Donor Action input needed

[trophy8]

Nope doesn’t count, wasn’t organic![emoji23]


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Organic is for hippies!

[fish4food]

Buy a new bolt. You’re spinning up a new barrel anyways so headspace won’t be an issue…. And don’t let these fellers talk smack about remmage, have yet for someone to see this rifle and comment about the “barrel nut”


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I saw it and remember thinking, That barrel nut is U-G-L-Y!

[kck]

Prefits and barrel nuts?….ewww

[texasforever]

I saw it and remember thinking, That barrel nut is U-G-L-Y!

Yeah sureeee that’s what you said about it[emoji1787]


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[Radar]

Listen grandpa. I’m not judging you for being drunk mid day. I’m judging you on what you said!

I just thought it would be a lot cheaper to use a Savage that is already set up. A PTG bolt is not cheap, and turning a Remington into Savage gives me cramps. Lol

I actually do own two Savage walking varminters in 22 hornet and 17 hornet. And three savage striker handguns.

[trophy8]

I just thought it would be a lot cheaper to use a Savage that is already set up. A PTG bolt is not cheap, and turning a Remington into Savage gives me cramps. Lol

I actually do own two Savage walking varminters in 22 hornet and 17 hornet. And three savage striker handguns.

Oh it is. And savage shoots!

[Cajun Blake]

My advice, buy the correct action size for the donor. Otherwise you’re spending $350-400 just on modifying the bolt and finding the bottom metal

As several others mentioned, sell or trade your rifle for someone’s 7Mag or 300WM then rebarrel if you wish

[snipermedic]

There sure all a lot of Wharton people on here I don’t know!!!

Go 270ai 1:8 twist and run the new 6.8 western bullets they have out. If your going to run heavy for caliber anyway.

[Strummer]

There sure all a lot of Wharton people on here I don’t know!!!

Go 270ai 1:8 twist and run the new 6.8 western bullets they have out. If your going to run heavy for caliber anyway.

I have never met anyone who will admit they’re from Wharton[emoji16].

[Mike D]

.277 hasn’t caught one and I don’t think it ever will. I’d stick with more mainstream calibers that will have tons of components available; 6.5mm, 7mm 30 cal, etc….

And Blake’s advise is spot on. You are trying to put the proverbial square peg in a round hole. You’ll spend more to have an expensive factory action.


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[flyinstroke]

There sure all a lot of Wharton people on here I don’t know!!!

Go 270ai 1:8 twist and run the new 6.8 western bullets they have out. If your going to run heavy for caliber anyway.

I guess I should have said Wharton County LOL. I claim Lane City as home

[flyinstroke]

I am pretty sure I am just going to go with 280AI unless I can find someone to trade a standard for Magnum action. It just seems like the easiest route. I can give this to my youngest son when I decide to finally build my 300. He can retire the 7-08 and I will make that ugly savage a plinker.

[Buzzsaw]

Sell the rifle and start new. Cry once. Call Robert at Alamo Precision. He's a member here and builds a hell of a rifle.

[flyinstroke]

Sell the rifle and start new. Cry once. Call Robert at Alamo Precision. He's a member here and builds a hell of a rifle.

I'm not mad at going 280 AI. I have always wanted one. I just need to start looking for brass. That gives me a reason to buy another gun in a couple years.

[160class]

agreed. I bought a Oryx chassis in right hand a week before they offered the lefties and had a machine shop mill out the bolt hand for me. It works perfectly. Bottom metal is another issue I have found with Savages.

Yeah, I am just running the stock the gun came with, I really want to get the oryx or XLR for it. And bottom metal and feeding issues were also a problem when it was being put together.

Need to go take it out and see how it shoots soon.