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Hello SavageAR15Nut, interesting concept. Can you tell us a bit more.
Sure. So I wondered why this (barrel nut) wasn't already available and voiced it to the wife. She complained that I never did anything with my crazy ideas. Anyhow, long story short I filed for provisional and no provisional patents for it in hope that someone would make it for other guys like me and pay me back for patent and R&D costs.
The he idea is that most guys already have ar15 armory tools and they already make lightweight free float handguards that work with the nut, so why not mix the savage small shank inner dimensions with the outer dimensions of the standard ar15 barrel nut. It turns out that this works well with the fortis rev, rev2 and APC old style handguards and likely the Samson evolution rail. It did not work well with the Troy handguards since their is not enough clearance between the id of the nut and the od of the barrel to get the little clamps in and fasten it down.
the top few pictures are shown with a hacked off lss from MDT; however most people might see that as an expensive system. That's what drove me to cut off the old wooden stock and sand it a bit so it might look like it belonged.
Farrel industries made the scope rail for me and it lines up with the fortis very well. Farrel industries does great work and they have saved this info so it will make it easier for anyone else building a rifle like this. APC gave me their handguard to try it was a much stiffer system than the fortis but installation and nut timing was more difficult than the fortis.
hope you enjoy the pictures. It seems savage small shanks aren't enough business for the major players to make this or they simply don't see the profit margin in it. So if you like the looks or the idea pray for help finding a Mfg that can bring this to fellow savage owners.
Im AD AF with in charge of a flight of 150ish Airmen and a brand new baby so I am not starting a business anytime soon. Any feedback would be welcomed.
thanks for the interest
same here..send us your guns if you gonna drink.
Here is the latest version of my Annabelle. Took her out on Sunday, and my buddy and I thinned out the dog and squirrel population by 100+. Good day all around, even though we got rained on most of the day. I was surprised to see the ground squirrels moving like they were, so we made the most of it. I spun a new barrel on this thing, and is did extremely well!! I thought so anyways, even though the vermin didn't agree so much.
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Savage Model 10 PC, B&C M40 stock, Timney trigger, JP muzzle break, Seekins rings/base and Burris XTR 2-10X42http://www.savageshooters.com/webkit...7815/imagejpeghttp://www.savageshooters.com/webkit...f475/imagejpeg
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Savage 10FCP with a HS precision stock and a swfa ss mounted on a 20 MOA nightforce mount with 30 mm swfa rings
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My 10 BA, and my wife's FCP-SR with a Shilen select match .260 barrel.
Tier1. KISS!
This is a better photo of my .308 Axis that was given to me by my wife. (I need a real camera, not just a phone.) I have cut 1.5 coils off the trigger spring giving me a much nicer pull. There never was any creep or gritty feeling to the pull. Impressive for a factory budget rifle. I added the Boyd's stock. That gave it a completely different feel. It will be getting a better (forward mounted) scope, in the future. Plans also call for bolt work and shortening the barrel to 16.5 inches and have it threaded for a suppressor. Hoping to add iron sights to it as well. The overall goal being a scout(ish) rifle but with the nice hunter looking stock. Finding a gun smith to take on the project is not easy so far.
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Nice, Daddy. Really nice. For a threaded barrel with sights, why not just swap out a Hog Hunter barrel? 20inches, I know, but... or contact Jim at APache Gunworks or Tim at Skinner Gunworks. THey could do everything but the sights cheaper and better or at least as good as anyone else I know at any price.
Dang. THat's really nice.
Personally, I didn't use to care for the Axis, but now that I have a few and put them in Boyds stocks, I am really getting to like them. But yours iss AWESOME! Really.
Thanks. Wishing I had sprung for the better recoil pad, but I love it.
I think someone either here or another forum said something about the hog hunter barrel before. I was hoping for a rear sight that is mounted back on the receiver. Also, I kinda like the idea of doing what I can with the original barreled receiver. I don't need to win any state level match or anything like that with it.
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New knob on the original bolt handle. I love it.
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Here is my Savage .260 I finally built and test fired. It has a 26" Shieln Varmit barrel, Sightron 6x24-60mm scope. I am just learning how to reload. I hope to get 1/2' MOA when I start to reload. http://i103.photobucket.com/albums/m...ps4b8dd192.jpghttp://i103.photobucket.com/albums/m...ps0cghl0sw.jpg
Mark II BTVLSS Lefty handed.
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Savage 10T (Dick's special) cut/threaded to 18" with a Specwar762, HS Precision stock, SWFA SS 16x42. Sending 178 A-Max's to 1000 yards.
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and a few other glamour shots...
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MAN those are some nice pics of a sweet gun. Ive been eyeing those dicks (they call em 11vt over by me) for awhile now. Just love the whole setup you have. Nice and simple but I'm sure is fun as hell to shoot. Did you paint the original stock or is that an aftermarket? I love the webbing paint, I done both mine with it.
Me too. I think it gives the haters ammo for there hating.
Here's my new one.
12LRP 6.5CM SWFA 10x Dark Eagle Customs 10 round mag and extended mag release.
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Getting gear together for yesterday's match. Did s scope upgrade.
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This was a paper stage 5rds 30secs at 320.
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I placed 5th out of 20 shooters. I need to get myself a Tripod and medium height shooting sticks for use in future matches when the gear is allowed.
I was thinking about trying out the Promos gen 2 trigger pod.
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Stevens 200 action
McGowan 26" varmint #2 with brake
Timney 3lb
Savage model 12 stock with pillars dipped in ATACS
3 holing with IMR 4064 behind 55 gr Vmax's when I do my part.
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mdt hs3 fde magpul prs and magpul miad 1.5 grip burris mtac 4-14 scope burris extream rings witt brake stainless 338 mag , bolt handle on order.
hers is the fcp-sr 308, nikon scope 3-9 high mount rings , waiting on ok for can...
hope to be re barreling my 338 soon with a pac nor barrel. both are great shooters and i love the mdt chassis.
Looks Great!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I'll play. Savage Short Action with a Shilen Pre Fit 1:8 twist, threaded at 22" long. It sits in a Masterpiece Arms BA Chassis. Currently has a SWFA 20x up top. Atlas Bipod on the way to replace the home made one. Still factory trigger, but may upgrade later. I just started load development on Friday, but it looks like somewhere around 35.8 grains of Varget will put the 130 Hybrids into a ragged hole.
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Very nice!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Thanks DryBean. I'm thrilled with it so far. It's my first Bolt build. There is still quite a bit I would like to do to it, but in good time.
Close, 6.5x47. I forgot that part!
Great Job, very nice!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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And here are some teasers of the newest member of the collection, Sasha Fierce. She's currently getting trued up and timed at the smith, and waiting on a new tube to really reach out and touch stuff. She'll get a coat of Kryptek as well. Will get some proper pics once she's finished.
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nice rifles Winnie!!
well it didnt come out exactly as planed but its close enough this time as ill most likely re-barrel before the start of the next match season in march.
the plan was to have the barrel,action and bolt handle match the scope and the problem is the scope is anodized and it takes 3 colors to match...theres 3 other guys that have this color combo down and wouldnt give up the mix...my guy called vortex then cerakote and figured out the secret(or missing)ingredient is purple....the color now looked VERY close until it came out of the oven and it is very close its just missing the purple tint....next time will be exact.
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now any of you shooting a JP tank break(or most breaks)know that the break from the inside of the front chamber to where the break threads onto the barrel is right at 1.250"...the barrels ive had threaded for a break end up with about 3/4s to 1" of thread...after adding a crush washer i end up with about .300 threaded into the break so that leaves almost an 1" from the crown to the inside of that first chamber so the carbon builds up around the crown of the muzzle in the extra threads and after about 4-500 rounds starts to effect accuracy so the break needs to be pulled and cleaned,
so while i had everything apart i had my smith mill the muzzle end of my break off to .300 so the crown would be flush to the first chamber and should eliminate the need to pull the break and clean...or thats my thoughts anyway LOL....
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