Originally Posted by
willie
I owned and experimented with five of these: 2(.223), .270, .308, and 30-06. All functioned reliably and had better than just hunting accuracy. For me there were two limitations. The iron sights were poor, and the straight stock had excessive drop that turned cheek weld into jaw weld when they were scoped. I had my gunsmith cut the barrel on the 30-06 and adapt a Williams aperture eight to it by drilling and tapping the receiver and then fitting. It became a supreme cast bullet rifle.
I deer hunted with the .270 for years. With the .223 and .308 I had great fun burning up military ammo. These rifles are hell to reassemble when taken apart. My rifles were the streamlined version that were made a few years after your gun was made. They were streamlined in that the magazines were flush and did not protrude. Should you buy extra mags, pay attention to which type you order. The newer and older ones may not interchange. These rifles have triggers that lack capability for improvement. They are well made in every respect.