Savage Long Action 300 WinMag Build Complete!

[Russmerle]

I just finished my Savage 300 WinMag build and thought I'd post some pics! I started with a new 111 Trophy Hunter XP and ended up with something of a Savage Light-Franken Sniper... I'll leave off the total price to save you from a heart attack and me some embaresment... I actually sent out a Christmas list of links to the wife and in-laws for the parts since I've been sitting on it due to cost. Wifey bought the most expensive part; that being the chassis and mag. I bought the rifle itself, barrel and NF rail. The scope was swapped off another rifle since the Nikon that came with Hunter was a decent scope.

She comes in at around 14.2 lbs w/ scope & bipod. I haven't decided on what to do with the finish so I may leave it for the time being and just camo-wrap the barrel for now...













Targets! Manufacturer Sierra MatchKing GMM




List O' Parts:
Savage LA
Shilen 26" 300 WinMag Bull Barrel (Northland Shooter Supply)
MDT LSS-XL Chassis & Mag
NF 20 MOA Steel Rail
1.5# Trigger Spring (Northland)
Precision Barrel Nut & Lug (Northland)
MagPul Stock, MagPul Grip & Milspec Buffer Tube
Leupold Mark IV 4-16x40 MilDot Scope & Shade
Leupold Steel Rings
Champion Pivot Bipod

It was a job researching parts, procedures and rifles trying to build my 300WM but I really enjoyed myself. The reciever wrench came from Northland and the headspace gauges and barrel wrenches came from midway. I did all of the work myself and came to the conclusion that Savage is the most user-friendly build you can do yourself. Head spacing and barrel replacement was fairly simple.

Thx for checking it out,

Russ