You are right, 1000 yards is nonsense. We all know it is actually Meters, and 2000.
in all honesty if ammo wasn't so cheap i would just be happy with my enfield.
Rebarreling? It means that a specific action is tried and proven and lends itself to other applications.
. Seems funny nobody tried to put another barrel on instead of going that route considering you could only get Norma ammo for them.
A simple bolt assy.? Only if you don't take it apart.
Nobody wants to answer my question: If they are so great, why didn't anybody buy one when Norma was the only game in town?
Other clunkers IMO: 30-40 Kraig, both Carcano's, Mas36 ,Austrian Mauser, Swiss K-31.....
Nobody cares what you buy, they want to know why.
Seriously though, those sights are for massed volley fire- kind of poor mans machinegun ...... though if you are dedicated, you could make a thousand yard gun out of it.... it's been done.
Your name says it all. Cheapshooter.
It's a sickness. I'm down with the sickness.
I've long thought about getting a MN for something along these lines. Don't be surprised if I contact you in the next year or so. Looks great, BTW.tobnpr said:For me, it was the perfect choice to be able to have a fun project off a cheap, and quite accurate action that is also capable of long-range performance.
This rifle was fun to build- and yes, because I did the work myself, I have less "in it" than a comparable Savage or (fill in the blank).