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    jaytothekizzay
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    New Deer Rifle


    Well I'm about ready to testfire my new deer rifle. It started out as a stock, Savage Axis in
    .308 WIN. Out of the box, it had a 8.5lb. Very gritty heavy trigger pull. And the action of the bolt was a little rough too, but not too bad. Also had a very lightweight, plastic stock. But overall not a bad rifle for under $300 bucks.

    First thing I did was a trigger job. By changing out the trigger spring, lightly polishing up the sear, and installing an over travel adjustment screw. I now have a very crisp, 3 lb. trigger with absolutely no creep or over travel. I also shimmed the trigger pin with 2 ultra thin nylon washers, to get rid of the little bit of side to side wobble in the trigger...extremely happy.

    Next I did some de-burring, and light polishing of various action surfaces to smooth things out a bit.
    Once I put the Boyds , Prairie Hunter stock on, it really started coming together. Had some very minor fitting to do on the stock, but came out perfect...just the look I was going for.

    Lastly my optics... I went with a one piece Weaver Base, with medium height, Weaver rings. Topped off the mount with a Leupold VX1, 3x9 x40mm. scope. Got her boresighted, and ready to shoot.

    Well I hope she shoots as good as she looks...I know its not a super top of the line, top dollar rifle, but I am happy the way she turned out... I didn't have the money to buy a rifle the way I wanted it all at once. So buying a cheaper rifle, and upgrading it as my funds allowed, ended up being a fun way to go...
    What do you think???


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    Looks great. Should serve you well :-)

    Amazing how much fun can had just tinkering.

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    Very nice! I like that stock color with the all black rifle.

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    Very nice! I like that stock color with the all black rifle.

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    Good looking rig!

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    Outstanding,great job !!!!!!!!!!!!!1

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    Looks really good! Just so ya know....we gotta see target pics once you get to the range 😉
    Is that the pepper laminate? I really like that color. One of my favorites.
    Scooter

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    Excellent!

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    jaytothekizzay
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    Yep...pepper...target pics coming. It did shoot MOA or better though...thanks for the comments

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