Very nice Frank! Looking good!
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Very nice Frank! Looking good!
Thanks Elgin.
Already packed up & ready to head out to the swamps for the obligatory trial run. I can already hear my 'ol lady yapping about them being too heavy, cheek rest too high, grip too fat, color is doesn't match her boots, camo scheme is off for this time of year....
Outstanding
drybean
Nice looking at the pictures and info. It will help when I add some furniture to my 308 Axis.
Thanks Jim.
And Mr. B52 - Try a little reinforcement in the barrel channel & some weight in the butt end. You'll like your Axis a whole lot more. Granted, it doesn't equal a good stout stock but a few mods to the stock will change the way it feels quite a bit. I was reluctant to change out these two after all the modifications I did to the original wiggle wobblers. They served & performed well in the few years I used them but now, with a nice piece of lumber under the action it feels like an expensive rifle. I just hope they still shoot as well as they did before replacing the stocks.
Look great! Really like that bolt handle on your 25-06!
This is what the bolt handle on the .308 used to look like. The one that Jim calls my turd flusher. Its a toilet flush handle from an antique toilet I removed during a remodel I did a few years ago. I saved it all these years thinking I'll use it some day...
I didn't like the chrome so I got out the big file, grinder & went to work on it. It's solid brass so it worked out pretty easy. I squared it up, a little flat black paint and what you see is end result.
http://i1075.photobucket.com/albums/...handles004.jpg
The bolt handle on the 25.06 was made by a former member (stangfish) of this site. He did a really nice job on it. Like nothing I could buy anywhere. The extra sharp angle & length make it real easy to chamber a round quickly.
http://i155.photobucket.com/albums/s...psfc242797.jpg
My .223 and the Boyds Prairie hunter in Pepper. First kill at 200 yds
My .223 just finished with initial build. Rifle is stock, haven't even shot it yet. Just go the base mount in the mail today & mounted the scope, a Nitrex TRE-1 (3x9-42) with a Boyd's Prairie Hunter in Nutmeg. Plan to get it out shooting next weekend.[IMG]http://i1147.photobucket.com/albums/...ps90976289.jpg[/IMG]
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Went out early this morning before the wind got up. Wanted to do some load development for the .223. I am going to swap to a 16x scope as 10 just isn't enough for these old eyeshttp://i155.photobucket.com/albums/s...ps865898ce.jpghttp://i155.photobucket.com/albums/s...pse3191562.jpg
Gun looks great,all my scopes are high power because of my old eyes..I also love seeing the green grass,none up here yet!
Am i first? Here it is wearing a boyds tacticool...http://i223.photobucket.com/albums/d...ps02aae341.jpghttp://i223.photobucket.com/albums/d...ps7039ac2d.jpg
Sorry for the terrible pics...i only had about 10 mins to throw it on there before i had to leave. Ill get some better ones later
That looks great,can you post your scope choice,scope mount,and ring height? A jeweled bolt inlayed in black,and a tactical bolt handle would look very cool! Is it a 308?
New to the club, just joined the Savage family! Axis .308
I can't stop staring at it! hahahahaa where do i find those larger mags??
http://i276.photobucket.com/albums/k...ps7fcd43c3.jpghttp://i276.photobucket.com/albums/k...ps7efb14f5.jpg
Yes,Sharp Shooter Supply still doing them.
Got my last two Axis builds almost finished (just need to decide on scopes for them).
Here are all three of them.
Top to bottom:
308 - 20 inch fluted heavy Savage barrel, Weaver 3-15 FFP scope, Leupold rings, Warne rail, Accu-trigger, extended knob, extended mag, Boyd's Pepper Laminate Prairie Hunter
243 - 20 inch heavy McGowen barrel, Burris rings, Leupold bases, Accu-trigger, extended knob, extended mag, Boyd's Tacticool.
223 - 22 inch heavy Savage barrel, Warne rail, Accu-trigger, extended knob, Boyd's Tacticool (painted grey).
http://i1029.photobucket.com/albums/...ps89eb414f.jpg
Elgin - Lemme know how those tactical looking things feel & act when you take them out.
I think I see one or two in my immediate future.
The price is right...