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Old November 10, 2013, 01:49 PM   #8
jaysouth
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The Tasco scope on your rifle appears to be a 4X40 made in Japan. Actually, this is a good scope and miles better than the current Tasco 4X32s made in China.

If this were my gun, I would leave the scope on it and find another one on the internet for a backup. You can find them in the $25 range. A lot of scope for the money.

Strip your gun and clean very well. There are several disassembly videos on Youtube. Then using fine emery cloth on a flat surface, polish the lever and extractor and extractor groove. You might be able to clean up the action enough so that you do not need to spend big bucks on a happy trigger.

Carefully inspect the rifling at the muzzle. Often times, cleaning with a rod from the muzzle will booger up your rifling. The cure is a counterbore or chopping off part of the barrel and re-crowning. A good machinist can counterbore just past the mangled rifling.

learn to cast bullets for it and enjoy being able to shoot hundreds of range practice rounds instead of dozens of commercial loads.
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