K9TXS
Well-Known Member
Around July this year I decided I wanted another Specialty Pistol. I have a 20 VT and 17 HMR that has taken a lot of prairie dogs and decided I wanted another caliber.
After talking with Ernie about actions and doing lots of research online, I came across the Savage 110 PCS. I really didn't care for the 10.5" barrel, but that could be changed. They are available in 6.5 Creedmoor, .308 Winchester, .350 Legend, .300 Blackout and .223 Remington. Not really any of the calibers I was thinking about.
I found several write ups on the PCS which were all about the same, but really didn't answer all my questions. I watched numerous YouTube videos which was a waist of time. Many of people on YouTube really had no idea what they had or how it should be used. There were a few good ones, but they were far and few between.
For the price of the PCS, this would give me a little savings since I would not have to buy a chassis and action. I wanted a new one and not one that someone had already worked on. I ended up buying one in .223 from Buds Gun Shop. I went with Buds since they offered free shipping, and their pricing was comparable to other sellers.
After doing an inspection on the new PCS, I found the action to have a gritty feeling when working the bolt. It sounded awful as if sand had been packed inside. Stripped the PCS down to just a pile of parts and started the work.
I ordered a 15" X-Caliber barrel in 20 Practical, JARD trigger set at 10 oz, Holland Muzzle Brake, Original Bob Sled, Yankee Hill 6" Arca Rail and an extended bolt handle from Gun Shack. Not being a fan of black chassis, it was taken over to my gunsmith where it was recoated in Tungsten H-237. I prefer to shoot single shot, but I do have a 10-round magazine if I start getting over run in the field.
Now that the parts are ordered, I turned my attention to smoothing up the action. Using 2000 grit sandpaper, Freeall and my air hose I began the work. It didn't take too long to get the grit out of the action. It runs very smooth now.
The trigger, chassis, sled and rail came back to me in a week or less and within 6 weeks I had the barrel.
I was able to trade the original 10.5" barrel and Accutrigger for the Cerakote as well as machine time. This again saved me some money.
Around October I put everything together. I did a lot of dry fire practice and there were no bugs found that needed correction. There was now a 2 month plus delay before I could get to the range. Due to weather and a full knee replacement I had to just wait it out.
I was able to make it to the range this past Monday. Shot a few rounds to sight in the Nightforce SHV and I was ready to go. I was very pleased with how it was shooting. I made this handgun up for the Hornady 40gr VMax. When I first started at the range, the wind was about 10-12 mph. My last 5 rounds for the day the wind picked up to 15-18 mph. Target 1 below was shot when the wind slowed for a minute or so. Target 2 was with the wind around the 18 mark.
Overall, I'm very pleased with the outcome. Sighting in was all done from the bench off a rest. Next week when I'm at the range, the shooting will be done from my tripod using an arca rail or bag on top of the tripod. I only use the bipod as a kick stand as an aid when cleaning.
After talking with Ernie about actions and doing lots of research online, I came across the Savage 110 PCS. I really didn't care for the 10.5" barrel, but that could be changed. They are available in 6.5 Creedmoor, .308 Winchester, .350 Legend, .300 Blackout and .223 Remington. Not really any of the calibers I was thinking about.
I found several write ups on the PCS which were all about the same, but really didn't answer all my questions. I watched numerous YouTube videos which was a waist of time. Many of people on YouTube really had no idea what they had or how it should be used. There were a few good ones, but they were far and few between.
For the price of the PCS, this would give me a little savings since I would not have to buy a chassis and action. I wanted a new one and not one that someone had already worked on. I ended up buying one in .223 from Buds Gun Shop. I went with Buds since they offered free shipping, and their pricing was comparable to other sellers.
After doing an inspection on the new PCS, I found the action to have a gritty feeling when working the bolt. It sounded awful as if sand had been packed inside. Stripped the PCS down to just a pile of parts and started the work.
I ordered a 15" X-Caliber barrel in 20 Practical, JARD trigger set at 10 oz, Holland Muzzle Brake, Original Bob Sled, Yankee Hill 6" Arca Rail and an extended bolt handle from Gun Shack. Not being a fan of black chassis, it was taken over to my gunsmith where it was recoated in Tungsten H-237. I prefer to shoot single shot, but I do have a 10-round magazine if I start getting over run in the field.
Now that the parts are ordered, I turned my attention to smoothing up the action. Using 2000 grit sandpaper, Freeall and my air hose I began the work. It didn't take too long to get the grit out of the action. It runs very smooth now.
The trigger, chassis, sled and rail came back to me in a week or less and within 6 weeks I had the barrel.
I was able to trade the original 10.5" barrel and Accutrigger for the Cerakote as well as machine time. This again saved me some money.
Around October I put everything together. I did a lot of dry fire practice and there were no bugs found that needed correction. There was now a 2 month plus delay before I could get to the range. Due to weather and a full knee replacement I had to just wait it out.
I was able to make it to the range this past Monday. Shot a few rounds to sight in the Nightforce SHV and I was ready to go. I was very pleased with how it was shooting. I made this handgun up for the Hornady 40gr VMax. When I first started at the range, the wind was about 10-12 mph. My last 5 rounds for the day the wind picked up to 15-18 mph. Target 1 below was shot when the wind slowed for a minute or so. Target 2 was with the wind around the 18 mark.
Overall, I'm very pleased with the outcome. Sighting in was all done from the bench off a rest. Next week when I'm at the range, the shooting will be done from my tripod using an arca rail or bag on top of the tripod. I only use the bipod as a kick stand as an aid when cleaning.
