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This rifle is quickly becoming one of my favorites.I hear a lot of bashing of Savage firearms but if they all perform like this little heavy barreled 308 Win,I HAVE NO COMPLAINTS.Most of you guys have seen this pic.This is after a little stock finishing job.
This is how it looked befor its stock transformation.Definately a very ugly rifle,but very effective.Sadly I missed the biggest buck I would have taken to date with this rifle last year.That was my fault, poor range estimation and opting for a heart shot.Definately not the rifle.It has harvested several nice bucks and feral hogs along with other nuisances..;)
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| Posted: Sun Feb 6th, 2005 05:21 PM |
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The job you did on the stock really makes it look like a different rifle. But I bet it works as good as always on those yotes. Nice.
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| Posted: Mon Feb 7th, 2005 04:11 AM |
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Savage is a GREAT rifle. I sold one and bought a win 70 stealth. Not sure yet if it was a good idea..
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| Posted: Tue Feb 8th, 2005 07:01 PM |
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I agree!
I really like that stock paint job you did handload.
I did something similar with a crappy Ramline, it used to look like this:
I just had to paint it which improved it tremendously I think.
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| Posted: Tue Feb 8th, 2005 11:28 PM |
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That is a neat looking stock now Brad.Made a world of difference after you painted it.How did you hide the original checkering?
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| Posted: Wed Feb 9th, 2005 12:10 AM |
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Much better Mountaineer.  That baby looks ready for some desert warfare, with some coyotes on the receiving end.
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| Posted: Wed Feb 9th, 2005 08:05 PM |
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I've got a Savage 116 in .30-06, and that is one fine shooting gun. My only regeret, I've onlyt shot paper with it. It has been on several hunts, but nothing has ever presented itself that I wanted to pull the trigger on with it. I hope that changes this fall.
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| Posted: Wed Feb 9th, 2005 11:50 PM |
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Hey Hogfan,welcome aboard.How do you like the 116?Ive shot the 110`s,10`s, and 12`s.Never shot any of the 116`s.Hope your luck changes this year with your 06..
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How did I hide the original checkering?
LOL...I wouldn't exactly call that plastic mesh pattern checkering but I know what ya mean. I simply taped off the barrel channel and the innards of the stock then used some flat sand colored spray paint as the base color, took 2-3 coats, then striped with brown spray paint and then hand-painted the black. Easy to do and fun. The multiple coats hid the checkering.
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