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Steve M · 02-04-2011, 01:24 AM

I've been wanting one of these for a couple years now. I'm kicking myself for not buying one last summer when CenterFire had them for $450, but I got this off GunBroker for a decent price. It's used, but it's in decent shape with a pristine bore. There is a small crack in the handguard, but that will be an easy fix.

I'll be taking it out to the range next week probably. Can't wait to get this up and running for 3-gun Heavy Metal class!

**OblivionNine** · 02-04-2011, 05:13 AM

Pretty

dracosfire83 · 02-04-2011, 05:51 AM

did anything come with your rifle?

Steve M · 02-04-2011, 12:36 PM

Quote:

did anything come with your rifle?

Just what you see. I wasn't interested in the 4x POSP - I'll be getting a Kalinka BP-02 mount and find a good modern scope for it. With that mount, a scope will be centerline, not off to the side. Also, J&G has the mags on sale again, so I'll probably get 4 of them there.

Some other folks are saying to cut the barrel back to around 19", but I doubt I'll do that.

battousai · 02-04-2011, 01:35 PM

I wouldn't cut the barrel personally. I too am kicking myself that I didn't purchase one for $450 when I had the chance. Just remember it won't beat a bolt action .308. But it will more then hold it's own as a long range marksmen rifle. I would suggest that you keep a side mounted optic (Unless you are a lefty like me.) because the sights should be good out to 200m and the scope was intended for anything beyond that.

Edit: Might I also add. Good buy.

**Yeoldetool** · 02-04-2011, 02:36 PM

Very nice.

ZombieDon · 02-04-2011, 02:51 PM

Very nice. I would personally stain or paint the wood darker, but a very nice find.

**Aries** · 02-06-2011, 04:48 AM

Looks nice. I want one of those one day.
Aries

uncle jerky · 02-06-2011, 06:55 AM

The 7.62x54R is a great caliber. Push in on the rifle's buttplate and you
will find that it has a recoil spring attached to it, inside the buttstock. I found that this feature really dampened recoil.

Steve M · 02-06-2011, 08:04 PM

I noticed that about the buttplate, but didn't realize that it was a designed feature. I'll be shooting it next week sometime, so I'll see how well it really works.

Well, I managed to get the brake off with only a little cussing - the barrel is threaded, so it was just a matter of cutting the weld. I have to admit that it took some courage to "go just a little farther" when I couldn't tell if I was cutting barrel, sight, weld, or brake... As it turns out, the brake is pretty well destroyed, but the threads and barrel were untouched!

Sigh of relief! Now I need to figure which new brake to buy. Right now, all I've got is an AMD-65 brake, so it's on there to protect the threads.