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Need help ID'ing a Rifle with FN Action
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<blockquote data-quote="Garycrow" data-source="post: 1144731" data-attributes="member: 30743"><p>As others have said, that's a very fine rifle. The commercial mauser actions were made by a lot of different companies over the years but they don't come any better than the early FN's like you have. They're currently made by Zastava in Serbia and they're not nearly as well finished as the early ones like you have.</p><p></p><p>Please resist any urge to cut it up and modify it like many on this site would do with it. It would be very unlikely that your rifle wouldn't shoot well once you figure out what's the problem. Start by checking action screw torque and clean the barrel well paying particular attention to copper fouling. That's a pretty old leupold on top and it may very well have gone south on you judging by your comment of erratic groupings. I'd probably take it off and send it back to leupold for a look over, they'll inspect it and check everything for free. When it's off check the bases for proper torque and properly torque the rings when you re-mount the scope. If it's still acting up then consider bedding the stock. Work through it methodically and I'm certain you can get it to shoot, it's too well made not to.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Garycrow, post: 1144731, member: 30743"] As others have said, that's a very fine rifle. The commercial mauser actions were made by a lot of different companies over the years but they don't come any better than the early FN's like you have. They're currently made by Zastava in Serbia and they're not nearly as well finished as the early ones like you have. Please resist any urge to cut it up and modify it like many on this site would do with it. It would be very unlikely that your rifle wouldn't shoot well once you figure out what's the problem. Start by checking action screw torque and clean the barrel well paying particular attention to copper fouling. That's a pretty old leupold on top and it may very well have gone south on you judging by your comment of erratic groupings. I'd probably take it off and send it back to leupold for a look over, they'll inspect it and check everything for free. When it's off check the bases for proper torque and properly torque the rings when you re-mount the scope. If it's still acting up then consider bedding the stock. Work through it methodically and I'm certain you can get it to shoot, it's too well made not to. [/QUOTE]
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