I posted a few months ago about buying a 521T made in (I think) 1948. I wanted a rifle with peep sights and it fit the bill.
Well, three months later, with the sights bottomed out its still 1 1/2" high at both 25 and 50 yards. Easy solution would be to buy a taller front sight post. However I've realized that my old (39) eyes aren't as peep sight friendly as they used to be and if the light isn't perfect I'm not shooting.
Taking it to get drilled and tapped tomorrow, looking at a few different Leupolds to go on it, will likely go with a 4-12 w/side focus. I grew up shooting sporterrifle with a Browning A-bolt (50' indoors, unsupported offhand, rifle must be under 7.5 pounds) and would like to get back into it.
Going to a custom gunshop in NC (Stumpies). My current plan is to get it drilled and tapped, a picatinny rail installed. There are some other things I have been thinking, but since it shoots so well I'm not sure and am looking for opinions (I know the first opinion will be that I am committing sacrilege by doing this but at this point I am okay with it)
The trigger is actually surprisingly good, 3.5 pounds and a very crisp break. Not doing anything there.
Free floating the barrel- All of my rifles are free-floated even if they didn't come that way. As this rifle stands right now there is what looks like an intentional bump in the wood of the stock about half an inch from the end of the fore-end that puts upward pressure on the barrel. Any opinions on this? Maybe its there for a reason? This gun likes the upward pressure (Savage and Ruger come to mind).
Possibly: bed the action. Will I see any benefit from this with a rifle with only one action screw?
Re-crown the barrel: The crown looks a little beat up, but it does shoot. Worth the money?
I think that's about it so far.
Well, three months later, with the sights bottomed out its still 1 1/2" high at both 25 and 50 yards. Easy solution would be to buy a taller front sight post. However I've realized that my old (39) eyes aren't as peep sight friendly as they used to be and if the light isn't perfect I'm not shooting.
Taking it to get drilled and tapped tomorrow, looking at a few different Leupolds to go on it, will likely go with a 4-12 w/side focus. I grew up shooting sporterrifle with a Browning A-bolt (50' indoors, unsupported offhand, rifle must be under 7.5 pounds) and would like to get back into it.
Going to a custom gunshop in NC (Stumpies). My current plan is to get it drilled and tapped, a picatinny rail installed. There are some other things I have been thinking, but since it shoots so well I'm not sure and am looking for opinions (I know the first opinion will be that I am committing sacrilege by doing this but at this point I am okay with it)
The trigger is actually surprisingly good, 3.5 pounds and a very crisp break. Not doing anything there.
Free floating the barrel- All of my rifles are free-floated even if they didn't come that way. As this rifle stands right now there is what looks like an intentional bump in the wood of the stock about half an inch from the end of the fore-end that puts upward pressure on the barrel. Any opinions on this? Maybe its there for a reason? This gun likes the upward pressure (Savage and Ruger come to mind).
Possibly: bed the action. Will I see any benefit from this with a rifle with only one action screw?
Re-crown the barrel: The crown looks a little beat up, but it does shoot. Worth the money?
I think that's about it so far.
