QUOTE (injun51 @ September 15th 2009 1:08 PM)

It shot very well before, with the wooden stock. I hope it does'nt decide to go south on me after this stock change. When i mount it, i'm going to free float the barrel, so i'm hoping there are no changes. I'm assuming you have one of these too. I could'nt pass for $80 bucks apiece. I have two, and one of the guns (the one i'm working on) had no percussion circle on the bolt and the rifeling in the barrel was perfect. I know that some of these guns were never fired and i think i got one. It shoots great and is very accurate. I am taking it out to sight it in this weekend. I'll send some pics and tell you how the stock held up. Take it easy, Charlie.

I do have one as well and I think that mine also was never shot. I found it in a wooden box in the bottom of a crate full of 91/30's. I opened up the box and to my suprise (and the store owners) there it was, wrapped in plastic covered in some type of cosmoline with another bag with all of the goodies (bayonet, oiler, etc...).
We removed it from the plastic and cleaned it up a bit right there at the store. It looked as if it never had a round chambered in it.
Most of the other one's looked as if they had 5,000 rounds shot thru them and put in a wooden crate 50 years ago. Mine looks pretty darn good all things considered.
I like the way it shoots other then the metal buttplate!!! I will probably get a couple more of these rifles in the future for different purposes and am even considering reloading for them.
I can hold around 1 1/2 moa on a good day and 2-2 1/2 on an average day at 100yds prone with the sling depending on ammo choices. Not too bad but I don't claim to be a crack shot anyways. I like shooting for fun the fun of it. Although I am considering using it next summer in some nostalgia shoots.
Keep this thread alive, I find this stuff very interesting.
This post has been edited by KENNYOHIOHUNTER: September 15th 2009 6:15 PM