Savage B-Mag Summary

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In this week’s article summary assignment the required reading material was an article that an overview of the Savage B-Mag disassembly, trigger adjustment and also some background and history of the 17WSM cartridge.

The article began with the author sharing the background and history of the 17WSM the cartridge that the Savage B-Mag is chambered in. The author states that while attending the Shot Show in 2015 he did not see an abundance of rifle chamber in the at the time new 17WSM but he also states that’s it is entirely possible that he merely overlooked them while he was there. Even though the round was new and popular it’s not necessarily a new occurrence. The Shot Show following the development of Elmer Keith’s invention of the 357 and

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