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My friend had bought it for $7 in 1963 and it had sat in his safe ever since - Never shot. Wish I had a pic to show what it looked like - A real POS! Some "Bubba" had hack-sawed the stock and barrel. He also drilled and tapped the front sight crooked!
It shot 6 to 8" high and about that much right AT 25 YARDS!
I stripped, steam the dent and reformed the stock best I could and refinished it. Had the barrel recrowned. Drilled and tapped the front sight straight with the rear peep and replaced the front blade with a taller one. Turned out to be my favorite truck rifle. The peep and the lob sight (set all way down) are both at 50 yards now with 174 FMJs. Haven't really worked much with the lob sight, but that smaller aperture will help it to reach out farther.
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Ray
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