300 WSM MAXXIS BUILD

[Mr6.5]

A buddy and I were chewing the fat in the machine shop and somehow we started talking about the inexpensive Savage Axis rifles. After a few beers and debate he basically challenged me to build one in a magnum. So I did, here is the Savage Axis 300WSM, as far as I know the only one in existence.

Action: Savage Axis .308 Donor
Barrel: Green Mountain Blank 1:10 turned on my lathe, chambered, and threaded
Stock: Boyds

Shooting Federal 168 Tactical Tip Bonded with 6.5 Staball Powder

Target is the first range trip

It was a fun project and turned out to be a very accurate rifle. I fully blueprinted the action and lapped it all in, did a nice 2lbs trigger job, you would NEVER know it started life as an Axis.

 

[grfox92]

This is very cool, nice work. Did you utilize the factory Bottom metal?

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[Mr6.5]

This is very cool, nice work. Did you utilize the factory Bottom metal?

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Yes Sir, and modified the original magazine to hold the round, but it only holds 2 rounds, they are FAT!