Texas Bob
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I wasn't "looking" for this rifle, having already an AR tricked out with ACOG, that I use for "three-gun" or house gun, when a "range buddy" put his FS. For $300.00 I ended up with a Romy 74 and five mags. Four of the mags were Bulgarian and a fifth a "bake-a-whatever." Ammo shortage was why he sold it, so I sat on it awhile until I got a case of the 76 Russian surplus ammo flowing around. The sights "had to go." With the "age" of my eyes in need better sights, so I installed a Krebbs "peep-sight" rear and an XS front sight. I'm now up to $450.00, not counting ammo. At the range on a 25yd target my groups averaged 4x3 or 3x3" group "standing" up firing the rifle from my shoulder. This is what I wanted as a "trunk-gun" to be stored next to my jack, just in case. Fired case ejected at exactly 3 o'clock sideways in an upward arc witnessed as 12 to 15 feet high and 20 to 22 feet sideways. Purdy it's not, but neither is a Glock, both have proved to be able to be "dragged thru" the gunk and still keep on working. Now with the irons I have installed, at 100 yds a "man-size" target has to know I'm in the fight, however if I want to "call my shot" I need optics at my age. For what I have "invested" I'm satisfied. Reliablity and ease of field stripping mean "so-what" if using corrosive ammo, just field strip the rifle and spray everything down with Windex while it's still hot, then take it home for routine cleaning. This is a "keeper."