"Will you check me out on this Hakim?"

[Adam Helmer]

Yesterday, a neighbor came by with a Very Good+ Hakim 8mm Rifle he found at a yard sale the prior Saturday. I was surprised I missed this one since this is a very small town and I yard sale EVERY Saturday.

I showed the lad how to strip the Hakim and I cleaned the bore. The bore is excellent and the stock is VG+. The rear sight leaf slide is broken and if pulled to the rear with the sight leaf elevated, it comes off. In the down position, it stays in place and allows full use of the battle sight.

At the bench with 150 grain reloads, she hits about 4 inches high and dead center at 100 yards. My calculations determined the front sight needs to be .07" higher for POA/POI. Overall, the lad did well for $175.00. I gave him my last issue of "Shotgun News" with dog-earred pages listing Hakim parts. I suspect I will install the parts when they arrive.

Adam