Even better news, just got UPS notification this morning that the rifle is being delivered today.... several weeks ahead of their estimate! Had figured it would probably be delayed, given the time of the year.



Edit*
The brown truck dropped off my rifle this afternoon. According to the invoice, besides replacing the bolt and "minor repairs", they also replaced the magazine spring.
Oddly, and not mentioned on the invoice, they also replaced stock. This kinda baffles me because the old one was perfectly fine and IMO looked nicer than the replacement. I noticed the barrel is free floating now where is wasn't originally. Removing the stock it's apparent they use a different method and material to bed with. Much different than the amber hot glue type they used on them originally. I guess it's an improvement, but now it's missing the small marks that remind me of the elk hunts I took it on.

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Last edited by tmitch; 10/05/16.
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