Rustystud
Well-Known Member
Truing up Savage
If the TIR is less than .003 I recomend just facing the action, facing the contact side of the barrel nut, and truing and lapping in the bolt action lugs until 60% or better bilateral contact. For hunting rifles I like .005-.0010 gap between the bolt face and the barrel tendon. For target actions I like about .003 space between the bolt face and the barrel tendon. For extreme presure loads I like to bush the firing pin so cratering and primer flow is not a problem. All factory stamped lugs should be replaced with a precision round lug. I like a good 2B thread fit. All Savage triggers are poor at best. The Rifle Basix Sav-2 is the best that is currently available. About 4oz is as low as it will go and it is iffy there. They are safe at 6 to 8 oz.
I shoot a 116 that has been tricked out to shoot 308Win with 210 Bergers. It has a 32" Broughton, 1:10, 5C, barrel. It will shoot better than the shooter. On a no wind day it will hold 5 inches at 1000 yards. It is in a laminated stock and weighs 17.8 pounds.
I have several customers shooting the same basic setup but with 30" Broughton barrels. I have another customer that has a couple Model 10s set up to shoot 6mmBRX at 1000 yards.
Don't let anyone tell you a Savage want shoot.
Rustystud
If the TIR is less than .003 I recomend just facing the action, facing the contact side of the barrel nut, and truing and lapping in the bolt action lugs until 60% or better bilateral contact. For hunting rifles I like .005-.0010 gap between the bolt face and the barrel tendon. For target actions I like about .003 space between the bolt face and the barrel tendon. For extreme presure loads I like to bush the firing pin so cratering and primer flow is not a problem. All factory stamped lugs should be replaced with a precision round lug. I like a good 2B thread fit. All Savage triggers are poor at best. The Rifle Basix Sav-2 is the best that is currently available. About 4oz is as low as it will go and it is iffy there. They are safe at 6 to 8 oz.
I shoot a 116 that has been tricked out to shoot 308Win with 210 Bergers. It has a 32" Broughton, 1:10, 5C, barrel. It will shoot better than the shooter. On a no wind day it will hold 5 inches at 1000 yards. It is in a laminated stock and weighs 17.8 pounds.
I have several customers shooting the same basic setup but with 30" Broughton barrels. I have another customer that has a couple Model 10s set up to shoot 6mmBRX at 1000 yards.
Don't let anyone tell you a Savage want shoot.
Rustystud