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<blockquote data-quote="ATH" data-source="post: 1043767" data-attributes="member: 1656"><p>I replied to your other thread regarding Boyds color. Hope that helped.</p><p></p><p>If you have not handled the Boyds stock yet, let me tell you I am very happy with the feel of my Prairie Hunter for a light carry rifle. Lightest option out there? No. But it's not heavy. And most of the ultra light weight stocks do not inlet for Savage. I know, I've looked.</p><p></p><p>Regarding the barrel contour, in a hunting rifle that is not a real long range rig the question is almost meaningless. I have a factory Savage .243 sporter barrel, it is whip thin and shot around 1 MOA with handloads. For moderate ranges....beyond what you describe....that is fine. Now put a custom barrel on instead, and you're golden.</p><p></p><p>I'm putting together a 243AI on a Savage action, Shilen barrel. In prefits they only offer standard Savage contours - Sporter, Heavy Sporter, Varmint. After a lot of thought, I went with Heavy Sporter (S4). I'll be doing some prairie dog hunting with it this fall but rotating it with another rifle. For antelope/deer hunting, I don't need to fire long strings. So a heavy sporter seems acceptable. I'm not shooting matches throwing 10 or more rounds downrange without cooling.</p><p></p><p>The 243AI will sit in a McMillan A3 Sporter I have on order for it ($$). But this is kind of a once-in-a-lifetime build for me. After receiving my Boyds I can say I don't think you will be disappointed in the feel. But hopefully you know how to install pillars and bed a rifle. Hint -- buy the "factory savage" pillars from Stocky's. You need very thin pillars, and the Stocky's are pre-cut to clear the sear. I was ignorant and though the adjustable Brownells would be easier to deal with...there is not enough room in a Savage for such wide pillars to work easily, requiring extensive modification via dremel, and the front pillar area was too short to even make use of the adjustment range and I just used the barrel end of the pillar.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="ATH, post: 1043767, member: 1656"] I replied to your other thread regarding Boyds color. Hope that helped. If you have not handled the Boyds stock yet, let me tell you I am very happy with the feel of my Prairie Hunter for a light carry rifle. Lightest option out there? No. But it's not heavy. And most of the ultra light weight stocks do not inlet for Savage. I know, I've looked. Regarding the barrel contour, in a hunting rifle that is not a real long range rig the question is almost meaningless. I have a factory Savage .243 sporter barrel, it is whip thin and shot around 1 MOA with handloads. For moderate ranges....beyond what you describe....that is fine. Now put a custom barrel on instead, and you're golden. I'm putting together a 243AI on a Savage action, Shilen barrel. In prefits they only offer standard Savage contours - Sporter, Heavy Sporter, Varmint. After a lot of thought, I went with Heavy Sporter (S4). I'll be doing some prairie dog hunting with it this fall but rotating it with another rifle. For antelope/deer hunting, I don't need to fire long strings. So a heavy sporter seems acceptable. I'm not shooting matches throwing 10 or more rounds downrange without cooling. The 243AI will sit in a McMillan A3 Sporter I have on order for it ($$). But this is kind of a once-in-a-lifetime build for me. After receiving my Boyds I can say I don't think you will be disappointed in the feel. But hopefully you know how to install pillars and bed a rifle. Hint -- buy the "factory savage" pillars from Stocky's. You need very thin pillars, and the Stocky's are pre-cut to clear the sear. I was ignorant and though the adjustable Brownells would be easier to deal with...there is not enough room in a Savage for such wide pillars to work easily, requiring extensive modification via dremel, and the front pillar area was too short to even make use of the adjustment range and I just used the barrel end of the pillar. [/QUOTE]
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