Savage 7mm Rem Mag Project

[jay]

Gear List:

Savage 110 7mm Remington Magnum 24" barrel.

Bell and Carlson Medalist stock.

EGW Picatinny Rail.

TPS HRT rings 1" low.

Flatline Ops Ranger 1" level.

Swarovski Z3 4-12X50 w/ BRH reticle.

Great combo! What was the damage on the scope and stock? Looks great!

[Kevin Root]

Looks good Bitterroot Bulls. Out of curiosity I goggle searched , "Swarovski Z3 4-12X50 BRH reticle" and up popped first on the list was your other review out there on the gun range . Very nice weapon.

[Bitterroot Bulls]

Great combo! What was the damage on the scope and stock? Looks great!

The stock was something like $240 shipped from Stocky's Stocks. I got the scope from SWFA for around $800 during Swarovski's riflescope promotion last year. Now they are going for around $1000.

[Jon Boy]

Are you using the stock barrel still? nice looking rifle

[jay]

So what is the difference between stocks? Is it the way they are bedded or do you prefer the fiberglass over plastic?

[Bitterroot Bulls]

Are you using the stock barrel still? nice looking rifle

Stock barrel. My experience with button rifled Savage barrels are that they shoot, and shoot tight. If this one doesn't shoot, another nice thing about Savages are that I can easily swap the barrel.

[Bitterroot Bulls]

So what is the difference between stocks? Is it the way they are bedded or do you prefer the fiberglass over plastic?

I much prefer fiberglass. It is stiffer for one thing. With a lot of plastic stocks, the stock will flex and contact the barrel when shooting off a bipod. Trying to bed a plastic stock is an exercise in futility. A good fiberglass stock is superior in every way except cost and sometimes, weight.

[Drhorsepower]

I much prefer fiberglass. It is stiffer for one thing. With a lot of plastic stocks, the stock will flex and contact the barrel when shooting off a bipod. Trying to bed a plastic stock is an exercise in futility. A good fiberglass stock is superior in every way except cost and sometimes, weight.

+1. Along with a bedding block, also temp changes doesn't effect a good stock and a plastic one. With a bedding block in a good stock, your screws will stay tight because aluminum and your steel reciever expand at a closer rate, with a plastic stock, your plastic gets hot which makes it vulnerable to flexing, and having your screws that your torqued to let's say 30 inch pounds to lets say 23 inch pounds.

[jenbickel]

Very nicely done!! It looks great! I have actually been thinking about getting a 7mm rem mag..

[Kevin Root]

Very nicely done!! It looks great! I have actually been thinking about getting a 7mm rem mag..

I was thinking the same thing jenbickel after reading the threads and all. Looks like you could start taking some orders Bitterroot Bulls.