Been playing with one for the first time this last year or so. Traded into a beat up JC Higgins 51-L, spent some time reinforcing the broken apart action area of the stock and mounted a 2.5-8 VXIII. Several loads will go an inch or so, some less. It's doing well enough I took it to Colorado last week for 1st rifle elk season with 165 Partitions. Unfortunately I saw more orange coats than elk.
