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Originally Posted by rfc357
It's actually a 7.65. They are nice little rifles. The factory round makes a nice deer cartridge. Ammunition is not particularly easy to find. You can form the cases from .30-06. For reloading, they take a .310-.311 bullet. .308s will work, but you must use the proper expander, and you may not see very good accuracy.
The actions are not nearly as strong as a 98. I have one re-barelled in .300 Savage, and that is about the upper end of what I would do. I'm thinking of re-barelling it in .35 Remington. Always wanted a bolt .35 Rem.
They can make up into a nice lightweight sporter for kids or women (or old farts like me) who don't want to tote a heavy rifle.
The cock-on-closing is a little annoying, and results in a rather crummy trigger pull.
I would not pay $189 for one. $100-$125 would be more like it. I got mine for under $100. I see nice original models in the $125 range fairly frequently.
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Thanks RFC. Since the shop is a little high end it's reasonable that they are priced higher than the market. Just looked like a nice little shooter. I'll stick to my M39, and the Russians for the time being.
