Savage Rifles

[Malaga]

Anyone tried to use a Savage as a base for a Whisper project. I contacted Pac Nor and they can do a barrel for the Savage for $360 approx. Figure a short action Savage could be handy and the barrels are easier to change,

[DonT]

Yup, If you look in the pics there is a stainless one with a Choate Stock. Great rifles for converting to .300 Whisper or any other caliber cause once you learn the trick it takes all of 10 minutes to switch calibers...

Try it you'll like it...... DonT

[BLACKART]

I built my first whisper on a savage 200. I was able to buy a rifle from a friend for 225. I purchased the barrel from Sharpshooter supply. They did very good work. Heavy barrel, 10 twist, 20 inch. I put the action into a fiberglass stock from Brownells. My scope of choice is a Nikon Monarch 3.3-10 with Mil Dot. I was supprised at how well the rig shoots, 1/2 moa most of the time. I have only used brass formed from military 223 with no crimp. My process is pretty simple. Clean very well, lube(I use a spray made from RCBS lube dissolved in alcohol, dries quickly) run them through the forming die. I made a jig to hold the formed brass and I cut to the shoulder on a band saw with a metal cutting blade. Then it's trim as normal to finish length.

[WhisperFan]

I've seen a few Savage conversions. Savage makes a nice platform. I'm using a Remington 700 for mine, but I had the Remington already - so that's the way I decided to go.

Remington's have more aftermarket goodies made for them too - that helped concrete my decision.

[spmorgan]

Hi Malaga, I just finished building a 300 whisper on a Savage 110 and it turned out great, I removed the barrel bolt mainly just for looks, the rifle shoots well, the barrel was an MAB with 1 in 8" twist and I made it 20" in length. Shane

[Malaga]

Thanks a bunch guys.. I bought a bunch of brass from Keith Davis (a stand up guy) and use a contender virgin valley to put 220/240 (Sierra) and 250(Hawk) downrange using a Thundertrap suppressor. Amazing.. and decently accurate.
I was thinking that I would SBR the contender but the Savage route is affordable and provides for a better platform. I was also playing with the idea of a CZ527 but the gun shoots to good now for me to take it apart.