The trigger is a little under 4 lbs. and very clean. I currently have no intention ofadjusting it. I may pull the trigger mechanism out tonight and see, just for fun, what would be involved in a little trigger tuning. Lock time seems pretty good - similar to the Omega and maybe a little quicker. The rifle is stainless with camo stock. Finish is very acceptable - about the same as the Omega. Recoil pad fit isa little off - but I'll probably put one of those Simm's Vibration Lab pad on there anyway.

Well, its still raining lightly here. I got under the protection of the SUV hatch and fired a few rounds over the chronograph. The 338 gr. Platinum Powerbelt ahead of 130 grains of 2F Jim Shockey Gold produced 1891 fps at 43 degrees in the rain. I tried 140 grains and did not get an increase in velocity; but did get a little more soot around the primer area and on the front of the hinged breech block.

Went back to 100 yards and fired three shots off the hood of the Durango. This rifle seems to not kick too bad considering how stout these loads are -and with the factory open sights they went into about 3" and hit at the low left corner of the target. Started raining harder and I came back to the shop.

I'm pretty impressed with how little soot was able to get past the semi-sealed breech block. I also like how quick and easy the shotgun primers are to remove when reloading. Having never tried the new Platinum Powerbelts before, I don't know what to expect in terms of velocity. Will probably test a few of my old standby loads next time out to see how this barrel's speed compared to the T/C rifles I already have.