Has anyone ever made a Ti Clone of a Savage Action?

[nsaqam]

The Ti Mauser I'm talking about is from Stuart Satterlee and it costs $6500 for the complete action!

http://i869.photobucket.com/albums/ab255/nsaqam/titanium_1.jpg

http://www.satterleearms.com/intermediate.htm

[Jamie]

How light are you trying to get? Savage already makes a 5.5 lb. rifle.


Yeah, with a 20" barrel, a swiss cheesed action and a swiss cheesed LAMINATE stock!
Not remotely my vision of a desirable lightweight rifle.



Not sure it matters, I was asking the original author a question, but since you answered......

I have no idea of what YOUR vision of a "desirable lightweight rifle" is, but after shooting the Savage version in .260 Rem at under 6 lbs and still producing 1/2" groups @100 yards, that is exactly what MY vision of of a light weight rifle should be.

[82boy]

Here is the responce I got from extreme shooting.

No benchresters that I know of. Most are sold to high end hunting rifle builders.

Retail price listed below. All receivers are complete ready for a barrel. The titanium is hard anodized, the bolt has a nickel alloy plating and a coat of ceracoat. Receivers come with a titanium recoil lug and a titanium rail.

short action - $1,450
long action - $1,525
.338 - $2050

[nsaqam]

Very very good pricing on those actions!

I'm impressed.

[nsaqam]

How light are you trying to get? Savage already makes a 5.5 lb. rifle.


Yeah, with a 20" barrel, a swiss cheesed action and a swiss cheesed LAMINATE stock!
Not remotely my vision of a desirable lightweight rifle.



Not sure it matters, I was asking the original author a question, but since you answered......

I have no idea of what YOUR vision of a "desirable lightweight rifle" is, but after shooting the Savage version in .260 Rem at under 6 lbs and still producing 1/2" groups @100 yards, that is exactly what MY vision of of a light weight rifle should be.






Apparently accuracy is your sole criteria for a desirable LW rifle.
I require much more than merely accuracy.
My favorite LW rifle sports a 22" barrel, a quality fiberglass/Kevlar stock, no crud holding flutes or mill cuts, has superb balance, has a claw extractor CRF system, and weighs under 6.5# scoped and loaded full.

You have your vision and I have mine.

[savage rookie]

That would be the action I was thinking of. 6500$ is insane!

[nsaqam]

The folks who buy the Satterlee Ti Mauser aren't likely to screw on an A&B barrel and slap it in a Choate!
Pretty amazing to me that there seems to be a market for $6500 actions.
You need to check out the prices D'arcy Echols gets for his fine rifles. $32,000 minimum!
Good for the people selling them though and good for the people fortunate enough to be able to afford buying them.

http://www.echolsrifles.com/pdf/ClassicRifle_Brochure.pdf

[CAPTBEACH]

I guess one could order a 11 LW in 308 at 5.5lbs, and add a Jense Precision ABS Carbon Wrapped Barrel and still be under the $$$ of a Ti action...if weight AND accuracy were the goal...

Capt Beach

[larrys1911]

Ya know if those three people hadnt stole my half billion lotto winnings with fake tickets I think I woulda bought a few of those $35K rifles just to see how cool they really are.

still young enough that 10lbs doesnt bother me.

Larry

[nsaqam]

My winning ticket was stolen too!
What a coincidence.

I didn't mind carrying 10# rifles at all until I carried a 6.5# rifle for a season.

It was nothing less than stunning the difference it made.

[ellobo]

I didn't mind carrying 10# rifles at all until I carried a 6.5# rifle for a season.

I guess I am the odball. I carry 10+ lb rifles all hunting season and always have. I have never been recoil sensative. Must be a genetic defect. Lightest rifle I ever carried was an M1 carbine that was so inaccurate you would have had better luck hitting a bull in the ass at 25 yds with a bull fiddle.

El Lobo

[nsaqam]

Try an accurate lightweight rifle for a season and see if you don't change your mind.

I certainly did.