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Old 12-15-2006 | 07:00 PM
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Default RE: Remington Genesis

Very detailed review. I agree with comments about the ramrod. I have a Dewey rod I use for everything except reloading in the hunting field, so the factory ramrod wasn't much of issue. But it is a little short. I liked the tight manner in which it fit into the stock, with no rattles.

The "lock up" of the torch cam breech block on mine is tight enough to where I'm not worried it will hinge open in the field. But I thought about the detent and how time would probably cause this device to loosen up. Looks like you could just deepen the detent at some point in the future if this became an issue.

Trigger on mine was very clean and broke at about 4.5 lbs right out of the box. Later, I decided to stone the surfaces to a very smooth finish and the trigger got lighter - but it also developed a bunch of creep. It took me the better part of half a day to get rid of the creep. The design of the trigger is not one bit condusive to trigger modifications. I'm still thinking about isolating the hammer spring from the trigger spring. With this feature, the trigger pull could be adjusted to a very light pull.

I got rid of the rear sight right away and replaced it with a Williams WGRS peep sight. Also put a green fiber optic rod in the front.

Bottom line is that accuracy and function on mine was very good. I also have an Omega. For $50 less money, I though the Genesis was a pretty good value.
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