03-01-2018, 03:28 PM
Thanks for the post! Great project. -
My first impression is what a great idea. Then I read about you replacing the stock, alas my heart sank. But in a good way.
My heart said NOOOO keep the wood! (I am a fool for a good looking blued/wood 700/Savage/Mauser/etc. Classic is GOOD!) This is what Grendel is missing. So far, it's been just about perfected in the AR/MSR platform, there's the Howas, the CZ (close but oh so far), and the new Ruger. I can't tell you how pretty your gun is - as is. And I am LOVING this thread, already and only on post 5 so far. I can't wait to hear about your range experience, and will be putting this idea on the burner for my "someday for sure" projects.
I have an Italian made Inter-Arms .270. It sits in the safe in a sock, behind all the Grendel Goodness. The mag will take 4 rounds of Grendel which blows me away, and I gotta say, I've been tempted to find a place to do exactly what you're embarking on here. But it was my dad's gun, which he "loaned" to me to have for a deer gun back when I couldn't afford my own. When I had my life in order, I gave it back, and he told me to keep it since I was so attached to it. (Yea, he's that good of a guy) So, there is a hefty sentimental attachment to it, not to mention it's a damned good shooter. It's a true Mauser action and bolt, and classic is an understatement.
I've been bitten by the Black Rifle Disease for a while. But the subject of this thread is great. Thanks for sharing. And good luck with a 700 Grendel! Cool!
My first impression is what a great idea. Then I read about you replacing the stock, alas my heart sank. But in a good way.
My heart said NOOOO keep the wood! (I am a fool for a good looking blued/wood 700/Savage/Mauser/etc. Classic is GOOD!) This is what Grendel is missing. So far, it's been just about perfected in the AR/MSR platform, there's the Howas, the CZ (close but oh so far), and the new Ruger. I can't tell you how pretty your gun is - as is. And I am LOVING this thread, already and only on post 5 so far. I can't wait to hear about your range experience, and will be putting this idea on the burner for my "someday for sure" projects.
I have an Italian made Inter-Arms .270. It sits in the safe in a sock, behind all the Grendel Goodness. The mag will take 4 rounds of Grendel which blows me away, and I gotta say, I've been tempted to find a place to do exactly what you're embarking on here. But it was my dad's gun, which he "loaned" to me to have for a deer gun back when I couldn't afford my own. When I had my life in order, I gave it back, and he told me to keep it since I was so attached to it. (Yea, he's that good of a guy) So, there is a hefty sentimental attachment to it, not to mention it's a damned good shooter. It's a true Mauser action and bolt, and classic is an understatement.
I've been bitten by the Black Rifle Disease for a while. But the subject of this thread is great. Thanks for sharing. And good luck with a 700 Grendel! Cool!
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