Besides the 99 and others, I am a fan of the lowly 340. I've had a .30-30 and a Stevens 322 in .22 Hornet for a while now, both are good shooters.
I picked up one in .222 because I wanted a .222 to shoot cast in as I do in almost everything I shoot. This particular ne has been re-stocked at some point with a very nice Fajen stock. So far, I haven't gotten it to shoot very well with cast, but I still have a lot of things to try.
I was shooting it today, when it dawned on me that this one has no barrel band. When the former owner put the new stock on it, he discarded it, the stock isn't inletted for one. I know without that barrel band, there isn't a whole lot holding it in the stock. It would seem the loss of the barrel band would help accuracy and I'm wondering if there's a safety issue not having it. I'd be more worried if it were a .30-30, and ithasn't been an issue shooting it as it is. Should I be concerned or drive on?
