Have owned and shot two. Bought one for $100, the other for $200. Shot the hound out of the first one. It has been shot w/ corrosive ammo and poorly cleaned. Replaced the barrel and shot it several more years. Stunningly accurate rifle especially with 130 gr. JHP's handloaded hot. Sold it for $300. Far as I know ... it kept shooting just fine. Second one only kept it a couple of years. Shot very well especially with handloads. Sold it b/c I got a good offer. Haven't seen a nice one in a number of years. If found another one at a good price, would buy it, but would not likely shoot it. Plenty of good receivers around. Would strip off the parts, build a receiver. Would take the N.O. receiver and use it for a .22 type rifle using a M-2 bolt, etc. Sincerely. bruce.
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