Blu wrote:A straightpull M14, what a waste of a perfectly good rifle. Such stupid f*%#ing laws.

Morning Blu and All.
+ 1 here for the "Such stupid f*%#ing laws" observation.
The scope on the M14 is an original, not Chinese, 3x9 ART II scope made by Leatherwood? This one has the 100 to 450 yd cam ring on it, for longer distances, I need to get hold of the 300 - 900 yd cam.
In the UK the scope is a rare find for which I owe Huntervixen an acknowledgement. It was originally bought in the states back in the mid 80's for use on a semi auto M14 back here. Then that class of rifle was banned in 86/87 so the owner held on to it and it remained unused in since then. I bought it last year with the original green fiberglass carrying case which must be half the weight of an M14.
The M40 has a 3x9 Redfield scope. Both rifles shoot really well. I was having a bad day suffering from a back problem so prone shooting was not easy but I managed to finish with a 4 shot group of about 1.5 inches with the fifth shot 1" out from that. The M14 is showing a lot of promise and I'm very pleased with it.
The M40 is C*ck on, it's owner being a fine shot with all his rifles.