M1A1ABRAMS
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I was actually wanting to see the other one w/ wood stock, And how well you got the barrel to fit.
Planning a 250 Savage Build - Two Barrels, Many Questions
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It fits. Full clearance back to the nut, but not much. The stock had plenty of wood to accommodate without getting paper thin on the sides of the barrel. I think it really needs to be glassed. There's all kinds of movement until it gets really torqued down.
std7mag
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One thing about the Axis.
If you are planning on doing any trigger work, there is a spring loaded piece where the trigger assembly attaches to the action.
If that piece isn't pressed to the action, the trigger and more importantly the safety doesn't work properly.
I found this out putting a Rifle Basix trigger on a Axis.
I used a small wood working clamp to hold it into place while I had the stock off to adjust the trigger.
If you are planning on doing any trigger work, there is a spring loaded piece where the trigger assembly attaches to the action.
If that piece isn't pressed to the action, the trigger and more importantly the safety doesn't work properly.
I found this out putting a Rifle Basix trigger on a Axis.
I used a small wood working clamp to hold it into place while I had the stock off to adjust the trigger.
std7mag
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Action screw torque is 35inlb on the action screws.
If you follow the action screw torque tuning, the front screw get tightened to 35inlb, the rear may be as low as 15inlb.
You bring up a good point and a concern about the Axis action. I noticed there is movement of the trigger assembly, and I'll go back and look at that more closely so I don't mess that up. Also, the matter of action torque is a bit bothersome, and that's what I was referring to when I said there was a lot of movement. As I'm torquing the action down, the end by the safety moves a lot right up until I approach that 35lb mark on the rear bolt. It certainly doesn't feel like it's settling into a perfect fit. Rather, it's like it's being wedged down into a poorly fit slot. With well fit actions, I'm used to them fitting snug with very little movement during the torquing sequence.
