Boyds Spike Camp Stock

[BigBL87]

The trigger guards Boyds uses are just savage plastics, every once in a while you can get a metal savage guard off eBay for just a couple bucks. I'm at the point where I'd I seem them I buy em. Right now tho I'm out and my 300s still using the plastic guard, which works fine.

Ya, the metal one from Boyd's I'm assuming is just the Savage OEM metal one. It wasn't that expensive (like $12ish maybe? More than just a couple bucks for sure!), the mag catch was over twice the price of the trigger guard despite being smaller, go figure. But, I felt a lot less nervous torqueing to spec on the metal parts than I would have the plastic ones.

Why would anyone was a heavy a$% bolt action in 223 I thought.I was getting the axis wood stock in 3006 for $74 and at the last minute impulsively figured what the hell and told the lady I'd take it too. I've so far I have shot the 223 HB three times. And the one I really wanted in 3006 is still brand new sitting in the box. Go figure.

Dunno why, but I've always found bull barrels easier to hold steady off hand. Now, mind you, I don't do any hunting where you'd have to be trekking around carrying the extra weight so there's that. My 22, 308, and 223 rifles are all heavy barrel. The 22 and 223 are definitely usable off hand, the 308 is a HOSS particularly because I put it in a Choate Tactical stock. I could fire it off hand probably, but it's definitely more of a bench/stationary rifle. I do think the thumbhole aspect of the Spike Camp helps me with holding it steady, since I'm not used to a rifle being as light as the Axis is.