Wanted just a plain old Savage Axis in 223 for a "carry around in the bush and bounce around in the truck gun." Bought a take-off barrel from a 223 Stevens, added a one piece Weaver rail, Glades Armory bolt handle, Leupold Scope....yeah I worked on the trigger a wee bit also. Since I was not going to reload for this one but just shoot the American Eagle AR-223 50gr Tipped, I set the head-space to about zero. Target dot is half-inch in diameter. Group one is top left. One minute between shots. Moved the scope right and down a bit and let the barrel cool down to outdoor temperature before group two. I think the first time out was fairly promising.
