Post by Junior on Nov 19, 2023 14:45:55 GMT -7
I really shouldn't be allowed to go to town unsupervised.
I needed to go put gas in the plow truck the other day and swung into granite view. There was a fellow in there trying to trade in a left handed 308. I told Cody that if the guy ended up trading it in to let me know.
He sent me a text yesterday saying the guy did trade it in and I had first dibs if I wanted it. I ended up giving him $500 for the Model 16 stainless savage with a 3-9x40 Leupold Vx2.
Rifles doesn't look to have been shot much. It is a newer model 16 with the accutrigger. I was looking online and the silver leupolds bring crazy money on ebay, so I'm thinking I will sell the scope and that will recoup most if not all that I spent on the rifle. I have a nice little vortex 3-9 I can put on it for now, but I'm thinking I will probably put a light compact 2-10 on it down the road.
I actually bought this rifle for a project. I'm on a mission to build a 6.5lb rifle, fully kitted with scope and everything capible of holding 2 MOA to 400 yards. I figured the savage was a good base for this build since they are easy to get parts for, and the actions are not overly beefed up like a ruger. I will probably also cut the barrel back a few inches. Basicy I want to follow the lines of Jeff Coopers scout rifle, but without the goofy forward mounted scope.
I needed to go put gas in the plow truck the other day and swung into granite view. There was a fellow in there trying to trade in a left handed 308. I told Cody that if the guy ended up trading it in to let me know.
He sent me a text yesterday saying the guy did trade it in and I had first dibs if I wanted it. I ended up giving him $500 for the Model 16 stainless savage with a 3-9x40 Leupold Vx2.
Rifles doesn't look to have been shot much. It is a newer model 16 with the accutrigger. I was looking online and the silver leupolds bring crazy money on ebay, so I'm thinking I will sell the scope and that will recoup most if not all that I spent on the rifle. I have a nice little vortex 3-9 I can put on it for now, but I'm thinking I will probably put a light compact 2-10 on it down the road.
I actually bought this rifle for a project. I'm on a mission to build a 6.5lb rifle, fully kitted with scope and everything capible of holding 2 MOA to 400 yards. I figured the savage was a good base for this build since they are easy to get parts for, and the actions are not overly beefed up like a ruger. I will probably also cut the barrel back a few inches. Basicy I want to follow the lines of Jeff Coopers scout rifle, but without the goofy forward mounted scope.
