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June 14, 2014
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Picked this up off Gunbroker (44 Mag), kinda rough looking in the pics, bluing was all mottled, on the frame and barrel, got it cheap though I thought. Got it home today and with a little TLC, and swapped out the grip, and I thought it turned out looking pretty good. I seems to have some unusual sights on it, haven't seen any like them before. Barrel is stainless and both the barrel and shroud are ported. Best of all it locks up like a bank vault. Anxious to sight it in.
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February 22, 2009
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Good deal; give us a range report! Should do you well for whitetail.
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February 28, 2009
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Be careful if you shoot it with the ported barrel. The garbage build-up in the "expansion chamber" area of the shroud gets really nasty and can even "weld" the shroud to the barrel. Clean often. A 12ga. bore brush will help get the shroud clean.
However, the effects of the ported barrel are minimal. I only shoot my 744 with the un-ported barrels. The clean-up effort is just not worth it, IMHO.
Those sight mounts look very similar to but not the same as, the ones Leupold made at one time. Maybe they are marked inside. People here would love to find another source for that type of sight mount since the Leupold's are scarcer than hen's teeth and go for a fortune when they come up for auction.
Gun looks great; beautiful grips.
Enjoy your new toy.
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January 17, 2015
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That is a nice looking gun. I am one of those envious of the scope rings - I'd love a set. 😉
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March 25, 2013
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If you don't have an unported barrel tube, you might want to stick to jacketed or partial jacketed bullets. Besides the lead, those ports in the shroud look awfully close to the front of the scope.
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February 9, 2009
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The term deerslayer comes to mind with your photos! Great looking rig you have there. Zoommb already explained about keeping it clean with a shotgun brush, I second his motion, it works.. Let us know how it shoots.
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December 4, 2011
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I like those grips, nice rig!
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