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Hi taw1126

A little off topic but are you happy with your Empire Rifle ?

Bob

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Yes, at least partly because I got such an outrageous deal on it. Mine is a field grade with the Kevlar stock and coated stainless, not one of the really fancy ones with gorgeous wood...but I just sold a Winchester M70 Custom African Express that I could hardly stand to take out of the safe for fear of damaging the beautiful stock on it. That said, the fit & finish is excellent, and all the components are highest-quality. The stock has the right amount of cast-off to line everything up well, and the square-bridge receiver incorporates some well-designed QD rings (as well as a detachable peep sight). The action is smooth and the trigger is the best I've personally owned.

If I could change something about the rifle, it would be incorporating an interrupted-thread design for the takedown (but in reality, unless the rifle is going on a fairly long trip, or I'm switching between calibers, the TD won't even get used much). If I could change one thing about the company, it would be to hire some additional staff or otherwise increase their responsiveness...the owner (George Sandmann) is apparently trying to do too much by himself and it shows in their follow through on the "small stuff" like getting additional scope rings, or issuing a work order to get this new barrel build started. Thankfully the product isn't suffering, and they are apparently getting in plenty of orders so this doesn't seem to be a situation where they're distracted due to financial troubles. The responsiveness is an annoyance and can be frustrating, but those feelings fade away much faster than if the problems were with the rifle itself.


EDIT: I just saw your user ID...you have an Empire Rifles 375 H&H?

Edited by taw1126 (02/03/10 03:37 PM)

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