Savage 110 .30-06 questions/ problems-solved (now with range results)

[BobT]

The load I was using was the base load from the classic lee loader dipper with H414. Hodgdon also shows a max load for that bullet with h414 as 60 grains and the lee info says 58 grains.


Use that Lee dipper to fill the pan on your scale, they are pretty worthless for charging cases! When your charges are that inconsistent accuracy WILL suffer! If you don't have a good powder scale use factory ammo and save the brass until you get one. That Lee Classic will load very good ammo but without weighing the powder charges you are just wasting components IMO.

Like the others have said it sounds like you have a combination of things going on , clean up the barrel channel and make sure of the tang area and try some different ammo and I bet you'll be surprised.

Keep us posted!

Bob

[jeffc2x]

I like Nikon scopes,seem to be clearer than a Leupold to me.I've had good service out of them. ;D You can get a 3x9x40 for around $150.
JEFF

[King Ghidora]

I have one good Nikon 3-9X40 ProStaff scope and one that won't adjust right at all. The glass is great but I think maybe mounting the one on my 110 .30-06 was too much for it.


The stock hits one side of the barrel more that the other.

This could certainly be an issue. When I first got my 110 .30-06 (mine has no AT BTW) it was all over the place at times. Sometimes it would shoot great and sometimes it wouldn't. After lots of swapping equipment (mostly rings and scopes) I discovered it was the stock being warped. Somehow the place that sold it to me had straightened out that stock long enough for it to sell (I bought it used). But I got a great deal on it so I decided a new stock was in order. Now it shoots great after I put a composite Bell And Carlson stock on it. I found one on sale and it made all the difference in the world. I thought at first you might have the same problem but then you said you had a composite stock so I thought no but then you said it was touching the barrel more on one side. Harmonics can greatly affect accuracy and they change depending on heat if they aren't perfect. That's why a floated barrel is best or maybe a bedded barrel is best. Either way you have constant pressure or no pressure. I prefer floated stocks but I have some guns with stocks that touch all the way out and they shoot great too. But any stock that touches on one side and not the other is likely to cause problems just like you describe.

[saitotiktmdog]

Was just looking at scopes getting some Ideas and saw this one while on the Midway USA site.
http://www.midwayusa.com/viewProduct/?productNumber=813619
Any input. I go to the range most of the time so I would like to have more magnification than just a nine or ten power scope.

[saitotiktmdog]

Finally went over to optics talk to pick the brains of the guys on there. Here are my results so far.
http://www.opticstalk.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=23771&PID=321372#321372

[drybean]

my vote goes for a vortex

[rjtfroggy]

Over on Optics talk you said you were afraid of the recoil on a SS 16x scope!
I have 4, 20x and they all perform flawlessly they are on 223,308, 25/06, 7mm rem mag.The SS scopes are rated for 50bmg and plenty of guys on the other sites are using them for that and a lot of 338 & 300win mag shooters and I have yet to hear of a failure.$300 for a 30mm scope that will last a life time with a warranty to match,and it leaves you $300 for ammo,IMO pretty good choice.

[saitotiktmdog]

I have picked out my scope. I have not purchased it yet but I have chosen the vortex viper 6.5-20x50 for $459. Other things I have done to my gun since I was last on here is I got a better bore cleaner and got all the copper out. In addition to that I bedded the barrel into the stock. I know a lot of guys say you should free float the barrel but I read that that really only works with a heavy barrel and that many sporter rifles benifit from a bedded barrel. http://www.larrywillis.com/tip021.html Is the link I got my info from. So now I am just needing to get the scope and ill be all set. ONe of these days I will get around to putting some pictures up of my gun and my custom made shooting rest made froma car jack and some metal I had. The only question I have now is will the scope be able to span the gap of the long action without getting into the taper with the stock scope bases.

[Axtell3]

Get a one piece base, I picked up a weaver from Brownells cheap, its picatinny style, so you can use shorter or longer scopes.

[saitotiktmdog]

So its been a while since I have been on here. I would come on more often but THis site is blocked at work so I cant get on on my lunch break. I spend those on Opticstalk or other car sites or whatever. Anyway I finally chased down all the demons with my gun. After the action a barrel bedding job, plus the shooting vise that I build and a new Vortex Viper 6.5-20x44 and Talley lightweight ingegral base/rings I got the gun shooting better than I expected and was super excited. Best group was with 46.9gr of H4831 and Hornady match 168gr bullets. Second best group was same setup but 55.5 grains of same powder. All in all I am really happy.

http://i258.photobucket.com/albums/hh256/saitotiktmdog/2010-09-04_11-56-51_50.jpg

http://i258.photobucket.com/albums/hh256/saitotiktmdog/2010-09-04_11-56-36_466.jpg

http://i258.photobucket.com/albums/hh256/saitotiktmdog/2010-09-04_11-56-27_8.jpg
Groups at 50 yards. 50 yard is the best the free range that I go to has but not a bad start for when I go to the 100 yard range next. Last few times I have gone to the really nice pay range I have had gun issues and been screwed. Now I know the setup works and am ready to rock on the 100 yarder.
http://i258.photobucket.com/albums/hh256/saitotiktmdog/2010-09-04_11-56-19_598.jpg


http://i258.photobucket.com/albums/hh256/saitotiktmdog/2010-09-04_14-04-36_529.jpg

[saitotiktmdog]

I guess I should start a new thread since no one seems to think there is any new posts on this one.