i got this rifle for CHRISTmas...brand new.
so far I've:
done a trigger job
added the spacer to the extractor
completed a modification to the fore end that enables it to operate freely but yet is very secure.
i found on close inspection, that the fore end hole was not centered with the barrel lug causing pressure on the pivot so i machined a bushing and drilled an offset hole; it relieved the pressure allowing free operation of the breaking and closing action. i substituted a button head, Allen head, stainless steel screw in place of the tapered Phillips.
weather and nat'l forest conditions permitting, I'll check range performance one day next week.
