its a good thot other than the 6.5 part
I'm considering building one myself. There are a good few Mausers about over here for £50 or so (both sportered Kar98s and Otterup M/69s), and I think it could be fun to try building one into a half decent rifle (both for stalking and the range).
There are number of users on a Danish forum who have made 'Tactical Otterups'. Here is a link to a thread if you are interested: Nordisk VÃ¥benforum Vis emne - Otterup Tactical Rifle - 6.5x55mm
Edit: A project like this might leave you enough money to go stalking a bit more often too!
I have built many project rifles. It's pretty rewarding. One of my favorites was a single shot cast-bullet bench rest rifle in 30-30 Winchester on a Swede 96 action. It had a heavy Douglas barrel, a speed lock and a timney trigger. I took several 1st places in local matches 100 and 200M matches with it.
Neat link. My translation skills are nil but under "inspiration", the author isn't calling that Tacted-Out Savage a Remington 700 is he??~Muir
SNIP The Savage barrel nut is a dead giveaway SNIP
You should extend your liking of the "idea" of a Savage to some actual trigger time. Not only would you appreciate that they are marvelously accurate rifles, and exceeding reliable, but you would also know that that "hideous safety catch" is actually the bolt release and it is in fact, quite substantial. ~Muir
(The safety is thumb operated and on the tang.)
More's the pity then. For me life's too short to play with ugly rifles, and the cheapness of that catch makes the Savage a minger in my eyes.
More's the pity then. For me life's too short to play with ugly rifles, and the cheapness of that catch makes the Savage a minger in my eyes.
jay 22 thanx for the offer but am after a short action. where do you's buy your action's?