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<blockquote data-quote="comfisherman" data-source="post: 2457702" data-attributes="member: 8394"><p>Few things I regret more than throwing money in a savage for an alaska stubby. Very familiar with you conundrum of maximum firepower in the smallest package. </p><p></p><p>Some years ago I ended up with a stainless savage barreled action in 7 mag for near free. It had this hideous wood stock on it, some fellow gave me 25$ shy of what I paid for the rifle for just the stock. Sold the 7 mag barrel and was -25 into a stainless action with accutrigger. Had exactly the same though as you, only 375 ruger vs a 6x284 long action. Alaska makes for funny rifles, I've crawled through alders so thick you can't hardly move only to have a shot on a critter 500 yards across a berry flat. Animals are either shot under 75 yards or over 450. Ended up going 375 ruger, and was into it for 220 for a barrel(man those were the days, stainless savage barrels from er shaw for pennies). Set it in a plastic takeoff stock that was given to me and I was rolling for pennies on the dollar. </p><p></p><p>Rifle flat out shot, superb extreme spread and groups that blew my mind. As bear protection it got shot a lot, like several hundred rounds a year was not uncommon. Eventually the accutrigger died as the so often can, and was replaced with a suitable non accutrigger. As luck would have it a McMillan seconds stock in letter fir a long action blind mag turned up, so it got bought. The rifle was always a bit to long and collected Alders so was cut and fluted to save weight. It doesn't get shot but 50 rounds a year now just to keep the rust off, mainly because it's falling apart. The bolt has decided it wants to sporadically shed parts to the point the bolt handle gets black locktite annually to stay put. My opinion is these budget rifles aren't designed for truly hard use. </p><p></p><p>Here I the rub, if it was a 700 base gun that started to dissolve around 1000 rounds, I'd buy a custom action. Drop the barrel, stock, trigger, mag box and optics mount onto a custom action and keep rocking in a free world. But sadly it's a savage, and nobody makes custom savage actions. </p><p></p><p>Second point is the the action itself is long by design, all things equal a savage rifle will be longer than an equivalent 700 footprint action. My perfect number is 40.5 inches oal, my long action 700 has a barrel a little over an inch longer barrel with the same oal.</p><p></p><p>If I did it over again I'd go with some fun barrel burner in a short barrel, maybe a 20 inch 26 nosler launching 100s or similar. And I would not have put a nice trigger and McMillan on it.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="comfisherman, post: 2457702, member: 8394"] Few things I regret more than throwing money in a savage for an alaska stubby. Very familiar with you conundrum of maximum firepower in the smallest package. Some years ago I ended up with a stainless savage barreled action in 7 mag for near free. It had this hideous wood stock on it, some fellow gave me 25$ shy of what I paid for the rifle for just the stock. Sold the 7 mag barrel and was -25 into a stainless action with accutrigger. Had exactly the same though as you, only 375 ruger vs a 6x284 long action. Alaska makes for funny rifles, I've crawled through alders so thick you can't hardly move only to have a shot on a critter 500 yards across a berry flat. Animals are either shot under 75 yards or over 450. Ended up going 375 ruger, and was into it for 220 for a barrel(man those were the days, stainless savage barrels from er shaw for pennies). Set it in a plastic takeoff stock that was given to me and I was rolling for pennies on the dollar. Rifle flat out shot, superb extreme spread and groups that blew my mind. As bear protection it got shot a lot, like several hundred rounds a year was not uncommon. Eventually the accutrigger died as the so often can, and was replaced with a suitable non accutrigger. As luck would have it a McMillan seconds stock in letter fir a long action blind mag turned up, so it got bought. The rifle was always a bit to long and collected Alders so was cut and fluted to save weight. It doesn't get shot but 50 rounds a year now just to keep the rust off, mainly because it's falling apart. The bolt has decided it wants to sporadically shed parts to the point the bolt handle gets black locktite annually to stay put. My opinion is these budget rifles aren't designed for truly hard use. Here I the rub, if it was a 700 base gun that started to dissolve around 1000 rounds, I'd buy a custom action. Drop the barrel, stock, trigger, mag box and optics mount onto a custom action and keep rocking in a free world. But sadly it's a savage, and nobody makes custom savage actions. Second point is the the action itself is long by design, all things equal a savage rifle will be longer than an equivalent 700 footprint action. My perfect number is 40.5 inches oal, my long action 700 has a barrel a little over an inch longer barrel with the same oal. If I did it over again I'd go with some fun barrel burner in a short barrel, maybe a 20 inch 26 nosler launching 100s or similar. And I would not have put a nice trigger and McMillan on it. [/QUOTE]
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