I have an M38 which has been restocked, new bolt handle, Timney trigger with side safety, drilled and tapped and 4X scope. I don't think the trigger with safety is still available. The barrel is a GI barrel from a carbine. This rifle will reliably group Norma factory loads into 1.5" at 100 yards, 3 shot groups. It has nothing resembling accuracy with any 120 grain loads I have tried. With some 140 grain loads it seems to duplicate the results with the Norma ammo, but with one load it would put the first 2 shots less than an inch apart and then throw the third one 5" high. What the reason for this was is a mystery, but it repeated this performance several times over. I have since changed scopes, and I'll have to start over again to see what gives. It is very pleasant to shoot this cartridge, and it essentially duplicates the old 6.5 Mannlicher Schoenauer cartridge which was well thought of some years ago.
