Hi GNAP - Congrats on the new toy! I got one last Sept and have made many changes that I found on the inet. You can get the trigger weight down to around 2# for no cost, just a bit of time. Makes it a much better target rifle. First is to 'polish' ALL friction surfaces with 1000g (or finer) paper. DO NOT take off a lot of metal, just polish and DO NOT change any angles on the Hammer/Sear interface! Then I lube with synthetic grease. Second, I found on some thread (I forget where) that if you take the 'Main' trigger spring out, heat it w-a lighter and allow it to cool slowly, it will reduce the tension and lighten the trigger. Finally, while the main spring is out I took a dremel and cone stone to 'deepen' the spring socket so it could get 'tighter' - maybe got another mm or so. I did these mods and have a trigger around 2-3#. YMMV, just be careful since it's hard to put metal back
One other thing - the bolt 'cocking pin is NOT well hardened and can wear if you don't round a sharp edge off the bolt body. There's a vid on this at http s://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I1dzc9dYhw0 .
As for the mags, you're right about the "push and twist" thing, but you'll get it down after a while. You can take them apart - carefully so it doesn't sproing apart - and 'unwind' the spring just 1/2 rotation. It'll still work fine and be a little easier to load. And I took a file to mine (I have 4) and 'broke the corners" where you've got that sharp edge. It helps reducing the pain .
BTW, I've found that SV shoots more accurately than HV like the Mini-Mags and SK Flat Nose SV has been the best so far.
Hope these tips help you - Enjoy !
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