In some photos I've seen of the SR, it looks like the barrel bells out at the end. In others, it looks to be a normal taper all the way to the threads. Were there two versions created or are the pictures just deceiving in some? Is the SR barrel a bull barrel, heavy barrel, ...?
I really like the "Precision Carbine" idea and was thinking of trying to get something similar in an Axis. Originally, I was thinking of cutting down and threading an Axis HB to about 18", but now I'm thinking an Axis SR may be close enough.
Here's one from Savage that looks like it has a normal taper all the way to the threads:
But when I see people actually post pictures of their SR, it usually looks like this:
Which I can't stand because it reminds me of this:
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