Thanks Chet!!
12-05-2011, 11:38 AM
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Thanks Chet!!
My new "Hawken" came in from Chet. We worked out a trade and i got his new thumbhole optima out to UPS today.
Doing some cleaning on the rifle now. What ever barrel is has is just filled with rifling
Can't wait to shoot her sometime.
Doing some cleaning on the rifle now. What ever barrel is has is just filled with rifling
Can't wait to shoot her sometime.
12-05-2011, 12:39 PM
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Oh you can bet on it! To busy right now reloading some tubes of powder to shoot off. Man shes got a crisp clean crack to her when she fires off. Got a nice layer of 12 inches of snow and so im dressing up in my wool and taking her and my dog for a walk.
12-05-2011, 02:10 PM
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really nice! I just cut the strip of tape and slid the lid off and out came everything else, including the Accura .45 box 
Shes a shooter! I took the dog for a walk and on the way back at stopped at the 50 yard line and put 2 320gr reals into a 1 1/2" group shooting in a squatting position and then a 4" group at 75 yards. I couldnt see the target that well at 75 so im not going to complain! 80gr 3f american pioneer to boot.
There are a couple things im thinking about improving on and one at the top of the list is to install a larger pin in the barrel lol. This one is way to small i feel. Other than that, im just going to touch up some browning here and there and i'll be all smiled. Shes a good shooter.
Almost forgot, i went and added a lock screw plate as well. There was plenty of screw left and i figured it would be a good touch to keep the wood in good shape.
Shes a shooter! I took the dog for a walk and on the way back at stopped at the 50 yard line and put 2 320gr reals into a 1 1/2" group shooting in a squatting position and then a 4" group at 75 yards. I couldnt see the target that well at 75 so im not going to complain! 80gr 3f american pioneer to boot.
There are a couple things im thinking about improving on and one at the top of the list is to install a larger pin in the barrel lol. This one is way to small i feel. Other than that, im just going to touch up some browning here and there and i'll be all smiled. Shes a good shooter.
Almost forgot, i went and added a lock screw plate as well. There was plenty of screw left and i figured it would be a good touch to keep the wood in good shape.
12-05-2011, 02:58 PM
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Yeah i still have to figure out the way to check the twist in the barrel. I wonder what barrel they used, the breech plug is a custom style bolt with the tang welded on. The original owner must have been crazy to sell it.