beagleye
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I paid handsomely for this gun, it was a "buy it now" full price type situation. It arrived looking lovely and unused in its' original box. The metal work is outstanding! Hard to compare with anything. The texturing of different surfaces, the etched factory marks, the fit of metal to metal, the smooth operation of the bolt, the contour of the stock, the wood itself, metal to wood fit, all just remarkable!
Then there is the checkering. What happened there. Did they just spend all their money on other things, were the checkering workers out on strike, what happened?!
And then the real horror began yesterday when I tried to use it- it won't feed, not once. Every cartridge wedges in diagonally, stuck! I was super bummed, considering the whole mess of sorting these things out with sellers long distance. So I kept messing with it and after a lot of head scratching determined the firing pin was in backwards, preventing it from retracting in the bolt face. The firing pin is almost symmetrical end to end, and considering that this gun appears factory new, I think it probably came from the factory this way and was never sorted out.
I was saying new but not anymore. I shot the heck out of it today. Man that is some super charged plinking. I think I will leave this one in open sights. It is a very handy gun. If I can get smooth with the magazines, I think it would do well for home defense. It is a super fun plinker, it will be an excellent varminter. Also I think this gun will be a favorite for new and young shooters.
The downside of this gun is having had it apart, it's not a simple gun and BRNO is gone. Parts. Maybe I'll get a beater for parts. Some guns I want to preserve and protect. This gun, I just want to wear it out.
Then there is the checkering. What happened there. Did they just spend all their money on other things, were the checkering workers out on strike, what happened?!
And then the real horror began yesterday when I tried to use it- it won't feed, not once. Every cartridge wedges in diagonally, stuck! I was super bummed, considering the whole mess of sorting these things out with sellers long distance. So I kept messing with it and after a lot of head scratching determined the firing pin was in backwards, preventing it from retracting in the bolt face. The firing pin is almost symmetrical end to end, and considering that this gun appears factory new, I think it probably came from the factory this way and was never sorted out.
I was saying new but not anymore. I shot the heck out of it today. Man that is some super charged plinking. I think I will leave this one in open sights. It is a very handy gun. If I can get smooth with the magazines, I think it would do well for home defense. It is a super fun plinker, it will be an excellent varminter. Also I think this gun will be a favorite for new and young shooters.
The downside of this gun is having had it apart, it's not a simple gun and BRNO is gone. Parts. Maybe I'll get a beater for parts. Some guns I want to preserve and protect. This gun, I just want to wear it out.
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