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Yup fair to say I'm pretty happy with it, it is a little heavier than some of the new lightweight rifles but it's not stupidly heavey I would say similar weight to a howa or weatherby, but it's an...

If only she could talk :)

Was windy as shit up in the hills, had to hold over 6" to the right and trust the dude making the wind calls (he was on the money) topped out at 32 degrees where we were which made for a very long...

Took my longest shot on an animal today with her, a nice fat fallow doe @275yds, sacked it on the spot

Bagheera yup, feeds good and holds zero well, certainly looking at getting it bedded as insurance. I do not have another rifle in this caliber so it's a keeper for sure.

I thought that too but its just shite cell phone camera it really didn't want to focus on the base of the case, they are a little blurred and the light is coming from behind. I checked the cases...

Back at the range today all sorted, bloody impressive for a 50 year old rifle.
3 shots at 100yds and I definitely pulled one, but only just.
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These ELDX just work in the 270

Right trigger is sorted, easy trigger to adjust it's now much closer to 2lbs and nearer to what like, must've been around the 6lb+ territory, why anyone would set a trigger that heavy I'll never...

I'm sure I can close those groups up considerably with the trigger lightened, will probably bed it and free float as it jys touches the stock on the barrel channel on one side, also do some research...

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Looks to me like it's coming up to the next accuracy node, the shot on the right was last of three and again definitely pulled, man I hate heavy triggers :oh noes:

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This is the load I am going to use for now grouping is good but will improve once the trigger is lightened. The shot 1" to the left was last of three and definitely pulled

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Dunno what happened here but probably not as bad as it looks, first group I shot at 100 yds and still very much coming to grips with the heavy ass trigger

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Shot at 50 yards cause I forgot to move back once I had it fouled (not fowled) and sighted

So I thought I had a box of whitetails but they were already shot ooops :yaeh am not durnk:
So I spoke to the owner and he was happy enough for me to load up some eldx and try them.
The results...

Chook mist :D

Well after multiple deep copper cleans it's finally good, no more copper on the rifling.
Hopefully put some rounds down it soon.
This pic might not show much but best I could do, rifling looks...

If I end up reloading I have a heap of winchester brass here for it, when that's flogged out I'll replace with Norma

Got a box of 130g whitetails to run through it

I was thinking a ladder 57.5 to to 58.4 in .3 grain increments with 2213sc powder does this sound a bit hot ?
My old a7 270 used to push them at 1/2 moa or less with 58grains of 2213sc

I have some 145g ELDX sitting here, thought I might load some up for a play.
Any reason why I shouldn't ?

Maybe salvage was the wrong word, rescue from an eternity of sitting in the back of a safe being unused may be better, I don't intend to change the character at all.
Hopefully just hunt with it...

I will only be buying it if it shoots reasonably well, don't need a safe queen

Do these early finbears have a reputation for being good action's or any known faults ?