A now since deceased friend told me these were bad kickers, but the replacement stock is wider at the butt than original and has a good recoil pad. As to scope cuts, this Burris has about 5 inches of eye relief much like the Burris 1.75-5 I have had on my 416 Rigby for a couple of decades so I am not expecting any scope to flesh contact.

Nice to hear some positive reports on them so far.

My cleaning method will probably Carb cleaner followed by compressed air and then some light gun oil with teflon (maybe Break Free CLP) spray in and around the action, and bore foam with then bore snake followed by a touch of that same light gun oil lightly spread through the bore if it is to be stored for any length of time.

Initial zeroing will be done with a lead sled, but final zeroing will be from soft bags and a steady hand hold, again like I do with my 340 and 416 Rigby.


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