Climb512
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- Jan 19, 2021
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I received this rifle from my grandpa. He didn't know anything about it other than it came from his dad and he thinks he built it. I know a little about shooting and firearms but this has required some research and I'm looking for some insights from you fine folks. My first surprise is that the caliber is not .30 it's .25?! I had never heard of a 25-06 before. I bought some cartridges and it chambers a round just fine. The front sight is missing but there is a hole drilled in the barrel for a post...what can I install here? The rear peep sight flips up and the aperture is housed in the grip of the stock. It is similar to a Howe-Whelen combination safety & bolt peep sight (thanks Google) but can anyone ID this? Is it missing parts? I figured out that the safety only works after the bolt has been closed?...seems odd. The threaded cap in the stock for the aperture housing has two pins on it that fit a keyed cover in the butt which opens up a hollow chamber...for what? I didn't realize the receiver had dovetails on it already and ordered the S&K no tap/drill mount, rings and a scope. Once I discovered the dovetails, I discovered they are not picatinny/weaver but measure around 5/8" which per Google are used for .22lr frequently. I'm not sure I can even mount the S&K anymore, so now I need to either find 5/8" rings or picatinny/weaver mounts. Any other ideas? I really want to shoot this and see how it performs but I'm a bit hesitant because I don't know the history. I don't know if my great-grandpa ever shot it either because it doesn't appear to be complete.