12-07-2020, 05:43 PM
Scope base is a custom piece made by Jerry Dove of Dove's Gunsmithing, who also did the installation. From what I understand he makes the whole thing from aluminum barstock. I had asked him for a way to attach a front sight to the rifle where it wasn't hanging out front where a sight could snag on things, and that's the solution he came up with.
I haven't had a chance to sight in the rifle, so I don't know how well the iron sights work. I am a little concerned that I won't be able to get the front sight high enough to be zeroed and still be short enough to fit under the scope, and I don't really want to go to higher rings because of how well the scope lines up with my eyes when I shoulder it. They're backups, tho, so I'm not overly worried.
Weight is 6.8lbs., so a little over ideal scout weight, but I think most of that is the stock. It's got some noticeable heft to it that some of my other synthetic stocks don't. Not that I'm complaining, I really like the feel and heft of the B&C stock.
I think the removable magazine is a better idea than the stripper clip guide that Cooper supported. You can still top it off from the top, and reloads would be even faster if you had a spare mag on hand. It's not as easy to grab around the natural balance point as an internal box magazine design would be, but that's really just a nitpick, and a stretch for one at that.
I haven't had a chance to sight in the rifle, so I don't know how well the iron sights work. I am a little concerned that I won't be able to get the front sight high enough to be zeroed and still be short enough to fit under the scope, and I don't really want to go to higher rings because of how well the scope lines up with my eyes when I shoulder it. They're backups, tho, so I'm not overly worried.
Weight is 6.8lbs., so a little over ideal scout weight, but I think most of that is the stock. It's got some noticeable heft to it that some of my other synthetic stocks don't. Not that I'm complaining, I really like the feel and heft of the B&C stock.
I think the removable magazine is a better idea than the stripper clip guide that Cooper supported. You can still top it off from the top, and reloads would be even faster if you had a spare mag on hand. It's not as easy to grab around the natural balance point as an internal box magazine design would be, but that's really just a nitpick, and a stretch for one at that.