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In terms of metal work, there are probably two things of interest. First, the action tang was extended and a tang safety installed. The original Remington trigger was retained, and a mechanical linkage runs from the safety tab to the side safety on the trigger. The tang extension also allows the pitch of the tang to be flatter and makes for a more open grip shape. The grip is also noticeably narrower than a Remington factory stock, by the way.





A second thing is that it uses Blackburn bottom metal, which I understand to be an extremely rare item because most of Ted's bottom metal was for Mausers or Winchesters.



There are also small touches as well. The bolt handle was reshaped/thinned and the embossed "checkering" on the knob was recut. (OEM on the left and Lenard's on the right.



The gun has some handling marks so it will not bother me to hunt it. It does seem a bit odd to me that the scope mounts were merely Weaver tip offs. The scope is a Leupold 4x with a dot reticle.

I am sure I will notice more things about it as time goes forward.