blake_mhoona
Lil-Rokslider
I have a savage model 11 trophy hunter in .308. 4.4” action. Detachable magazine. Bolt release on the trigger. Plastic bottoms. It’s approximately a 2014 I think. I have a suppressor in jail and I’ve got awhile before it gets out. The suppressor is mostly for fun with my .300 Blackout but I would also like to use it during hunting.
After taking my gun to the dealer he had concerns about being able to thread it (5/8x24) because it is a sporter barrel. my current use for this rifle is deer hunting in the east. where most all of my shots would be under 200 yards. but if i were to go forward with either of the below options i think i could get into more long distance shooting.
My question is this: if I went forward with buying a barrel in the Varmint barrel contour. I would then have for all intents and purposes a model 10?
My stock won’t support a varmit barrel contour obviously. so if my above question is correct about basically having a model 10 Then i could search for stocks that fit a model 10 (magazine/bolt release criteria taken into account etc) correct? After doing research I’ve also found that I would also need to purchase a metal bottom for most stocks.
I think after a few days worth of reading on the subject basically what I want to know is if I buy a criterion barrel (probably 18” since I’ll have a 7” suppressor), a bell and Carlson m40 Varmint stock AND the metal bottom parts from savage I should be good to go?
And is it worth it? Or do I just cut my losses and move on to a different gun/model? I think the way I figure it i’m probably looking at about $750 or so in mods. I looked today at the savage model 10pt-sr ($549) and 10fcp-sr ($599) at academy. Both were threaded and heavy barrels. Would sinking $750 into my current setup turnout a better product than either of the off the shelf guns I looked at?
The only downside I saw on the savages I looked at were that one had the same flimsy stock on the fore end same as my current setup. The other weighed 9.5lbs (the other was 8.5). i think with the reduced barrel length of a potential build i could get under that weight.
i guess there is a third option of just leave what i have alone and keep it and not use the suppressor on it. but i feel like if i've spent all the money and time waiting on a suppressor i want to be able to use it on all my current weapons as well as any future guns i may purchase.
After taking my gun to the dealer he had concerns about being able to thread it (5/8x24) because it is a sporter barrel. my current use for this rifle is deer hunting in the east. where most all of my shots would be under 200 yards. but if i were to go forward with either of the below options i think i could get into more long distance shooting.
My question is this: if I went forward with buying a barrel in the Varmint barrel contour. I would then have for all intents and purposes a model 10?
My stock won’t support a varmit barrel contour obviously. so if my above question is correct about basically having a model 10 Then i could search for stocks that fit a model 10 (magazine/bolt release criteria taken into account etc) correct? After doing research I’ve also found that I would also need to purchase a metal bottom for most stocks.
I think after a few days worth of reading on the subject basically what I want to know is if I buy a criterion barrel (probably 18” since I’ll have a 7” suppressor), a bell and Carlson m40 Varmint stock AND the metal bottom parts from savage I should be good to go?
And is it worth it? Or do I just cut my losses and move on to a different gun/model? I think the way I figure it i’m probably looking at about $750 or so in mods. I looked today at the savage model 10pt-sr ($549) and 10fcp-sr ($599) at academy. Both were threaded and heavy barrels. Would sinking $750 into my current setup turnout a better product than either of the off the shelf guns I looked at?
The only downside I saw on the savages I looked at were that one had the same flimsy stock on the fore end same as my current setup. The other weighed 9.5lbs (the other was 8.5). i think with the reduced barrel length of a potential build i could get under that weight.
i guess there is a third option of just leave what i have alone and keep it and not use the suppressor on it. but i feel like if i've spent all the money and time waiting on a suppressor i want to be able to use it on all my current weapons as well as any future guns i may purchase.
