tahunua001: I like the sound of the oil finish. I'll start some reasearch right away. Thanks for the info. I'll have to go see if the Timney is a single or double stage trigger. Might be worth shooting for a few months from now.
emcon5: Ah, see I thought the shellac was the original "as issued" finish. I didn't know it was refinished before sitting in warehouses for god knows how long. Point taken in regards to the oil finish.
Duzell: I do like the handguard and barrel banded look. I'll take a peek at Boyd's but I don't think I'll be going that spendy when I get a temporary second stock so I can refinish the original.
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In other news I put a few rounds through her today. Saved the first casing out of the chamber for good luck. When I went to clean her I removed the CLP from the bolt and replaced it was some very light grease I'm experimenting with and noted about a 30% improvement in the way the bolt seemed to handle. I think I'm going to have to take it easy for a while though. I can easily see danger of developing a flinch that everyone was talking about. Especially without a butt pad. I think I'll stick with a training 22 for now and take this rifle out plinking from time to time. Maybe that will help to normalize the sense of the recoil.
emcon5: Ah, see I thought the shellac was the original "as issued" finish. I didn't know it was refinished before sitting in warehouses for god knows how long. Point taken in regards to the oil finish.
Duzell: I do like the handguard and barrel banded look. I'll take a peek at Boyd's but I don't think I'll be going that spendy when I get a temporary second stock so I can refinish the original.
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In other news I put a few rounds through her today. Saved the first casing out of the chamber for good luck. When I went to clean her I removed the CLP from the bolt and replaced it was some very light grease I'm experimenting with and noted about a 30% improvement in the way the bolt seemed to handle. I think I'm going to have to take it easy for a while though. I can easily see danger of developing a flinch that everyone was talking about. Especially without a butt pad. I think I'll stick with a training 22 for now and take this rifle out plinking from time to time. Maybe that will help to normalize the sense of the recoil.