Dale--

thank you for the good words--coming from a person of your knowledge and experience, they mean a great deal.

the 788 was a good buy indeed, and i suspect it was in fact sold due to that very issue--for as it was, it would chamber a few (4 or 5) rounds out of every new box. some chap must have surely figured he had a lemon. i bought it on gunbroker.

quite a fix for your friend to be in with that weatherby--and a very nice solution to the issue, especially in order to save a hunt...

hoping those parts that are coming will cure that ejection issue on that rig of yours. a guy always wants a rig to work, but when they don't, that's an interesting situation, as it allows us to learn even more...

keep swatting those yotes with those swifts !

all learning is like a funnel:
however, contrary to popular thought, one begins with the the narrow end.
the more you progress, the more it expands into greater discovery--and the less of an audience you will have...