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<blockquote data-quote="gstanfield" data-source="post: 768319" data-attributes="member: 2373"><p>Well, the urge to have something more than a factory sporter hit me, but unfortunately the budget is tight around here. So off to the pawn shop to grab a used savage 110 long action and then order up some parts off the good 'ol internet and a few days later I have put this together:</p><p></p><p><a href="http://www.servimg.com/image_preview.php?i=337&u=11810107" target="_blank"><img src="http://i70.servimg.com/u/f70/11/81/01/07/05410.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a></p><p></p><p><a href="http://www.servimg.com/image_preview.php?i=338&u=11810107" target="_blank"><img src="http://i70.servimg.com/u/f70/11/81/01/07/05210.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a></p><p></p><p>It's a Savage 110 action with a tuned and modified accu-trigger, McGowen 26" stainless barrel in 6.5x55, Choate tactical stock, Bushnell elite "tactical" milradian scope, burris rings with 10 MOA inserts and a harris "style" bipoad that I had lying around.</p><p></p><p>At this point my total invested is roughly $900, I guess the range results will tell if it was a good choice or a waste of money....</p><p></p><p>So, off to the range I go. The weather isn't too great, but we'll see what this will do. I threw together some loads with new Winchester brass, 45grs of IMR4831 and some sierra 140gr MK bullets. The results of the first three rounds down the bore are:</p><p></p><p></p><p><a href="http://www.servimg.com/image_preview.php?i=339&u=11810107" target="_blank"><img src="http://i70.servimg.com/u/f70/11/81/01/07/iphone10.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a></p><p></p><p>BTW, the 4th and 5th shots were me figuring out the milradian adjustments in the scope since I'm used to MOA <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite2" alt=";)" title="Wink ;)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=";)" /></p><p></p><p><a href="http://www.servimg.com/image_preview.php?i=340&u=11810107" target="_blank"><img src="http://i70.servimg.com/u/f70/11/81/01/07/iphone11.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a></p><p></p><p>Pardon the iphone pics, I left my camera at home. Incidentally, taking pics through a scope with an iphone is a real pain!! I forgot my spotting scope and chrono so I'll sait until a few more rounds are down the tube before I get too worried about accuacy, but the preliminary results seem to be pretty good. I have some rounds loaded up to do an incremental load development test (ladder test) but I'm certain that this thing will easily give me sub 1/2MOA groups just based on this first test fire session. The 6.5x55 should get me shooting coyotes and my gongs out to a fair distance, enough to enjoy until I get my big gun built in the next year or so.</p><p></p><p>Anyway, I guess bottom line is that I am more than happy with a total investment of under a grand including optics, dies, and enough components to load 20 rounds. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></p><p></p><p>George</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="gstanfield, post: 768319, member: 2373"] Well, the urge to have something more than a factory sporter hit me, but unfortunately the budget is tight around here. So off to the pawn shop to grab a used savage 110 long action and then order up some parts off the good 'ol internet and a few days later I have put this together: [url=http://www.servimg.com/image_preview.php?i=337&u=11810107][img]http://i70.servimg.com/u/f70/11/81/01/07/05410.jpg[/img][/url] [url=http://www.servimg.com/image_preview.php?i=338&u=11810107][img]http://i70.servimg.com/u/f70/11/81/01/07/05210.jpg[/img][/url] It's a Savage 110 action with a tuned and modified accu-trigger, McGowen 26" stainless barrel in 6.5x55, Choate tactical stock, Bushnell elite "tactical" milradian scope, burris rings with 10 MOA inserts and a harris "style" bipoad that I had lying around. At this point my total invested is roughly $900, I guess the range results will tell if it was a good choice or a waste of money.... So, off to the range I go. The weather isn't too great, but we'll see what this will do. I threw together some loads with new Winchester brass, 45grs of IMR4831 and some sierra 140gr MK bullets. The results of the first three rounds down the bore are: [url=http://www.servimg.com/image_preview.php?i=339&u=11810107][img]http://i70.servimg.com/u/f70/11/81/01/07/iphone10.jpg[/img][/url] BTW, the 4th and 5th shots were me figuring out the milradian adjustments in the scope since I'm used to MOA ;) [url=http://www.servimg.com/image_preview.php?i=340&u=11810107][img]http://i70.servimg.com/u/f70/11/81/01/07/iphone11.jpg[/img][/url] Pardon the iphone pics, I left my camera at home. Incidentally, taking pics through a scope with an iphone is a real pain!! I forgot my spotting scope and chrono so I'll sait until a few more rounds are down the tube before I get too worried about accuacy, but the preliminary results seem to be pretty good. I have some rounds loaded up to do an incremental load development test (ladder test) but I'm certain that this thing will easily give me sub 1/2MOA groups just based on this first test fire session. The 6.5x55 should get me shooting coyotes and my gongs out to a fair distance, enough to enjoy until I get my big gun built in the next year or so. Anyway, I guess bottom line is that I am more than happy with a total investment of under a grand including optics, dies, and enough components to load 20 rounds. :) George [/QUOTE]
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