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So I just dropped a 1000 on this rifle alone. It is a brand new model 700 police in 300 win mag. I haven't even fired one round from it yet. It came to the local ffl dealer straight from the factory, and when they opened the box it was kind of dusty. There was dust on the gun. I wasn't too happy, but I figured I'll take it home and clean it. So i took it home. After closer inspection I realized that the fit and finish is far worse than I thought. The stock and barrel get scratches so easily, i can scrape the barrel or stock with my nail lightly and the scratch will be there permanently. Next, I decided to see how the action is. It felt kind of round but I figured it would smooth out eventually. So I chambered a round, and ejected it. It didn't feel too smooth, and the bigger probelm is that the action was scratching the cases! The round would come out with the cartidge scratched. I'm frustrated because after spending a 1000 this is not what I expected. My ruger 10/22 and my 400 dollar savage have a fit and finish that is far better.

Here are pictures of the crappy fit and finish.

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Here are before and after pictures of what the gun does to the cartridges, the first two are the rounds before I chamber and eject them and the rest are after they are ejected and scratched up by the action. Remember, no rounds were fired, i just loaded and unloaded.


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