Ok.....The rifle arrived yesterday afternoon late so I didn't do anymore than open it and look it over. It's keeper.

This morning I took it downstairs to go over it and the first thing I did was try the clips I bought from Gun Parts/Numrich. They don't work very well.

First off I am suspicious of my bullet. It's a 200 gr. cast bullet and I'm wondering if it's too short? Seems I read somewhere these clips were sensitive to bullet length and maybe nose shape? My bullets are 200 gr. and have about a 20-22 cal. meplat. I don't believe the bullet nose is grabbing but, it appears the nose is being pushed down before it reaches the ramp. Needless to say it's near impossible to operate the bolt in a normal manner.....and I really don't think it's the rifle.

Secondly, first time through the clip was as tight as Dick's hat band. Do they need sprung out? Loosened up? I want to remember reading "these clips work as good as the originals once adjusted.

I apologize for no pictures. This is the only site I belong to, that I peruse, that I can't post pictures from my computers. If I can, I haven't learned how.....