DJL2
Lil-Rokslider
- Joined
- May 22, 2020
- Messages
- 261
I’ve owned one new production Model 70.
The good -
Gorgeous maple stock, really nicely done bluing. The receiver was true from the factory. No issues with safety engagement or function.
The mediocre -
The “MOA” trigger was entirely too heavy as delivered and was, after adjustment, entirely too heavy. Limited after market support left me with an OK Timney unit. The bolt‘s operation was… utilitarian. Easily bested in feel and performance by my Tikka. The “hot glue gun” bedding wasn’t worthy of the name, but was “good enough.” The bolt lugs required lapping because only one actually engaged the receiver when locked. The extractor required tuning/filing to function properly. It was poor enough that I bought a spare just in case I couldn’t get it up to snuff.
The bad -
It was a 2 MOA (most probably a 3 MOA gun, actually) at best with the factory barrel. Really no getting around that. No amount of break-in, hand lapping, bedding, or load experimentation could change that sad and unfortunate fact. Only a new barrel was able to fix it.
The personal -
Mine was a .30-06 and delivered with a 3.4” internal magazine. Totally unacceptable for my purposes/intended use. My fault for not catching it before buying. The standard LOP of 13.75” is entirely too long necessitating either a new stock or custom work to cut it down. The bolt had very little clearance with a 30mm tube, 44mm OBJ optic mounted in “medium” height rings. Some of that is attributable to bolt handle geometry/length; no such problems with my Tikka.
The good -
Gorgeous maple stock, really nicely done bluing. The receiver was true from the factory. No issues with safety engagement or function.
The mediocre -
The “MOA” trigger was entirely too heavy as delivered and was, after adjustment, entirely too heavy. Limited after market support left me with an OK Timney unit. The bolt‘s operation was… utilitarian. Easily bested in feel and performance by my Tikka. The “hot glue gun” bedding wasn’t worthy of the name, but was “good enough.” The bolt lugs required lapping because only one actually engaged the receiver when locked. The extractor required tuning/filing to function properly. It was poor enough that I bought a spare just in case I couldn’t get it up to snuff.
The bad -
It was a 2 MOA (most probably a 3 MOA gun, actually) at best with the factory barrel. Really no getting around that. No amount of break-in, hand lapping, bedding, or load experimentation could change that sad and unfortunate fact. Only a new barrel was able to fix it.
The personal -
Mine was a .30-06 and delivered with a 3.4” internal magazine. Totally unacceptable for my purposes/intended use. My fault for not catching it before buying. The standard LOP of 13.75” is entirely too long necessitating either a new stock or custom work to cut it down. The bolt had very little clearance with a 30mm tube, 44mm OBJ optic mounted in “medium” height rings. Some of that is attributable to bolt handle geometry/length; no such problems with my Tikka.