nocturnalnasty
10-18-2010, 11:53 AM
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Ok, if you looked at the crappy cell phone picture you already know this was fun. What's not to love? My buddy that owns a gun shop called me to ask if I would zero a rifle he had sold. A factory Savage 110 BA in 338 Lapua, the ultimate non-50 cal. factory long range thumper?? Maybe. I shot Remington factory ammo through it and even though the barrel was not completely broken in, it shot well. Last 3 shot group was just under 3/4". The Remington ammo was loaded in Lapua brass and used the 250 grain Scenar bullets. Recoil was very pleasant with the factory brake reducing recoil by 50%??? Just a guess. But it was easy on the shoulder. I suspect that once the barrel is broken in that it will shoot even better. Also, I suspect that the round will probably be similar to the 6.5x284 or other long range, VLD type rounds and shoot nearly the same groups at 300 to 400 yards as it does at 100. Also a note on the scope. It is a Trijicon Accupoint TR232 5x20x50 side focus with mil dot reticle. Very clear, and tracked extremely well. I really liked the fiber optic dot. I enjoyed shooting this gun. I wish I would have had 100 rounds, I would have been hard pressed not to shoot every single one of them.
On another side note, I was curious what the difference was between this 110 BA compared to the old 110's so just for grins I slipped the bolt from the 110 BA into one of my old blind magazine 110's (just an action, no barrel). What do you know, it fit like it was made for it. So now I'm wondering what in the world the difference is between this $2,000+ BA and my old 110's. Is it only barrel shank size? I know the 338 Edge has been chambered in the standard 110's and worked well, so is there a difference? I can't see one. I guess the aluminum stock accounts for several hundred dollars of the price. I don't have the answers to the technical questions on my mind, but I do know this thing was a ton of fun to shoot. My only regret is that I only got to shoot 100 yards. Would have loved to shoot it at 400 or 500. That and the fact that I can get this silly smile off my face. :D
John
Ok, if you looked at the crappy cell phone picture you already know this was fun. What's not to love? My buddy that owns a gun shop called me to ask if I would zero a rifle he had sold. A factory Savage 110 BA in 338 Lapua, the ultimate non-50 cal. factory long range thumper?? Maybe. I shot Remington factory ammo through it and even though the barrel was not completely broken in, it shot well. Last 3 shot group was just under 3/4". The Remington ammo was loaded in Lapua brass and used the 250 grain Scenar bullets. Recoil was very pleasant with the factory brake reducing recoil by 50%??? Just a guess. But it was easy on the shoulder. I suspect that once the barrel is broken in that it will shoot even better. Also, I suspect that the round will probably be similar to the 6.5x284 or other long range, VLD type rounds and shoot nearly the same groups at 300 to 400 yards as it does at 100. Also a note on the scope. It is a Trijicon Accupoint TR232 5x20x50 side focus with mil dot reticle. Very clear, and tracked extremely well. I really liked the fiber optic dot. I enjoyed shooting this gun. I wish I would have had 100 rounds, I would have been hard pressed not to shoot every single one of them.
On another side note, I was curious what the difference was between this 110 BA compared to the old 110's so just for grins I slipped the bolt from the 110 BA into one of my old blind magazine 110's (just an action, no barrel). What do you know, it fit like it was made for it. So now I'm wondering what in the world the difference is between this $2,000+ BA and my old 110's. Is it only barrel shank size? I know the 338 Edge has been chambered in the standard 110's and worked well, so is there a difference? I can't see one. I guess the aluminum stock accounts for several hundred dollars of the price. I don't have the answers to the technical questions on my mind, but I do know this thing was a ton of fun to shoot. My only regret is that I only got to shoot 100 yards. Would have loved to shoot it at 400 or 500. That and the fact that I can get this silly smile off my face. :D
John