Melvin, you work magic!
New stock, full length bedded in olive green. New alum bottom metal, timney set at 2.5lbs. New follower and spring, jeweled the bolt, coated all metal.
Kept the oem saco defense made barrel in '06.
Leupold 3-9 in the lightweight rings that came with it from colt.
57gr. 4350 behind a 165 gameking at .04 off the lands makes tiny little groups.
51.4gr. 4064 behind 150gr. Noslers does the same, but 3/4"higher at 100 yds.
450.00 for the colt nib and 650.00 to Melvin.
If anyone has a colt, you owe it to yourself to send it to him. Answered the phone personally everytime I called and discussed everything in detail. Talked me out of a rebarrel and was correct that most of the barrels are good to go. The work is top notch and price was more than fair. Not sure how he even breaks even at this price.
Im thinking a NULA 223 is in my future.
