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Buster95
12-28-2012, 01:05 PM
I just ordered a Hog hunter in .308 and I would like to know if the trigger guard is made of plastic?
pdog2062
12-28-2012, 07:56 PM
Yes it is plastic,sorry
TraverseSavage
12-29-2012, 03:42 PM
Yup, like the stock. I plan on installing bottom metal to accept AI mags. Added benefit will be metal trig. guard.
Buster95
12-29-2012, 05:22 PM
Yup, like the stock. I plan on installing bottom metal to accept AI mags. Added benefit will be metal trig. guard.

Which one?
TraverseSavage
12-29-2012, 06:22 PM
Which one?

Here: http://www.tacticalworks.com/Savage-Center-Feed-SA-Choate-CDI-Drop-Mag.-Package.html

CDI...gonna go with the package cuz I like the stock as well. I believe CDI sells the BM directly from their website. AI mags aren't cheap, though they are very durable.
hammie
12-29-2012, 11:26 PM
If you want to keep the factory stock, you can replace the plastic trigger guard with a metal one. Midway (midwayusa.com) has them for 18.99 $ and they are item # 119847. I had to use four 1/4 inch stainless steel washers for spacers, and they worked fine. Some owners cut the plastic ledge or bump from the original plastic one with a dremel tool, and use that for a spacer, but the washers were easier and you don't have to destroy the original trigger guard. Like everything else lately, the metal trigger guards are out of stock, but midway estimates a new shipment by Jan 29th, 2013.
thomae
12-30-2012, 05:33 PM
There are a at least acouple of different sized trigger guards. If you get the correct size, you may not have to either shim or enlarge the current inletting. I am not at home right now, but on my list of things to do in the new year is to post some pictures and measurements of the different ones.
ellobo
12-30-2012, 10:57 PM
If his new Hog Hunter has the trigger guard bolt release would that be a problem? Seems to me it would.

El Lobo
txbdyguard
12-31-2012, 04:46 AM
Hog Hunter has the traditional bolt release on the action itself.
csam
01-04-2013, 08:08 PM
It is not plastic, it is lightweight composite!
brasse
01-04-2013, 08:56 PM
Just weighed my stainless model 16 trigger guard, 2.00 ounces. So it won't break anyones back carrying it.

Rough finish, going to spend a couple of hours in front of the TV tonight polishing it.

I start with 200 grit, then 800, 1000 and finally 2000 grit. Even at that point the parts look beautiful, but I have a buffer to make it better.

You can get the sandpaper in a auto store.