs some break-in time, or possibly disassembly and some polishing. My Marlins all have better triggers and smoother actions, but then again, I've worked them all over to get there. I think this Winchester is better than they were out of the box, so it really has some potential. Lastly, recoil is pretty darn mild, which is getting to be important to me as I get older. I think I'm going to like this rifle.
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Jeff
'72 911T 3.0 MFI
'93 Ducati 900 Super Sport
"God invented whiskey so the Irish wouldn't rule the world"
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