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It appeared to be an Abolt that failed on the show "Kodiak" but who knows what the cause was. They look like fine rifles.

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Originally Posted by Mule Deer
I have even seen stainless steel rifles rust some in Montana, though not like in Alaska. One of the surprises occurs when somebody sticks their stainless rifle inside a saddle-scabbard that's been alongside sweating horses for a decade or more. A wet snowstorm enhances the effect.

Compounded if it's a fleece-lined scabbard.


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In my direct experience there is an issue with SOME A-Bolts where the metals chosen for the trigger parts do not like each other. The resulting rusty mess happens very fast and very completely.

Others, even from the same general era do not have the problem even under the nasties... I think it is a QC problem based on metal specs or delivery rather than anything else.

Forget about the excessive number of parts...


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Rost - a ballpoint pen has been swapped in a few brownings, by me - triggers much better. Centerfire and 22 mag. I found them accurate, though I must say I had a bullet loaded into the lands that was a bugger to extract due to the short throw vs the leverage a longer lift would give. More work in a shorter throw seems to allow murphy's law for non-saami ammo.

Las - I would think the old Sako pre-garcia's would be praised in AK, albeit CM steel...more prone to rust. Know a fella who had many Sako's hard chromed, that should handle rust IMO.

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In Texas rust just isn't an issue unless you live near the coast. I find myself taking my A-bolt to field more than any other rifle. Course it is a 260 and I am partial to that round. 1:10 twist but somehow shoots 140 Gamekings into bug holes. I changed the trigger spring- a snap to do- and find it perfectly tuned. I actually like the detach mag system better than anyone else's. It is light and very accurate although the skinny Stalker stock flexed too much so I replaced it. Some say they are ugly but that one in the pic a few posts above is beautiful to my eyes.

It will be in my hands Saturday morning. By the way- good season to all!


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