I wouldn’t change a thing, nothing except the scope and mounts.
Mike Connor was a very good stockmaker. You will be hard pressed to find someone to make something that is an improvement.
The barrel is a Douglas Fwt so is relatively easy to replace with another if you want a 284 based cartridge. You are likely to have feeding issues if you attempt to change it to a 7x57 dimensioned cartridge. Besides there are good sources for 284 and 6.5-284 brass.
Don’t eff it up.
Last edited by RinB; 07/02/22.
