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<blockquote data-quote="1984dog" data-source="post: 5776563" data-attributes="member: 22861"><p>These are all low end economy guns. I have worked on just about all of these and they typically have the same problems. Here are my suggestions:</p><p>1) Take a dollar bill and try to slide it between the stock and barrel. See if you can twist the stock and see what that does to passing the dollar bill down the barrel. Most of these guns have cheap plastic injection molded stocks that are very flexible. If they are too flexible, you will never get an accurate gun. If the dollar bill will not slide down the barrel more than 10 inches, put the gun back on the shelf. I've had good success with taking a dremmil and trimming the stock to get the barrel to free float. </p><p>2) The triggers are awful. I've had some triggers that are nice and others that are 8 lb triggers with lots of creep. If the gun has an adjustable trigger, adjust it down below 4 lb. If it will not adjust below 5 lb, put it back on the shelf.</p><p>3) Bolt action is very rough and tight. This is a bit picky, but cheap machining and poor quality control is the culprit. I'm a one shot guy (deer hunting) and the first shot is the one that counts. Bolt action (smoothness and ease) is irrelevant for that accurate first shot. </p><p>4) Don't go for the combo packages (scope included). You are much better off purchasing your own scope mounts and scope. Most serious hunters will put more $$ in the scope and rings than the gun itself - but there are some decent low cost scopes out there that will work fine if you do not care for hunting at low light conditions or shooting long range (>150 yds). </p><p>5) When you get home with the gun, take a torque wrench and tighten down all the bolts that hold the receiver in place. If the receiver moves between shots, you will never get an accurate shooting gun.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="1984dog, post: 5776563, member: 22861"] These are all low end economy guns. I have worked on just about all of these and they typically have the same problems. Here are my suggestions: 1) Take a dollar bill and try to slide it between the stock and barrel. See if you can twist the stock and see what that does to passing the dollar bill down the barrel. Most of these guns have cheap plastic injection molded stocks that are very flexible. If they are too flexible, you will never get an accurate gun. If the dollar bill will not slide down the barrel more than 10 inches, put the gun back on the shelf. I've had good success with taking a dremmil and trimming the stock to get the barrel to free float. 2) The triggers are awful. I've had some triggers that are nice and others that are 8 lb triggers with lots of creep. If the gun has an adjustable trigger, adjust it down below 4 lb. If it will not adjust below 5 lb, put it back on the shelf. 3) Bolt action is very rough and tight. This is a bit picky, but cheap machining and poor quality control is the culprit. I'm a one shot guy (deer hunting) and the first shot is the one that counts. Bolt action (smoothness and ease) is irrelevant for that accurate first shot. 4) Don't go for the combo packages (scope included). You are much better off purchasing your own scope mounts and scope. Most serious hunters will put more $$ in the scope and rings than the gun itself - but there are some decent low cost scopes out there that will work fine if you do not care for hunting at low light conditions or shooting long range (>150 yds). 5) When you get home with the gun, take a torque wrench and tighten down all the bolts that hold the receiver in place. If the receiver moves between shots, you will never get an accurate shooting gun. [/QUOTE]
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