Sweet Shooter
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I just got a new Savage (I think it's a 93) with a nice thumbhole stock (walnut, not laminated). It was on clearance at Cabela's for 270 bucks—not bad. I put a Prostaff 3-9 x 40 on it and it shoots well enough when it's settled in after disassembly/reassembly but not MOA. Being a meddler who can't leave well alone (and why should I right?), I find myself trying to improve on it. I'm very disappointed in the way the action and stock come together inside. It feels like a toy action and I don't see a way to bed this action well, there are just not the appropriate surface proximities. I have bedded the bottom metal around the mag well but cant tell if the free-float is achieved on that pillar thing hanging off the barrel that meets the action screw or the underside of the chamber. I know it's not that funky recoil lug. The wood is already compressed at the front action screw and I've repaired that a bit with Bondo. It's okay.
Okay so here's my question, I want it bedded—I'm thinking of gluing this sucker in like they do with some bench guns. I figure it's a cheep rifle right? What's to loose? Has anyone done this and regretted it? It's only a fun plinker, maybe rabbit gun. I'm wondering if I might ever need to service the trigger and get it apart.
Experiences with gluing in this kind of cheep barreled action?
I can definitely see how Savage achieve their price point.
-SS-
Okay so here's my question, I want it bedded—I'm thinking of gluing this sucker in like they do with some bench guns. I figure it's a cheep rifle right? What's to loose? Has anyone done this and regretted it? It's only a fun plinker, maybe rabbit gun. I'm wondering if I might ever need to service the trigger and get it apart.
Experiences with gluing in this kind of cheep barreled action?
I can definitely see how Savage achieve their price point.
-SS-