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Picher · October 9, 2012, 07:14 AM

I sold my Mountie years ago because the top of the receiver was about 5 degrees off square and it drove me crazy!

Now I have a pre-Remlin 39A rifle, but it's got problems worse than an out-of-square action. The bore is rough, sometimes it fails to eject, and the iron sights are mounted off-center. The factory-D&T holes are out of line, so I had to slot the one-piece Weaver base to make it line up with the bore. The firing pin tip was too wide, causing inaccuracy and FTFs. However, I still like the rifle and the grand-kids LOVE it, so it will stay around for a while.

October 9, 2012, 07:14 AM	#10
Picher Senior Member Join Date: December 14, 2004 Location: Maine Posts: 3,694	I sold my Mountie years ago because the top of the receiver was about 5 degrees off square and it drove me crazy! Now I have a pre-Remlin 39A rifle, but it's got problems worse than an out-of-square action. The bore is rough, sometimes it fails to eject, and the iron sights are mounted off-center. The factory-D&T holes are out of line, so I had to slot the one-piece Weaver base to make it line up with the bore. The firing pin tip was too wide, causing inaccuracy and FTFs. However, I still like the rifle and the grand-kids LOVE it, so it will stay around for a while.