I purchased this rifle unissued and fabricated a steel scope mount for it.I also worked the trigger group over(removed 90% of the creep and reduced the pull weight to 4 lbs.).I've been loading 147 boattail bullets pulled from 7.62x54R ammo with 22.5 grns.of surplus Win.846 powder.I shoot at a 22" steel plate at 550 yards with no problem.The scope is a Leupold 2.5x8x42mm.

Vic