Fast forward through high school and college and a couple years working out of state...the rifle sat neglected in a case, a victim of teenage disinterest and non-use. After getting married and buying I house I got the 'ole 270 out, but could not get it to shoot any factory ammo or reloads better than 1.5" @ 100yd; a stock swap improved things marginally but it still wasn't performing to my satisfaction.
Given the sentimental value a man's first rifle has, I decided to use the action to build a rifle that I would shoot on a regular basis. For me, that meant a 223 due to economy and lack of recoil...and the novelty of a long-action "tactical/practical" build in 223, simply because a Savage gives you such flexibility. The barrel was a used takeoff barrel I bought on Gunbroker, and I bought the stock used from a Savage Shooters member. After getting my components together, I assembled it in my basement and trips to the range have proven it a sub-0.5MOA shooter, putting 5 shots of 75gr HPBT into a 3-group average of 0.9" @ 200 yards.
Rifle Specifications: | |
Base Rifle: | Savage 110 Long Action |
Magazine: | CDI Precision LA/308 mag box DBM |
Bolt: | Savage large bolt knob, extended baffle |
Trigger: | Rifle Basix SAV-1 |
Barrel: | Savage 12FV 26" 1:9 twist take-off |
Chamber: | .223 Remington |
Stock: | McMillan A5 |
Bipod: | Harris |
Scope Mount: | EGW 20 MOA |
Rings: | Burris Xtreme Tactical 30mm Low |
Scope: | Vortex Viper HS 5-15x44mm |
Reticle: | Mil-Dot |
Preferred Load Data: | |
Bullet: | Hornady 75gr HPBT |
Powder: | 24.0 grains Varget |
Primer: | CCI 450 |
Brass: | Nosler |
Muzzle Velocity: | 2860fps |
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