bounce
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Post by bounce on Sept 8, 2009 10:00:00 GMT -5
And silly me I thought the objective was to have your group all in the center, the red dot in this case.
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Post by jimh on Sept 11, 2009 7:59:15 GMT -5
well i sent off the money order yesterday so by mid week next week i should know what kind of deal i really got. (actualy i wont really know until i shoot the thing) by the way the guy insist to me that it is a walnut stock but in the photos it looked more like a walnut stained piece of maple or birch to me. again time will tell.
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Post by jimh on Sept 16, 2009 18:38:06 GMT -5
got the hawken today, have a couple questions and one issue i need input on. i'm headed out to my son's soccer game right now and i'll post stuff either tonight or tomorrow night.
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Post by jimh on Sept 17, 2009 20:18:50 GMT -5
ok my issues are: first, the screws on the site are miss matched, what's up with that? also the dovetail site slides rather easily and i am concerned that it wont stay where i want it (you can push it with your finger so i know it wont stay on recoil) second, there is a crack in the toe of the stock that was not mentioned, comments? third, this rifle has a dble set trigger, the rear (set) trigger is a bear to pull and set for the front trigger, can that be cleaned up any? the front trigger after getting set is light and nice, but loading it with the rear trigger is a bitch.
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Post by deputydon on Sept 17, 2009 20:43:37 GMT -5
None of these things are to much bother; as long as you have someone like 2M's around.
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Post by jimh on Sept 17, 2009 21:21:22 GMT -5
None of these things are to much bother; as long as you have someone like 2M's around. i wish twomoons lived in st. louis!! ok i have a question, Red and i have been talking and we both come to the same agreement that the rear site is not factory, not accordning ot the web site. this rifle should have a fully adjustable rear site. i'm wondering if one of the previous owners swapped it out before passing on this rifle. could any of you guys comment on that thought/comment? the seller has told me he wants to make it right to me if i feel the rifle is not what i bought. i do not want to be a dick just for the sake of getting a better deal, my reputation is worth a tad more than that. i'm sort a on the fence on this one, mostly because i'm pretty BP ignorant.
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Post by Purebred Redneck on Sept 17, 2009 22:33:43 GMT -5
If that came from the factory that way, it's the most halfass job I've ever seen !
The barrel is not dovetailed in the rear. Jim had to tell me a few times before I finally noticed that the rear sight base is what is dovetailed. Therefor the holes must have been drilled and tapped from the factory. That being said, I'd bet money that a Investarm or a Lyman adjustable sight will screw right in.
Even if you wanted to keep this rear sight (which is an eye sore to say the least unless it looks better in person), you can use locktite to secure the sight in the dovetail. We were kicking around the idea that if the screws are tightened it might squeeze that dovetail groove tighter...but it doesn't look like it will
So my advice was to contact the owner and tell him that since the rear sight fits loose in the dovetail you have no option but to locktite it. Once it's secured, we can shoot it and we'll see how it groups.
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Post by bounce on Sept 18, 2009 7:04:16 GMT -5
If you can return it ? my gut feeling is I would, as your to much a fuss budget to be happy.
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Post by klsm54 on Sept 18, 2009 11:51:18 GMT -5
That larger headed screw is obviously not correct. The screws need to be a square head, like the other one, so they will seat on the shoulder milled into the sight base. This type of sight is quite common and should work just fine. Lots of easy fixes for the loose fitting dovetail.
The little crack in the stock would also be a very simple fix. If the bore is good, and nothing significant is knackered, I'd keep it.
Of course Bounce does make a legitimate point.... ;D ;D
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Post by Purebred Redneck on Sept 18, 2009 18:48:27 GMT -5
There's not a set screw on the other side is there?
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Post by jimh on Sept 20, 2009 14:12:22 GMT -5
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Post by Purebred Redneck on Sept 20, 2009 16:08:55 GMT -5
The hook may or may not be threaded, I don't know. But as far as removing it, I don't believe it's designed for that nor do I think it gives access to the bore. It's kind of like a "who cares" thing The actual threaded hole; again, I don't know why it would be there unless it's got something to do maybe with the manufactering aspect (molding, cooling, etc of the hook itself). Unless there's a hole in the stock that matches up, I would just ignore it. Even if it was meant to attach to the stock (pure speculation), I wouldn't even think about it. For another angle looking down the bore, just put a flashlight against that side hole and then look down the front. I think it would give a much better view and you can see the entire barrel at once.
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Post by jimh on Sept 20, 2009 17:00:07 GMT -5
btw guys the barrel only says Investarm, i'm pretty sure that this rifle was a Cabelas rifle. it does not have Lymans anywhere on the rifle.
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Post by Purebred Redneck on Sept 20, 2009 18:13:07 GMT -5
If it's Cabelas, it's pretty old. I think they've made it a point to stamp "Cabelas" on the barrel for quite some time.
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Post by Jack on Sept 20, 2009 23:36:33 GMT -5
The hole under the nipple should absolutely positively have a screw in it. That hole is an access point for cleaning the drum. The drum is what the nipple screws into, and the drum is what connects the nipple to the rear of the bore, where the main powder charge is.
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