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I am not going to go over all the specs on the rifle, they can be found online much more detailed than I will give.
the accutrigger, out of the box, breaks at 2.75 pounds. Mounting the scope was easy and straight forward as any.
The scope is a Leupold rifleman 3-9x40mm I got off SWFA.
The rifle, mounts and scope cost me $575 taxs and shipping included. I had the rings and the sling already.
Ammo used was Sierra 69 gr matchking, Hornady 40gr V-MAX, Federal 62 grain Fusion and remington 55 grain core-loct PSP over 25 gr of TAC in FC brass WSR primers.


First group was eyeball bore sighted.
Sierra matchkings 4 rounds

second group was Hornady VMAX (no scope adjustment)
group struck just above the SMK's.

third group was handload 55gr CL PSP after scope adjustment (one called pull to the right)

fourth group was Fusion 62 gr. (more scope adjustment) called pull left (getting used to the trigger)

Bore was snaled after each group and allowed to cool 5 minutes between groups.
After the last scope adjustment was made I fired 5 Hornady rapid (4-5 seconds between shots).
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Then fired 6 Sierra matchkings also in rapid fire. Yes, the rifle will hold 6 rounds.
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Overall I am Very impressed. For less than $600, scoped and out the door the rifle shows good accuracy with factory ammo from 40-69 grains.
There is so little recoil that its easy to watch impacts. The feeding is glass like, even in comparison to the steyrs i usually shoot. It feels like its feeding an empty chamber.
My intent is to use the 62 grain fusion in the woods and the SMK's or the Hornady for around the house when only head and neck shots will be taken.

A friend of mine bought the Hog Hunter in .308 two weeks ago. It turned out to be very accurate with factory ammo, getting the best results from Superformance 150 grSST. He was quite pleased with his purchase and anxious to see what his hand loads will do

rereview of the tape...
Correction.
The bottom group shown in the picture is factory 62 grain Federal Fusion.
The 6 shots of SMK 69's didnt make it onto film. The group measured .82" outside to outside, so .6" depending on how you measure. and was centerd 2.2" above POA.

what is snaled?

uh. meant snaked as in bore snake.

well....that makes sense now! Thanks ringworm.

Dumped the cheap Nikko rings for a set of warne maximas which lowered the scope a bit, then added a YHM phantom FH.
Shot it again this AM since the scope was off and put 3 40gr Hornady VMAXs into a .3" hole.
The 20$ FH and $5 crush washer brings the total cost to an exact $600
Me likey...