This time the subject is my 1956 Featherweight .30-Gov't-06. A rifle that's been around the block countless times, but the vast majority of its history is a mystery to me. Everything is still here, from the front sight hood to the original buttplate. I imagine the Redfield Jr. base and rings have been with the gun for a minute, and the M8 4x28 Compact since 1979 as the serial dates. A previous owner probably upgraded from an old Lyman or Weaver 4x. The eyebox is a little tight, but the gun comes up fast, and the duplex is right there. Fresh rounds go in feeling like air. It ejects every time. The trigger is considered heavy by most, but it breaks exactly when the brain expects it to. Creep and over-travel have been tuned out at some point. It likes 150, 180, and 200gr bullets, and accurate loads are easy to come by. 8lbs-2oz as you see here, lighter than 90% of the guns in my safe. The heavies can get stout, but 150-165 class loads can be shot all day long, even with the aluminum buttplate. It doesn't get carried much, and I can't think of a good excuse as to why. That's going to change. One more thing to look forward to on the other side of this crap.
