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How's it feel when you cycle the bolt?
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Like a gravel road..
Thanks for asking!
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How is the finish? Those I've looked at had a spray paint look to 'em.
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You're a tolerant, and even tempered man Rancho! Schit, some guys go ballistic over a $100 Vortex scope.
These are full-length bedded? How's the channel look?
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Pffffttttt......nothing that can't be prettied up. It outta shoot muy bueno Crazy Ranch.  P.S. The front ring thingee is backwards. 
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Parkerized CM action, blasted SS barrel? Metalwork does look good.. As pointed out, action cycles rough.
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Pffffttttt......nothing that can't be prettied up. It outta shoot muy bueno Crazy Ranch. P.S. The front ring thingee is backwards. Bwaaahaaa!! I might flip it around, I'll see how it shoots first. Gives me something to blame crappy groups on.
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It will shoot and smooth up...
Look on the bright side; Melvin will make it a FULA for $650. New barrel with your choice of chambering, new bedding and a new paint job on the stock. For a tad more he'll install the NULA trigger and coat the action.
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You're a tolerant, and even tempered man Rancho! Schit, some guys go ballistic over a $100 Vortex scope.
These are full-length bedded? How's the channel look?
Jason Looks great.. Stock and barrel/action have matching numbers.. The black sharpie touch up really helps. You boys know I invented that, right?
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Thanks for posting pics. Hope it shoots well.
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Hope it shoots well! About the same weight as a Montana!
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It will shoot and smooth up...
Look on the bright side; Melvin will make it a FULA for $650. New barrel with your choice of chambering, new bedding and a new paint job on the stock. For a tad more he'll install the NULA trigger and coat the action. A FULA and his money are soon parted. Sorry, I couldn't resist.
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Dude, I do like the green paint and fence post pic!
6lb scoped is sweet. I to like the green paint better than the gray on my two.
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Send those pictures to Melvin, I bet he'd be on the phone chewing some A$$!!!
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Weren't the 20b's 'sposed to be closer to 4 3/4lbs?
Rough @ssed stock, but it will likely bughole....
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The bedding job looks like it was done by a cross-eyed baboon but as other have said I bet it shoots great.
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Wait a second, it's not a 270, nevermind....
Slight funk on the bedding(lug looks okay?). Bet it shoots like a wild Indian...
I smell shoota! Did Sam give up his seat? If so I'm calling dibs, if not I'm calling second. I'm waiting on a non-shooter to go FULA .243 fast twist with. Pretty bedding is one of the last requirements for me...bedding matched to the action/barrel that leads to a shooter trumps the looks.
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Hope she shoots ok Rancho. Betting she will.
Kinda speechless on the inletting. Melvin needs to see those pics, I'm sure that's not something he would want crawling out of the factory.
Happens when demand exceeds production capacity.
Attention to detail gets tossed, but doesn't mean it won't shoot like a house a fire.
I've seen worse. If u decide to ditch it, let me know.
That's too much gun for Sam Olson anyway.
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If its any consolation, the two Forbe clones I had from Maine looked the same way.
Its as if the action literally pulls some of the bedding material away when they are separated. Even though they both shot very well, it looked sloppy. ditto on the bolt travel.
I hope they aren't sacrificing quality to satisfy consumer demand.
Last edited by bigwhoop; 04/19/14.
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JCMCUBIC, I hereby relinquish calling first dibs yesterday. Must have been drunk.....grin
That's too much gun for Sam Olson anyway.
Upon further consideration you are in fact correct.
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