.308 Stevens 334 ongoing thoughts and review.

[BenimusPrime]

Just figured I would post my thoughts and experiences with my new back up rifle. I grabbed a cheap sling and 4x scope on Amazon with some Christmas gift cards for a full build under $400. Out of the box, the weight seems nice and it feels good to have a good old wood checkered grip. The trigger is fine in my book (don't know why it gets so much hate on YouTube), might adjust it a little heavier at some point but it's fine right now. Safety is easy to reach, but I have some spidery fingers, so your mileage may vary. Bolt was a little stiff off the bat. Seemed like it had some kind of grease on it that was a little too thick. Hit it with some Barricade gun oil and that stuff stripped off easy enough and the bolt is very smooth now. I have not run live ammo through it, but I loaded the magazine with snap caps and the full magazine fed with no problems out the gate. I don't know if this was the fault of the sling studs on the gun or the cheap sling, the peg that goes in the stud was very very tight. I could get the peg in the hole, but it would not rotate at all. I ran a drill through the hole and didn't even feel like I really removed any material, but it rotates freely now. Heading to the 50 yard indoor range next week to at least (hopefully) start hitting paper.

Here's a couple of pics of the current set up:

https://photos.google.com/photo/AF1QipMM19K-L4ZlF3oEY14cErYoHCqI9fF9_G_1mDnr