Axis scout rifle project. Looking for a competent gunsmith.

[klr]

why not keep the gun for other purposes and just buy the Savage Model 11 Scout Rifle?

Because he doesn't want to hurt his wife's feelings.
When he hauls out his Savage Model 11 Scout Rifle the conversation would go something like this:

Wife: "Is that the rifle I bought you?'
daddyusmaximus: "No."
Wife: "What's wrong with the one I bought you?"
daddyusmaximus: "This one has a bunch of features I want."
Wife: So you don't like the one I gave you?"
daddyusmaximus: Well, yeah, but this has better resale value."
Wife: "Sorry mine wasn't good enough." (Thinks to herself: I'm never buying him a gun again.)

If it were me I'd tell her how much I like her rifle and explain all the cool things I'm doing to it.

[daddyusmaximus]

Because he doesn't want to hurt his wife's feelings.
When he hauls out his Savage Model 11 Scout Rifle the conversation would go something like this:

Wife: "Is that the rifle I bought you?'
daddyusmaximus: "No."
Wife: "What's wrong with the one I bought you?"
daddyusmaximus: "This one has a bunch of features I want."
Wife: So you don't like the one I gave you?"
daddyusmaximus: Well, yeah, but this has better resale value."
Wife: "Sorry mine wasn't good enough." (Thinks to herself: I'm never buying him a gun again.)

If it were me I'd tell her how much I like her rifle and explain all the cool things I'm doing to it.

Thank you.

[devildogandboy]

Because he doesn't want to hurt his wife's feelings.
When he hauls out his Savage Model 11 Scout Rifle the conversation would go something like this:

Wife: "Is that the rifle I bought you?'
daddyusmaximus: "No."
Wife: "What's wrong with the one I bought you?"
daddyusmaximus: "This one has a bunch of features I want."
Wife: So you don't like the one I gave you?"
daddyusmaximus: Well, yeah, but this has better resale value."
Wife: "Sorry mine wasn't good enough." (Thinks to herself: I'm never buying him a gun again.)

If it were me I'd tell her how much I like her rifle and explain all the cool things I'm doing to it.

after 7 yrs divorced i forgot the way things work to keep peace in the house. maybe get the new one and take them both out equally!

Bruce

[J.Baker]

I know. This isn't a project to make money on. I want to use this rifle as a base because it was a gift from my wife. Resale value never means anything to me.

Savage could recover some of that money going to CDI Precision if they redo the scout rifle's 10 rd DBM for the Axis.

Wasn't associating it with being a money maker, rather was trying to point out the fact that you're trying to reinvent the wheel and you're going about it the hard way. As for Savage and the Axis mag's, I wouldn't hold my breath. The Axis is their no-frills budget line of rifles, they're not going to waste time/money to put bells and whistles on them - that's what the higher end models are for.

Because he doesn't want to hurt his wife's feelings.
When he hauls out his Savage Model 11 Scout Rifle the conversation would go something like this:

Wife: "Is that the rifle I bought you?'
daddyusmaximus: "No."
Wife: "What's wrong with the one I bought you?"
daddyusmaximus: "This one has a bunch of features I want."
Wife: So you don't like the one I gave you?"
daddyusmaximus: Well, yeah, but this has better resale value."
Wife: "Sorry mine wasn't good enough." (Thinks to herself: I'm never buying him a gun again.)

If it were me I'd tell her how much I like her rifle and explain all the cool things I'm doing to it.

I understand that, but I also know how female logic works when it comes to us men spending money on our "toys."

Solution: Buy the new Scout rifle and say it's for her so you can go shooting together. When she complains about the recoil you can then suggest rebarreling the Axis to something more suitable for her and then trade.

[devildogandboy]

Solution: Buy the new Scout rifle and say it's for her so you can go shooting together. When she complains about the recoil you can then suggest rebarreling the Axis to something more suitable for her and then trade.

a real GENIUS!! you have a very creative mind, i like that.

Bruce