Handsome Rob

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Custom fitted, black walnut grips. Maybe shot 200 rounds. Comes with everything from the factory plus a good quality, leather, cowboy style holster. I bought it for bear protection when I bowhunted out west, but I no longer have a use for it. I'll throw in all the 300gr, hardcast handloads I have plus whatever spare brass I can scrounge up. I also have an Alaris Tactical chest holster I'd part with for an extra $50 to the buyer. $700 firm (I don't do haggling. I list for the lowest I'll accept.) No trades. Can meet anywhere between Winchester & Murfreesboro.

I'm looking high & low but turning up goose eggs. Looking for a 16+inch light weight 6x45 barrel. Gas journal position not important, muzzle thread not important. I just don't want to have to drop $300+ for a custom reamed number. Where have they all gone?! 10 years ago they were all over the place!

Potato/Tomato.....

I'm seeing a 6x45 in my future.

Welp, I guess if nobody else is going to....

Sooooooo it's an M4 with a different barrel & bolt then.

Well crap. Where were you when I was hacking this thing up?

Right now, with the SWFA score & 5, 77gr rounds in the 10rd mag, it comes in at 4lb 7½oz. I had a rough day at the range with it, initially, using the Tasco scope. I was having a hell of a time getting it into battery & a worse time extracting spent brass. Turns out my brass is a few thou too long. Function is much better now, but I haven't had chance to get back to the range to see exactly how well she shoots. Honestly, anything under 2 MOA will be more than good enough for the distances I'll ever hunt with it, but I don't see why much better wouldn't be possible.

I've considered replacing the gas key, I didn't think about delrin though. Good idea! I didn't really want to reduce the lower any further (it's only 4oz as is!) & I was worried about the structural integrity of taking any more of the upper. The butt-plate could stand some holes though. The biggest weight saving now would come from an aluminum BCG. Big difference there, but also quite a bit of cash to go cutting it to bits & drilling new holes in it!

https://rokslide.com/forums/threads/painless-load-development-mine.238400/ Here's a much better description of what I do, from the guy who taught me how to do it.

The old model is a damn good, all around rifle, but for a little more cash you can get much better. I've had them & enjoyed them, but they're heavy for what they are & are.....unrefined, shall we say. For an extra two bills, you can get into a blued Tikka & that's like comparing a 1996 Malibu to a Bently, quality wise. I've actually come to dislike most everything about Savage these days. The bottom dollar Ruger American is as good as the better Savage models at the same price point as the Axis. It's smoother, has a better trigger, has more available upgrades, has infinitely better magazines, 60⁰ rather than 90⁰ bolt throw & is just as accurate out of the box.

You spelled 'T3x' wrong.

I lurk. All seeing but unknown in the shadows. Like a demon ninja. Or something. Probably.

As far as I'm aware, yeah. It's pretty much the same action, but the bolt has had the micro ridges polished off (I did the same thing with my gen1, some 800grit wet & dry & a half hour with nothing better to do. Smooth as a baby's butt now! The only feeding problems were with the rotary mags. They just flat out suck. They all crap the bed at some point. Some right out of the box, some a year down the line. The AR magwell version & AICS version feed just as reliably as anything else that eats from this mags. My .223 is closing on 1500 rounds & hasn't had a single hiccup yet. The only known complaint with the gen2 is the stock. It's a terrible design, the geometry is all to cock & it makes the gen1 seem like a super stiff benchrest job (it isn't. It's serviceable, better than an Axis or others in the price range, but I'll be changing mine out the very day Jennifer at Stocky's tells me the VG Carbon is available!)