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[Roger Payne]

Hi Entropy. The central slender piece that locates the cartridge charger & bridges the two sides of the receiver is a separate insert. On occasion they became loose & slipping a gob of weld over each end was a sure, if not very elegant, way of securing it. It's surprisingly common....

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[Micheal Doyne]

Hi Entropy. The central slender piece that locates the cartridge charger & bridges the two sides of the receiver is a separate insert. On occasion they became loose & slipping a gob of weld over each end was a sure, if not very elegant, way of securing it. It's surprisingly common....

I have seen a couple with the weld still showing proud of the body, as you say a fix that was all to common for at a factory refurbish.

[Entropy]

Thanks Gents,

Got the opportunity to shoot a few preliminary boxes thru it today. A box of Remington 175 FMJ and a box of PPU of the same weight. Only at 50yds as time was limited. More of a functional check more than anything. The groups for the Remington (which I shot first) were pretty poor. About 3-4”. The PPU was another story however. Nice little clusters well centered but a bit low using the 200yd setting on the sight. Hopefully more time later in the week to shoot it off the bench. Ended the afternoon dinging some 8” steel a dozen times at 100yds. Still a bit low and right. Older eyes and the stock drop didn’t help. I forgot to bring my foam riser pads and vet tape along today. I might have to improvise.

Limited exposure but pleased so far. Anxious to get it stable on the bench and get a decent cheek weld.

[browningautorifle]

The PPU was another story however.

Yes, PPU is good ammo and worth using...nice brass for reloading too.