Finally got a chance to take the new rifle out to the range today.

It is a special experience to take a box full of parts and create someting like this on your first attempt


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Then to create a batch of handloads for a rifle you have never fired in a cartridge you have no experience with - and do this

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May not impress some, but the person that matters most certainly was.

Big thanks to Jim at NSS and all those here on the SS forums for your help and advice