HOT GAT or FUDD CRAP? Pistol Grip or Hope It Doesn’t Slip?

Welcome everyone to the 252nd edition of ‘Hot Gat or Fudd Crap?’, one of our many series here on TFB. If you’re new to the series, this is where we look at the most obscure firearms that are actually for sale and ask the question – is this Gat a sweet deal or only have Fudd appeal? Each week the TFB staff weighs in with their thoughts, but readers get the final say in the poll at the bottom of each article.

In our last edition, our poll showed that you, the readers, decided the four-barrelled Derringer was a Hot Gat. 

At this time the original auction has sadly ended, but for you lucky folks who were interested the item has been re-listed. We can only hope that someone will find it in their heart to take this certified hot gat home in the not-so-distant future.

In this week’s edition of HGFC, we look at a custom Savage Striker chambered in .308 Winchester. As is tradition, this pistol grip-clad gat is currently up for sale on GunBroker for $1,650 Current Bid or $2,150 Buy It Now. 

HOT GAT or FUDD CRAP? Pistol Grip or Hope It Doesn’t Slip?

Let’s see what the Staff had to say about this week’s offering:

“Tell me you have an erectile dysfunction monthly pill membership and a lifted truck without saying it.” – Adam S.“Make sure you get a good arm weld when sighting through that scope” – Matt M.“Looks like a ploy from Big Sports Medicine to sell more wrist braces.” – Cameron H.

Selling this bipod equipped gat is GunBroker seller skessel1, located in Headland AL. Let’s see what they had to say about this bolt-action pistol grip Savage. 

“Hello I acquired this from an gentleman quite a few years ago. He had purchased it but it was too much recoil for him. I decided to build a very detailed custom bench rest firearm for myself with it. (I am a class 7 FFL). Since it hadn`t been fired many times I had a good platform to start with. It was pulled completely apart, everything checked, and we started from there. I designed a custom one-off Muzzle Brake and machined that out. Went thru the trigger, greatly smoothed its action, and set the tension for the bench or hunting (if you use care). I then glass beaded the barrel for a flawless finish, and put a nice light matt finish on the action. Even through the stock was very good, I purchased a brand new one. I them mounted a new Burris 3X – 12X Handgun Scope, with light but very solid mounts, and added flip up caps. Then added a quality low profile bi-pod. The muzzle brake works extremely well and the way I designed it, its easy to clean. It won`t snag, and is streamlined to the barrel. It is stainless, as is the barrel and action. It is very accurate, just over 1 MOA with just factory ammo, and I only tried one type. The barrel is not fully broke in. I put maybe 15 to 20 rounds thru it myself. My intention was to keep this build for myself. Due to lack of time and personal/family circumstances I need to thin out the safe a bit, so it needs to find a good home. Its just been sitting in the safe too long and needs to be used!There are no scratches, digs, etc. It looks like it just came out of the box new, possibly better due to the care in custom finishing the surfaces.”

I love precision shooting, and I’ve done a sizeable amount of hunting over the years. The one thing I refuse to buy is rifles or in this case, a pistol, that sucks to shoot. If I can’t put a box of ammo through it without needing a chiropractor visit I don’t want to own it. But hey, maybe that break is doing work and this is all a gross overreaction. Either way, I wouldn’t want to be in the lane next to this when it’s getting sighted in.

What do you think? Is this portable hand cannon worth it for your next hunting adventure or would you rather have something with a stock or without a bipod instead? As always I leave it up to you, the readers, to decide.