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Just picked this up, now have to find a full rail for the scope

Third eye tactical should sort you out. Enjoy your new toy :-)

Very nice :goodjob:

Alan

Good choice hobbesy.

I have a full-length rail on my old Savage 110 FP, with 20 MOA elevation built in. Mine was a very early one - and when I checked the rifling twist, it was much slower than the 1-in-9 advertised. I contacted Savage and they told me first thousand rifles they built, they didn't have 1-in-9 barrels to put on them, so they sent them out with a slower twist (1-in-14 I think). They advised me to send it back, and they'd re-barrel it to 1-in-9 at no cost. That was in 1993. I had it re-chambered with a Wylde reamer, and it shoots like a dream. Somewhere around I still have a playing card I shot with it from 800 metres - these are phenomenally accurate rifles for the price point.

My other long-range rifle is a Remington 700 SPS Tactical in .308 Win.

Here's my Christmas present to me.

Double Star lower, DPMS upper and 16 inch barrel (1-in-9 twist) without that awful M4 barrel profile. I do not intend to mount an M203 and I find that cut-out ugly.

It has since been fitted with a Burris 3-9 x 40 Ballistic Plex scope in Warne QD mounts and the iron sights are now purely for backup. I have left the thread protector on for now as I can't decide whether to go for a standard A2 flash eliminator, or a Surefire muzzle brake (so that I can really save my pennies for a Surefire suppressor).
Not too happy about the grip, I think that will shortly be replaced with a standard A2 grip.

Of course the really good thing about it, is that mine isn't straight-pull, it's direct gas impingement just as Eugene Stoner intended.

Hobbesy I always meant to ask, is the new rifle black? In the picture it has a very nice green tint to it which could just be the picture however it looks good for it.

ovenpaa wrote:Hobbesy I always meant to ask, is the new rifle black? In the picture it has a very nice green tint to it which could just be the picture however it looks good for it.

All black mate, lovely to shoot and group. Can't wait to take it out again :shakeshout:

hobbesy,

I assume you have a scope mounted? How about an updated photo?

Dave

Ok, will get one tomorrow

Hope these show you the set up adequately