Not exactly a recent purchase but a recent project completed. Barreled action has been around the house for almost a year now.
Winchester M70 Ranger Short Action
243 Win
McMillan Hunters Edge
PT&G bottom metal
It will likely need to be bedded but I'm gonna shoot it as is first.
Is there a reason you are not bedding it first?
Not really. Mostly time and effort. We'll see how far I get before the next range trip.
Well, I wish you good luck with it. In my experience, a model 70 benefits greatly from being properly glass bedded. I don't blame you, if you aren't comfortable doing the job yourself. I've been doing them for years, so it's a "no brainer" and doesn't take much time or energy, but does make a huge difference that will last a lifetime, if done right. That's consistency in accuracy that can be counted on. There's piece of mind when you can pull your barreled action out and clean it after every nasty hunt, without fear of losing POI, or accuracy degrading over time, or messing with torque values. The glass bedding is the foundation of a solid rifle.
