Finally took my 7mm mag out to 400yds. Got suprised!

Ok just a little history on the rifle. It's a pre accu-trigger 110. Stock trigger lightened. 28" mcgowen 1" full bull barrel. Jp enterprises recoil eliminator. Choat ultimate sniper stock. Assembled by me. Headspaced off a once fired neck sized case.

The rifle was zeroed at around 280 and was around 16-18 low at 400 with my reloads. Which were 139gr hornady sst with max load of hodgdon h4831. It was minute of horse apple repeatedly at 300.

I shot all of them up and had a new box of factory Winchester silver tip ballistic 150gr. I figured I would shoot them up. So I Aimed at a hole in a sign at 400. Wind was 6-7 direct right to left. And baaad heat mirage. I just threw three down range in about 15 seconds to see where it hit compared to my reloads.

Well it was only 1.75 or so low and had a 3 shot group of exactly 1 3/8! I was not even trying to group.

So these shot abou 14" higher then then 139gr at max load at 400! I am sold!!

I put a dime up for size comparisons.

The wind startEd kicking up so I left after this. Can't wait to go back and actually shoot for groups with no mirage! I see a 1" group possible. Factory amo and a home built rifle.

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This was setting on the ground using a tall bipod. Wasnt that steady

Wait until you try 162 AMax bullets. :)

Or Berger 168's.....Try retumbo for powder......although i had good luck with RL22 and 160 Partitions....the 7 mag is what they shoot alot on "The Best of the West " show, out to 1000+ yards, and hit consistantly!!!!! That is excellent shooting, wait till you shoot a group and can't believe the size yourself!!!rsbhunter

Well I have a 1-10 twist barrel and was afraid it wasn't fast enough for the heavier bullets. But after contacting Berger and telling them I had a 1-10 28" barrel they said that they recommend a 1-10 for their 168gr vld and at 3100fps will be more then stable to 1000 which is the limit of my range. I built this as a hog gun and hear the vld is decent on the tough hog

WOW It will shoot ever better with better bullets :o ;D :o

I am happy with my rifle. I have less then 700 dollars in it including optics not including purchase price of base rifle. Which I have had for ages.

All my buddies were like buy a 700 rem, they are better.

After searching high and low for a bull barrel 7pm remmy I gave up. And the prices were rediculous for the rem.

Il never buy another 700 after building this savage.!!

Also, you all may scoff at my optics but I have put them through their paces and they are legit!

Box tests, shock tests. I have doped my scoped endless number of times in the last 5 months and it ALLWAYS goes back to zero.

Its a Simmons 6-21x44 side focus. 120bux from midway. I'm buying another to put on my 300 unbraked rifle to see how it works

I have the same scope on a stock model 11 300 wsm and it has no issues. Great buy.

Nice. Glad I'm not gonna be bashed for my lowly optics lol

Here are a couple pics of my savage

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