Kaitum
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A good 30 years ago my grandmother gave me her Remington 600 .243. Besides occasionally carrying it for woodchucks around my grandfather's hay fields, it never really saw much use. By my back of the napkin calculations, 1993 was about the last time I squeezed the trigger on it. It has sat in my dad's or my gun safe ever since.
This winter I got the itch to do something with that gun. Replacing the original trigger was at the top of the list. You darn near needed two fingers to squeeze it. And .243 just isn't a caliber I had a ton of use for, especially with its original 18" barrel.
I had a local gunsmith install a Timney trigger, replace the barrel with a 22" Douglas #3 in 7mm08, and true the action. My goal was an elk, deer, antelope hunting rifle that didn't break the bank and still retained some of the features of my grandmother's original rifle (same stock, same action). Despite adding 4" and a heavier barrel, it still feels light and compact in hand.
I would like to refinish the stock and replace the plastic trigger guard with a metal guard, but that will wait till next year. I'm anxious to get a scope on it and visit the range.
This winter I got the itch to do something with that gun. Replacing the original trigger was at the top of the list. You darn near needed two fingers to squeeze it. And .243 just isn't a caliber I had a ton of use for, especially with its original 18" barrel.
I had a local gunsmith install a Timney trigger, replace the barrel with a 22" Douglas #3 in 7mm08, and true the action. My goal was an elk, deer, antelope hunting rifle that didn't break the bank and still retained some of the features of my grandmother's original rifle (same stock, same action). Despite adding 4" and a heavier barrel, it still feels light and compact in hand.
I would like to refinish the stock and replace the plastic trigger guard with a metal guard, but that will wait till next year. I'm anxious to get a scope on it and visit the range.
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