Recent content by MTWelder

I'll take the 260 seater die. Judging by your handle I'm guessing you're in MT. If you're close by Helena I could save you the shipping.

I've been considering putting mine up for sale. I got with the intention of getting into elr rimfire matches, but my new job has me working weekends and the last match I attended was 12 hours away and over a year ago. Has Triggertech special trigger, AICS chassis (newer folder) 60moa EGW rail...

On the one hand, it's not cool that you had to go through all that, on the other, at least you should be able to recoup most of your money since you won't be trying to pass off a used rifle with issues. I'm going to try a lightly used Dracos 260 barrel on mine as well as the Tubbs final finish...

I'll take it.

I started a new job a little over a month ago and I've been working a pile of overtime, mostly at odd hours, so I haven't had a lot of spare time. I did finally get a chance to make a quick trip to the range a few days ago to try the rifle. I brought along a box of Federal 168 match and it did...

Maybe getting a JP high pressure bolt and opening up the firing pin hole would be the way to go, that way I could ensure a close fit.

That makes sense.

I'm hoping to have a day with half decent weather to shoot it in the next few days, but I am planning to locktite the barrel extension into the receiver at the very least. I may also try a JP enhanced bolt (not the hp). I may also make up a mandrel to true up the receiver.

After 5 weeks, I got the rifle back from Savage. They polished the chamber. They also test fired it and claimed that it shot .7" which meets their standard. I don't know if maybe polishing the chamber could have maybe helped the accuracy by making it cycle more consistently? I have doubts...

Savage's service department said they repaired the rifle. I'll update when I get it back and get some rounds through it.

After searching for real reviews on this rifle (not SHOT show range day impressions from dirt blasting or plinking steel) and finding nothing, I finally gave in and just ordered one. I wasn't impressed with the rifle and I'm not impressed with the customer service from Savage so far. I wanted...

I'll take it.

The tinfoil tape bedding solution is not a good fix in my opinion. The problem with these rifles is the tolerance stacking with the stock, mag catch block, trigger housing and receiver causing the rear of the action to not sit solidly in the stock. Putting foil tape on the mag catch block just...

If you look up a bullet stability calculator like Berger's and start pluging in data you will discover that it's pretty much impossible to come up with a combo that will feed from the magazine and not be adequately stable in a 1-8 twist even at sea level. Unless you are shooting tracers or...

I'm pretty sure I have a set of IOR 35mm rings that I don't need.