rebarrel a savage axis

[SuperCub]

....I'm still getting over the hurt of supercub putting down the 788.

Wrong! ..... I wasn't putting down the 788. I think it was a fine rifle and would be happy to own and hunt one!

I just think that the 788 along with a whole list of other current entry level rifles are best left as is and used as is. If I am going to go with a custom aftermarket bbl, I am going to go with another platform like a 700 or 77. Putting a new bbl on an Axix is like putting custom rims on a K-car.

 

[6.5x55swm]

I am sold the axis and bought a savage 99 in 308

 

[SuperCub]

wow

 

[35Wailin]

You may be right Yodave.... it's a very weird question as Supercub says..... quite frankly, anyone who can afford to shoot a .358 should have a budget for a better rifle....

I'm confused, how is shooting a .358 any more expensive, in practical terms, than shooting a .308? Or a .243, 7mm-08, or a .338 federal? Cases and bullets are easy to source. The difference in price of components is negligible over the long run. Even factory ammo for the hunter who goes through maybe two boxes per year doesn't add up to making a .358 shooter being able to afford a "better" rifle.

 

[Superbrad]

I'm confused, how is shooting a .358 any more expensive, in practical terms, than shooting a .308? Or a .243, 7mm-08, or a .338 federal? Cases and bullets are easy to source. The difference in price of components is negligible over the long run. Even factory ammo for the hunter who goes through maybe two boxes per year doesn't add up to making a .358 shooter being able to afford a "better" rifle.

Didn't say it was more expensive ..... But it's not a "pick up a box at Canadian tire" round.... Which led me to the conclusion that op was a reloader..... Which led me to the conclusion that he has $ invested in the sport.... Which caused me to ask why he would want to rebarrel and drop a timney into a cheap rifle

 

[35Wailin]

I also find it confusing that many people speak to resale value. I have had many guns that I flipped and didn't spend a dime on, and others that I have kept since day one and have al,out 30 years of service out of an have no intention of ever selling, my 870 & 7600 for example. Those two in particular, I don't care about spending money over and above their resale value, because they will never be sold.

If the OP decided to go ahead with his project with the long term goal of having a rifle he can use for a good portion of his shooting career, then the money he inputs into the project is irrelevant.

If his intention is to improve the rifle and flip it for a profit to finance a bigger purchase, then the economics don't make sense. That would be like buying a Pontiac, dress it up and try to sell it for a Cadillac price. It's still a Pontiac. But if he bought a Pontiac, dressed it up with the parts he needed to fit his needs and drive it until it was ready for the scrap yard, then the money doesn't matter.

 

[bearkilr]

Putting a new bbl on an Axix is like putting custom rims on a K-car.

 

[35Wailin]

Didn't say it was more expensive ..... But it's not a "pick up a box at Canadian tire" round.... Which led me to the conclusion that op was a reloader..... Which led me to the conclusion that he has $ invested in the sport.... Which caused me to ask why he would want to rebarrel and drop a timney into a cheap rifle

That being said, I am a reloader as well, but I can't afford to buy a new Axis right now, let alone a better quality rifle. Although my income is approaching 6 figures this year and my mortgage is paid, I support a family of four children with one in second year of university, a second starting next year. Everyone's situation is different.

My original reason for reloading was to save the cost of factory ammo. When I bought my 7600 in '92, .35 Whelen ammo was $35/box when I could get .30/06 for $12-15/box. I still can't go to CTC or pretty much any major retailer and pick up ammo. Now the cost is not so much of a facto, but availability is. Now try and go out and buy a box of .43 Mauser...