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Gil;
Picked up a badly bubba'ed 8X57 at the local gun shop. Action very nice, bore and chamber nice too. Decided it would make a nice truck gun or loaner. With factory Rem. and Win. gun shot like crap. Felt the bore was just too nice not to shoot. Had already done the bolt alteration, safety, and Timney trigger. Bought dies, started with Hornady 150 gr spire points. As pressue (and velocity) went up, accuracy improved. Now shooting consistant 1" groups at 100 yards. Best season, so far, 2003...three shots, three deer. A doe in antlerless, in excess of 200 yards, went down like you'd dropped a piano on her. I now hunt almost exclusively with this old Mauser. I love it. Had whittled a sporter stock, but added a kick pad for length on the original laminated stock and just plain enjoy the look, feel and performance of this rifle. Take this as an endorsement, scopes help old eyes. Enjoy...ears.
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