I've heard they're not so easy to work on, and apparently they are very tempermental.
I shot one for over 20 years in it's factory configuration (all except bed and float and trigger job). Never had any trouble with it until I went to have it re-barreled. Got it re-barreled and a new stock with a dipped camo finish, and now I am having nothing but problems with it.
Perhaps bad choice in gunsmith, perhaps bad choice in action to build off of or perhaps both.??
This rifle was the most accurate factory barreled rifle I ever laid my hands on bar none!! It was made in 1973 and I bought it used from my dad's cousin. He already had the trigger worked on. My great uncle's benchrest buddy bedded it and floated the barrel. For 20 years following, all I did was shoot it and clean it..........no problems. Was even featured in Precision Shooting magazine back in 94 (I wrote an article and posted targets with lots of little teeny tiny groups).
Now that I've got it "worked on". The trigger is **** and wont adjust back down to where it originally was, I can't get it into the stock without having it in some sort of bind. The 2nd round fired through the new barrel and it pierced a primer and now it wont even cock when I work the bolt!! I've had other issues too, like needing to lap the crap out of the rear ring just to get the scope to set down in. Floor plate won't close without leaving out the middle screw. Safety takes alot of effort to work fore/aft......on and on.
Maybe just an omen that this gun is ready to retire permanently??
Some of my buddies have kinda suggested I sell it, but my own concious will not allow me to sell something that is acting so fickle.......especially with the trigger pull/sear issues I've seen since getting it back from the smith..........might work as a boat anchor though (if we remove the trigger first). Drop in in the water and it'll fire, 12 hours later it wont fire with 3 pounds of force on it!!