QL Request please? 24" 7mm08, 145LRX going for 64K? Thanks!

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I got the rifle back from the first gunsmith, my old gunsmith wanted to look at it. We worked with it some and got it have a better bolt lift, but the problem is in the 3 way safety bolt shroud thats on it. Its causing all the problems. He is going to have "one of the rifles" fixed before my hunt in early December. I had dropped my heirloom JC Higgins 30-06 off to put one of those 3 way safeties on and a brake, put it in a Butler Creek stock. He still hasn't had time to finish it. So my fingers are crossed. Its always a bummer to pay for a good rifle and get s "project" instead!

 

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I myself had sold "what I thought" was a perfect rifle to a friend in Oregon. It was one of the Weatherby MKV Ultralights originally in 338/06. I had it rebarreled to that 338 RPM. When he got it, the Ceracoat was peeling off, bad rust underneath. The scope base holes were odd size. I returned half his money back, and he was gracious enough to work with me , but I was humiliated, and I never went back to that Gunsmith. He himself was great, but he turned most of the "work" over to two helpers. They weren't paying attention. So it can happen.

 

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Getting closer! Smith assured me he would have one or the other of my rifles ready before my hunt. He knows that means time to shoot/work up a favored load or find a great factory load ( it happens! lol) He said it appears that the notches machined in the back of the bolt body for the 3 way safety are slightly off. Hopefully he can smooth it out or whatever its lacking. Same with the JC Higgins, I just cannot abide the Safety Lever on the things, too easy to knock of safety. I do not nor ever have nor will hunt with an empty chamber. Worst Case Scenario, I just end up using my Son in Laws Tikka T3 in 7mm RM shooting my 175gr Nosler loads! A few rounds wont kill me, ha.