One more "new rifle" thread

[wawhitey]

Had this idea bouncing around in my head for a while. My .308 savage ultralite is great, but i realized the 22" barrel is just too unwieldy with a suppressor on it. So several months back i started rounding up all the parts id need to make my own savage ultralite clone with a 16" barrel. Wasnt easy. Just finding the action took a long time. Once i got that done, i ordered a custom barrel which took about 4 months. Plus had to round up all the other little parts. In the end though, i have an awesome, lightweight savage .308 with a suppressor on a 16" barrel. Absolutely love this thing. Been doing a 4 shot / clean and cool, repeat repeat routine, and every group i shoot is better than the last. Guess the barrel is just getting broken in. But already more than accurate enough. And even with the can on it, its a little shorter than my factory ultralight with a brake. And an absolute joy to shoot. Pretty silly looking gun, with the short carbon barrel, the big fat high sitting scope on the funky rail adapter, and the high comb to accomodate that, but man it shoots and handles great, and is ideal for how i hunt, all while being easy on the ears. Im just thrilled with how this turned out. The factory ultralight, according to savage, weighs 5.65lbs. This gun is identical, except it has a slightly thicker recoil lug, and the barrel is 6" shorter. Didnt put it on a scale, but in theory the bare rifle should weigh about 5.5 lbs. Of course the suppressor and my ridiculous scope add some weight
Ill call it my savage ultrashort
Forgot to mention, the blast is quiet enough that i hear the bullet hit the plywood at 100 yards. With an unsepressed rifle, the resonant noise is enough to cover that

[7mmfan]

I really like that. I'm a big fan of short barrel rifles. Theres a lot of studies showing they are generally as accurate and often more accurate than longer barreled rifles, just lacking the velocity. If you hunt closer quarters it's ideal.

[wawhitey]

Gotta shoot my ultrashort .308 a bit more to be sure, but thinking ill end up turning my ultralite into a 16" 223

[wawhitey]

Man i have no self control already taking the first steps toward turning my factory 3008 ultralite into a shorty 223. Anybody here interested in a low round count 308 proof research savage barrel? Its got a big bear under its belt already
Nice accurate barrel

[WapitiTalk1]

If I’m ever able to do an actual rifle build, I’m on your doorstep.

[Jhg]

Love short actions in general and .243 & .308 in particular. I was just talking to my FIL (big gun guy) last week about these two "favorites" that were once everyones darling (for good reason) but now few ask them to dance because Creedmore and Black whatever are wearing brighter makeup.
I can't think of a cartridge more proven than the .308 and the .243 is a fantastic performer as well.
My own guns are pretty vintage but one is a pre-64 Winchester 100 in .243. The trigger is atrocious but I want to spend the money to have a smith build it out so it actually acts like a real trigger and not something inside a kids cap pistol.

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105 grn partitions out of that rifle were deadly on big whitetails.

Nice rifle. How is recoil?

[wawhitey]

The recoils not too bad, considering its a very lightweight 308, but without the suppressor on it would be eye opening for sure.

I just ordered the 16" .223 barrel to turn my factory ultralite into a 223, so if anybody wants a deal on a 22" proof research .308 savage prefit barrel with a hellfire brake on it, feel free to holler at me

[7mmfan]

Where did you order the barrel through? Did you install the barrel yourself or have a gunsmith do it? I have a Remington 700 Mtn Rifle in 7mm-08 that is just a non-shooter, no matter what I put through it. I've been playing with the idea of putting a carbon fiber barrel on it and turning it into my backpack rifle, but I know literally nothing about customizing a rifle.

[wawhitey]

I ordered both barrels from carbon 6. Put the barrel on at my dads house, he has the action vice and barrel nut wrech for savages. He also has the 308 go / no go gauges. Pretty easy matter to do on a savage, and i believe if you were to order a "remage" barrel its esentially a prefit remington with a barrel nut like savages. I might be wrong about that, so youd want to research that first.

[wawhitey]

Or, if you dont care about being able to add muzzle devices and you just want an accurate lightweight mountain rifle, you could just buy something like this for about the same cost as ordering a carbon barrel for that remington.

https://savagearms.com/content?p=firear ... ry&s=57071

[7mmfan]

I've thought about a new rifle as well, but I'm attached. Benchmark barrels is about 5 miles from me, I may just talk with them about the project.

[wawhitey]

Thinking im going to order one of these. https://www.elftactical.com/ELF-SAVAGE- ... _p_48.html (just need to confirm compatibility) for the savage UL that im converting to a 16" 223. I really like the feel of flat triggers. Run the flat geissele sde triggers on my ars.
Dont know why, just feels easier to shoot than a curved trigger. And the accutrigger blade thing is no benefit when youre wearing gloves, though its great off the bench. If i really like it, ill put one on my shorty 308 also.

[wawhitey]

They say the trigger is compatible, so i ordered one. If i like it ill have to get a matching trigger for my other ultrashort, for consistencys sake.