F class

[hank440]

Guys,

I bought a Savage F/TR with the 30" barrel, does this rifle really need all 30" to be competitive or can I chop off 4-5" ?

 

[427Cobra]

Re: F class

There is no reason to cut it down if f-class is your game

 

[Bacarrat]

Re: F class

Kind of defeats the purpose of the rifle doesn't it?

 

[matchking]

Re: F class

You can chop off 4-5", but what is the point?

 

[hank440]

Re: F class

getting it into the rifle case that I already own without buying a new one

 

[sobrbiker883]

Re: F class

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: hank440</div><div class="ubbcode-body">

getting it into the rifle case that I already own without buying a new one

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A quality cut and crown will run you more than a new case.

Fess up, you just want to drink the latest "shorter is better" koolaid, which has its applications in working rifles, but not in an F/TR rig........

 

[Powder_Burns]

Re: F class

cut a hole in the case and wrap a plastic bag around the muzzle and wrap it with a rubber band. Problem solved! Just don't damage the crown in transport.

 

[hank440]

Re: F class

POWDER burns good idea, now where's my hole saw ?

I don't drink coolaid just beer.

 

[9H_Cracka]

Re: F class

My 30" barreled Palma rifle, with front site sunshade that extends past the muzzle, fits in the $20 double rifle case they sell at Wal Mart.

 

[SOC308]

Re: F class

i use the double plastic case as stated above for my savage F Class - Open. it works fine.

 

[hank440]

Re: F class

Thanks Guys I braved the crowd at Wallyworld and bought a case that it fits in fine.

 

[Downzero]

Re: F class

Just hack it with a hack saw and crown it with a file. Just ask Larry Potterfield, "That's the way it is..."

 

[herr.baer]

Re: F class

Hank are you running that down at the F-Class matches at Quantico?

 

[hank440]

Re: F class

Baer

NO not yet, I was joking about chopping it, the dang thing barely fits into my safe. It's at the smith being timed and trued, I'm working OT to afford a Nightforce Benchrest scope for it,so with any luck by spring it will make it to Quantico.

 

[Greg Langelius *]

Re: F class

Look for a hard case that's intended for trap guns. My 28" barrel and 16.5" LOP fits inside a 52" hard shotgun case with an inch or two to spare.

Circumcising a Long Range Match barrel on a $1200+ rifle simply to fit a rifle case is not a good idea, methinks.

PS Oops, missed the humor. Ar.., Ar...

 

[mrt53]

Re: F class

I do not think 30 inches is enough. I welded another 6 inches to mine, and got another 300 fps.

 

[hank440]

Re: F class

mrt53

I bet that extra 6 inches whips around andhits you in the head after every shot ?