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Well, the problem was your fault, Frank. I hadn't done anything to the Savage yet.


Okay, I'll man up and take the blame. <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/lol.gif" alt="" />

Tinkering with firearms is somewhat addictive, ain't it? The fact that you're doing it to teach your grandson will make it worth every minute and dollar to both of you. <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/kewl.gif" alt="" />

My right-side safety arrived and I don't think I like it. For one thing, it requires a 1/8" groove to be milled in the bolt shroud right here:

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This would be an approximate position with the safety OFF:

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and this would be an approximate position with the safety ON:

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I looks like a knuckle buster to me - and a real detriment to fast-cycling the action - but it might be a little less so after installation. I've seen a bolt shroud advertised for sale that already has this modification, so I think I'll try to buy it for a test before I decide to mill the one I have. If I don't like it, maybe I can sell it for most of what it costs.

See, everywhere I look, I can find a way to spend a little more. <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/rolleyes.gif" alt="" />

Frank

'89 [color:"white"]G-Raider[color:"white"] [color:"black"]Supercharged 3.0L, MegaSquirt 2, lockup A/T, 2.5" exhaust, 172k, Cibie H4s/Oscar SCs, Hella Micro DE fogs, Cobra CB, Superwinch hubs, LSD rear/Aussie Locker front, Bilsteins, Lifeline AGM, Rust-Oleum