I've had 3. Never should have sold the 77V 25-06 with fiddle back (end to end!) stock. Reloaded for it with a $19 Lee Loader kit. MOA, no other work.

Bought used, in bad shape, a 30-06 with end of muzzle bulge- chopped it to 17", bedded /free-floated, 1.25 MOA. Never reloaded for it, killed mutchly meat! Recently replaced that bbl for a take-off 270. Might put the Stub back on if I can't get it as accurate. (You pays yur money and takes yur chances with e-bay take-offs!)

Bought - not hard used - .338 WM. Bedding and free-floating dropped it from 2.5 MOA to 1.5, and reduced the light to heavy bullet weight POI from 16" verticle to about 3 or less at 100. Certain 250 gr. reloads give me an inch at 200. Oh yeah - the latter two did get original trigger jobs, and Decelerator pads.


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