Thats what I figured. I ran 18 rds of remington core lokt that the previous owner sold with it. the cases look good. no problems with head space and the shoulder isn't blown out bad at all. it is a blast to shoot. we were knocking cans off at 64 yds which is what our range is here at the house. I plan on using this rifle to hunt with as well. I did find out that it is a numbers matching gun except for the magizene. the bolt reciever and stock all have the same serial number on it.

quick question does anyone know where I can find either a 5 shot magizene? or a cheap one I can alter to make it a 5 shot?