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Put it together, mounted a Bushnell 4200 Elite, Firefly triplex 2.5-10x50. This is an older scope I've had for a while. The Firefly reticle is thick on the edges, fine centrally for target shooting. At dim light, you hold a light on the reticle for a while, then it glows. It is good in dim light. It may be the one for now.

No glass bedding, free floating yet. It will happen.

Gun is 6 #'s, 8 oz. With this scope, 8 pounds even. Even with the heavier scope, it's still not a heavy gun. It would weigh seven pounds and a few ounces with a Leupold 2-7 or similar.

I checked the bore with the Hawkeye. It shows some fouling, so JES did fire it a few times... I'll clean it, polish with JB and treat with DBC. Should be good to go.

Trigger had already been tweaked to 3#'s, clean break with min over travel. I had to drift out the rear sight to clear the scope objective. No loss, as I don't use irons. I have Uncle Mike sling swivel studs yet to install. Saving the Pre-64 OEM sliing swivels.

DF