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  • seandizzie

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    Picked up a Savage Axis used on here a couple months ago and been playing with it. Jb welded the fore end and trigger guard to stiffen the stock. Then played with the load on a 147 ELDM.

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    Shot this today with the high impact being the clean, cold bore shot, and the other 4 going just about .450 MOA.

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    Stretched it out to the big end at Element hitting the 10" plate at 1060 yards according to my rangefinder. Best $200 I have ever spent on a gun.
     

    Rebel_Rider1969

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    Picked up a Savage Axis used on here a couple months ago and been playing with it. Jb welded the fore end and trigger guard to stiffen the stock. Then played with the load on a 147 ELDM.

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    Shot this today with the high impact being the clean, cold bore shot, and the other 4 going just about .450 MOA.

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    Stretched it out to the big end at Element hitting the 10" plate at 1060 yards according to my rangefinder. Best $200 I have ever spent on a gun.
    Savage builds good stuff.
     

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    Savage builds good stuff.
    Sometimes. I've had three Savages that were lemons from the factory. Two brand new that wouldn't cycle and one WW2 Enfield trainer with a blem chamber and inoperable extractor. The Savage Axis model (seen here) is an exception. The Savage I had that worked well was a 300 Win Mag and also like $200 used and also shot circles around the competition. Mine did not have an Accustock or Accutrigger and was just fine without them

     
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    seandizzie

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    Sometimes. I've had three Savages that were lemons from the factory. Two brand new that wouldn't cycle and one WW2 Enfield trainer with a blem chamber and inoperable extractor. The Savage Axis model (seen here) is an exception. The Savage I had that worked well was a 300 Win Mag and also like $200 used and also shot circles around the competition. Mine did not have an Accustock or Accutrigger and was just fine without them

    This one doesn't have the Accu trigger. I did break the glue on the spring, screwing it in 2 1/2 turns to get a lighter trigger pull.

    The chamber is throated long and I am seating these about 2.905 OAL. Around .020" off the lands from where I originally measured.
     

    Jester896

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    I got rings ordered for the new .308, a sunshade and caps.

    I also ordered a Quick Change Top for my Redding T-7 and the flush mount Quick Change bottom and spacer from In-Line Fab. Might be easier to use the swager and other items from the low position and it will give me another location to use presses simultaneous if someone else is working too
     
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