Year before last I’d bought a pair of 700ADLs, a .223 and .243 for super extra double clearance at Walmart. Had a 3-9 Freedom NIB. Picked up a similarly powered Nikon on super extra double clearance at same time as rifles.
Sent them home with dad (my custom load shop, and he who runs interference hiding from my wife) and he mounted them up and started working loads.
Said the Nikon was no fuss, adjusted once and he was done.
The Freedom was all over the place with adjustments before finally settling in. When done it was shooting good groups, but adjustments were not repeatable/exoected results.
