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Savage B.Mag 17 Winchester Super Mag Teardown
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<blockquote data-quote="HighPlainsDrifterCA" data-source="post: 901721" data-attributes="member: 75823"><p>So, I was on a Wait List for the longest time (seemed like about six months). Just before Christmas the dealer called and asked if I was still interested. Since I had a $50 deposit on it, I told him to go ahead and ship it.</p><p></p><p>It arrived at my FFL on Christmas Eve. I decided I didn't want to waste part of the day dealing with the paperwork, so I put it off until the 26th. </p><p></p><p>When I was at the FFL's, I took a look and sure enough, I've got the "barrel out of alignment in the stock" issue. FFL says "I wouldn't worry unless it doesn't shoot straight." (LOL at that one. It is true. What should one expect from such a flimsy stock?)</p><p></p><p>I picked it up with the intention of getting a scope on it for some shooting on Sunday. I put it in a gun vise and put a (known good) level on the rear mount and level the rifle. Move the level to the front mount, and VIOLA, it doesn't match.</p><p></p><p>Hmmmm. What am I supposed to use to level the gun to get the scope mounted level? Is the front mount straigt? Or the rear? If I mount it as is, the scope is going to be slightly tweaked by out-of-true mounts.</p><p></p><p>Frustrated to say the least and not wanting to look for something else on the rifle that might allow me to find straight up-and-down, I put it back in the plastic bag and stowed it in the gun safe.</p><p></p><p>I doubt I'm going to do anything with this other than try and trade it in on a rifle that I can reload for.</p><p></p><p>Questionable quality control... hard to find ammo (at least in my part of CA)... too many negatives.</p><p></p><p>=====</p><p></p><p>BTW: if anyone has some suggestions for how to get a scope mounted level on this thing... in case I change my mind?</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="HighPlainsDrifterCA, post: 901721, member: 75823"] So, I was on a Wait List for the longest time (seemed like about six months). Just before Christmas the dealer called and asked if I was still interested. Since I had a $50 deposit on it, I told him to go ahead and ship it. It arrived at my FFL on Christmas Eve. I decided I didn't want to waste part of the day dealing with the paperwork, so I put it off until the 26th. When I was at the FFL's, I took a look and sure enough, I've got the "barrel out of alignment in the stock" issue. FFL says "I wouldn't worry unless it doesn't shoot straight." (LOL at that one. It is true. What should one expect from such a flimsy stock?) I picked it up with the intention of getting a scope on it for some shooting on Sunday. I put it in a gun vise and put a (known good) level on the rear mount and level the rifle. Move the level to the front mount, and VIOLA, it doesn't match. Hmmmm. What am I supposed to use to level the gun to get the scope mounted level? Is the front mount straigt? Or the rear? If I mount it as is, the scope is going to be slightly tweaked by out-of-true mounts. Frustrated to say the least and not wanting to look for something else on the rifle that might allow me to find straight up-and-down, I put it back in the plastic bag and stowed it in the gun safe. I doubt I'm going to do anything with this other than try and trade it in on a rifle that I can reload for. Questionable quality control... hard to find ammo (at least in my part of CA)... too many negatives. ===== BTW: if anyone has some suggestions for how to get a scope mounted level on this thing... in case I change my mind? [/QUOTE]
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