{"id":1803,"date":"2015-11-13T20:31:24","date_gmt":"2015-11-14T01:31:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/clarksite.com\/?p=1803"},"modified":"2016-03-27T14:31:57","modified_gmt":"2016-03-27T19:31:57","slug":"savage-fcp-sr-308-win","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/clarksite.com\/?p=1803","title":{"rendered":"Savage FCP-SR .308 WIN"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Decided to upgrade the Savage FCP-SR .308 WIN. Have an XLR Element chassis with Tact-Lite butt stock on the way. Researched XLR, MDT, Drake Industries, several others.<\/p>\n<p>Deciding factors were:<br \/>\nCost<br \/>\nBuilt in USA<br \/>\nNo need to buy new scope rings<br \/>\nNo need to modify scope base<br \/>\nNo need to modify for rails @ 3 &amp; 9 o\u2019clock<br \/>\nGave the features I was looking for in the chassis system: Butt stock options, rails at 3, 6, 9 o\u2019clock positions, QD mounts for my TAB Elite Biathlon Sling, and ergonomics.<\/p>\n<p>The weight is not going to be much difference if at all I am afraid. Will confirm as this all gets mounted. Also, no color options (black anodized only). This just allows me to break out the airbrush next spring when it is warmer in the garage and Duracoat it with a pattern.<\/p>\n<p>I have had the rifle for almost 2 years now. Very little time behind it though. I had another Savage FCP-K that was a tact driver. I traded\/sold it to William. I am actually sighting that rifle in for him tomorrow at the range. Will try to update the journal tomorrow via the iPhone app.<\/p>\n<p>Going to post information of the equipment and MSRP prices to keep a toll on things.<\/p>\n<p>TAB Biathlon Sling (Elite Biathlon Sling)<br \/>\nPrice: $200.00 &#8211;\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/tabgear.com\/\">http:\/\/tabgear.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p>SWFA SS HD 5-20&#215;50 Tactical 30mm Riflescope<br \/>\n$1,499.95 &#8211;\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/swfa.com\/\">http:\/\/swfa.com<\/a><br \/>\nLeupold Mark 4 30mm Rings &#8211; Medium<br \/>\nEGW Picatinny Rail 1 Piece 20 MOA<br \/>\nScope, Rings, and Base ran $1653.46<\/p>\n<p>XLR Industries Element Chassis<br \/>\nComplete w\/ Tac Lite stock $595.00 (see below)<br \/>\n$732.00 (including shipping, rails, QD mount) &#8211;\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.xlrindustries.com\/\">http:\/\/www.xlrindustries.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Killer Innovations Standard brake in black oxide. Brake has .980 diameter and is non tapered.\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.shop.killer-innovations.com\/\">http:\/\/www.shop.killer-innovations.com<\/a><br \/>\nGuess I got this when things were good. I paid $56.99 for it. I see it is not listed for $83.98.<\/p>\n<p>Glades Armory Savage Tactical Bolt Handle Right Hand Black w\/1.75\u201d black knob &#8211; $54.99<\/p>\n<p>That is approximately $3,146.43 for the rifle; not counting the sling. Could get into a custom setup for about that, though no scope, base or rings, etc.<\/p>\n<p>The picture of the rifle is while the brake was shipping and with my older TAB sling.<\/p>\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-1808\" src=\"http:\/\/clarksite.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/e1e56cb7a27765ed2b687cb4ba5ebc5c-1-300x225.jpeg\" alt=\"e1e56cb7a27765ed2b687cb4ba5ebc5c\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/clarksite.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/e1e56cb7a27765ed2b687cb4ba5ebc5c-1-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/clarksite.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/e1e56cb7a27765ed2b687cb4ba5ebc5c-1-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/clarksite.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/e1e56cb7a27765ed2b687cb4ba5ebc5c-1.jpeg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Decided to upgrade the Savage FCP-SR .308 WIN. Have an XLR Element chassis with Tact-Lite butt stock on the way. Researched XLR, MDT, Drake Industries, several others. Deciding factors were: Cost Built in USA No need to buy new scope rings No need to modify scope base No need to modify for rails @ 3 &amp; 9 o\u2019clock Gave the features I was looking for in the chassis system: Butt stock options, rails at 3, 6, 9 o\u2019clock positions, QD mounts for my TAB Elite Biathlon Sling, and ergonomics. The weight is not going to be much difference if at all I am afraid. Will confirm as this all gets mounted. Also, no color options (black anodized only). This just allows me to break out the airbrush next spring when it is warmer in the garage and Duracoat it with a pattern. I have had the rifle for almost 2 years now. Very little time behind it though. I had another Savage FCP-K that was a tact driver. I traded\/sold it to William. I am actually sighting that rifle in for him tomorrow at the range. Will try to update the journal tomorrow via the iPhone app. Going to post information of the equipment and MSRP prices to keep a toll on things. TAB Biathlon Sling (Elite Biathlon Sling) Price: $200.00 &#8211;\u00a0http:\/\/tabgear.com SWFA SS HD 5-20&#215;50 Tactical 30mm Riflescope $1,499.95 &#8211;\u00a0http:\/\/swfa.com Leupold Mark 4 30mm Rings &#8211; Medium EGW Picatinny Rail 1 Piece 20 MOA Scope, Rings, and Base ran $1653.46 XLR Industries Element Chassis Complete w\/ Tac Lite stock $595.00 (see below) $732.00 (including shipping, rails, QD mount) &#8211;\u00a0http:\/\/www.xlrindustries.com Killer Innovations Standard brake in black oxide. Brake has .980 diameter and is non tapered.\u00a0http:\/\/www.shop.killer-innovations.com Guess I got this when things were good. I paid $56.99 for it. I see it is not listed for $83.98. Glades Armory Savage Tactical Bolt Handle Right Hand Black w\/1.75\u201d black knob &#8211; $54.99 That is approximately $3,146.43 for the rifle; not counting the sling. Could get into a custom setup for about that, though no scope, base or rings, etc. The picture of the rifle is while the brake was shipping and with my older TAB sling.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1808,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_s2mail":"yes","footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1803","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-mylife"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/clarksite.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1803","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/clarksite.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/clarksite.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/clarksite.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/clarksite.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=1803"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/clarksite.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1803\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1809,"href":"https:\/\/clarksite.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1803\/revisions\/1809"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/clarksite.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/1808"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/clarksite.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1803"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/clarksite.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=1803"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/clarksite.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=1803"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}