Sgt_Mike
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It will be interesting to see those results as well Bill. Looks like you scored a winner. Look forward to you posting more results.
Yet another 223
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William Suter
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Rachel328, the trigger is a Rifle Basix.
William Suter
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Yes Sir its a 10 twist.
William Suter
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The rifle has the caliber and the twist stamped on the barrel. Being a 10 twist doesn't bother me because I like shooting light weight bullets and the faster the better. I had a 223 AI years ago and I really liked it. If this rifle shoots as good as I'm hoping it will it may get bumped to an Ackley.
Sgt_Mike
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Ordinally this would just struck me as wrong... then I recalled it did not have a factory barrel, yeah a Lilja. Now I'm even more interested.
William Suter
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Everytime I look at this rifle I notice little things I missed before. It has an oversize recoil lug, probably .250. I was looking at the back of the bolt lugs and they look to have nearly 100% contact. Someone spent some time building this rifle. It has a lot of "whistles and bells". I wish I knew more about it. I have a 22-250 AI that's kinda the same. It's built on a 700 Remington action and all it says on the barrel is 22-250 40 degree. It's a solid rifle. I've shot several 1/2" groups at 200yds with it and know absolutely nothing about the rifle. Its one of my favorites. Hell they're all my favorites. LOL
I have one Remington 700 that has been blueprinted and hammers. The shop is well-known that did the work. However, one thing that's always been a question of mine is why a 'smith who does good work doesn't stamp/engrave their name on the receiver as well as the dimensions of the barrel tenon, etc. This is a good marketing opportunity and it's helps the owner know more when the gun is passed on.