Been shooting the Smith Corona for about eight months now and like it a lot. I've probably put more rounds through it than whoever it was issued to ever did.
So far it likes 48 gr of 4064 with some bulk 150 gr FMJs from Serbia I bought a long time back. It's comfortable to shoot at an extended range session with a "Past" recoil pad. According to the Lyman manual that load's just under 2700 fps. Could maybe get a little more accuracy with a hotter load but this one's pretty good.
I've owned and shot more than my share of bolt action rifles but I believe this one has the smoothest action of any I recall. It feels about the same cycling it empty or chambering a cartridge. The only negative is the thin front sight blade. I put some white paint on it but some days it's still hard to pick up. It's my understanding they make thicker ones and I might give that a try.
