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Getting a Metford to shoot, need some help.
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11-04-2009 11:56 PM
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1892, that is an early one, nice!
My tuppence worth with tips from experience shooting these. I would be happy with 4 inch groups at 100 yards with open sights, that is 'minute of deer' shooting. My Metfords don't like boat tail bullets, they perform better with flat based bullets in mild hand loads. Most commercial hunting ammo has boat tails. Perhaps try different brands and see how they do.
Trigger pull seems a little heavy. Try switching out the striker spring for a weaker one. Slower lock time, less primer strike, but less pull off too. The bent on the cocking piece could be stoned smooth and would help, but is a fast and easy way to bugger things up royaly f you don't know what you are doing, maybe best leave it alone for now and try changing the striker spring first.
Bedding of the rifle should hold the barrel tight at the lower barrel band. It was found that free floating the rest forward helped acuracey. In fact some later model factory front bands were opened up 20 thou to clear the barrel. So restocking with a full length stock may or may not help.
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I will take it up home this weekend and if the hunting is slow will take some pics.
As to loads I rarely shoot factory fodder. Been trying to find something similar to the load they used for the rifle when built but it may be easier to stablize a light round nose bullet instead. I would also just be happy to have the load regulate to the sights even if I can't get the windage adjusted short of hacking off the front sight and sweating it back on. I should note the front post is by no means centered over the bore so it was at one time regulated for the full stock no doubt.
It had a No1 MKIII (?) bolt in it, I found a Long Lee bolt on CGN with the dust cover, still not quite the right one but it is closer. I believe this model had no safety.
Thanks for the info englishman ca!