especially the Mauser M18. For around $400 I know the M18s will shoot great, and if the factory trigger pull doesn't please me it only takes a couple minutes to fix it, unlike many pre-'64 M70 triggers that will not adjust to less than 4-1/2 pounds, so require taking apart and rebuilding to get the same sort of pull.
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Are all the M18s built on long actions? I was reading a description of a M18 in .243 Win and it said “compatible with all Rem 700 long action bases”? I didn’t know if that was just an editing mistake, or if there are no true “short action” M18s?
