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First Shirt
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Picked up a "previously appreciated" Savage M-10, lefty, .308 Win. recently. Metal is okay, bore is perfect, but the hardwood stock is "well-used" to be polite. Looks like carried lots, shot little.

Since the stock is going to be replaced anyway, I'd like to convert it from blind box magazine to a DBM. Ideally, it would be done using factory Savage parts, especially the magazines (since I already have a few of those).

It APPEARS that it will be an easy project, ordering parts either from Savage, or from Sharpshooter Supply. Is this actually the case, or have I been standing downwind from the chemical plant for too long? Have heard conflicting reports.

(The project part of this is to either rebarrel to 7/08, for the junior minion, if necessary, or turn it into a pseudo-Scout, so that SM1 will quit plotting to steal MY scout, since she thinks that the forward mounted scope is just to die for.)
But there ain't many troubles that a man caint fix, with seven hundred dollars and a thirty ought six."
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Wohoo. Excellent. Well wear and have fun making the modifications! (Pictures, we loves pictures!)

Hi, minions :-)
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First Shirt wrote:Since the stock is going to be replaced anyway, I'd like to convert it from blind box magazine to a DBM. Ideally, it would be done using factory Savage parts, especially the magazines (since I already have a few of those).

It APPEARS that it will be an easy project, ordering parts either from Savage, or from Sharpshooter Supply. Is this actually the case, or have I been standing downwind from the chemical plant for too long? Have heard conflicting reports.
A call to either will answer your questions. It depends a lot on whether the rifle is a stagger feed or a center feed. If it's a center-feed, it should be a relatively easy conversion. If you're familiar with Savage rifles (and I'm fairly certain you are, a simple peek at the magazine lips will tell you what you're dealing with. Otherwise, you'll have to measure the action screw distance (or call Savage with the serial number).
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PawPaw;

Got S/N. Got phone numbers (for Savage and Sharpshooter Supply). Got magic plastic money card. Got all day to kill. Did I miss anything?

Denis;

Dammit, man, don't encourage the little hooligans! It's bad enough that they lurk here sometimes, next thing you know they'll be joining, and then I'll never get any work out of them!!!! :lol:

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Sorry, First Shirt.

Alas, still having no minions of my own, I have to live vicariously through yours :-)
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Denis wrote:Sorry, First Shirt.

Alas, still having no minions of my own, I have to live vicariously through yours :-)
To help with that vicariousness, I'm sure First Shirt would be agreeable to placing some of these purchases on one of your magic plastic money cards! :twisted:
...even before I read MHI, my response to seeing a poster for the stars of the latest Twilight movies was "I see 2 targets and a collaborator".
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randy wrote:
Denis wrote:Sorry, First Shirt.

Alas, still having no minions of my own, I have to live vicariously through yours :-)
To help with that vicariousness, I'm sure First Shirt would be agreeable to placing some of these purchases on one of your magic plastic money cards! :twisted:
So long as he doesn't mind my placing the "final reminders" in his mailbox afterwards! I have decided that having both an interest in collecting fine firearms and plastic money cards are largely incompatible... :-)
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They are welcome to send them here, I have a well-developed, and highly-tuned sense of ignore! :D
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First Shirt wrote: Dammit, man, don't encourage the little hooligans! It's bad enough that they lurk here sometimes, next thing you know they'll be joining, and then I'll never get any work out of them!!!! :lol:
Just appoint somebody to go all creepers. They'll stay away then.
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Netpackrat wrote:
First Shirt wrote: Dammit, man, don't encourage the little hooligans! It's bad enough that they lurk here sometimes, next thing you know they'll be joining, and then I'll never get any work out of them!!!! :lol:
Just appoint somebody to go all creepers. They'll stay away then.
I know the perfect candidate. ;)
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