Savage 110 Conversion to 26 Nosler

**Mr65** · 10-07-2023, 10:23 PM

I am not to worried, if the pin ever fails I will make one out of something stronger. I do appreciate the info though, might need it in the future if I do another.

**Dave Hoback** · 10-07-2023, 10:42 PM

Yeah, I don’t think you need to worry. LOL! Am I correct in saying it seems you also enjoy making your own custom parts for your firearms? I honestly enjoy making/modding/fabricating parts & building my firearms as much as I enjoy enjoy shooting. Probably more!

Here’s the one pic just so you can see.

Here, the S7 Firing Pin & Bolt Retaining Pin I made. I did the opposite of bushing the Bolt Head. I sized the Firing Pin perfectly to Bolt Head. The section through the Retaining Pin is actually slightly thicker as well. So I have like a “Medium” Firing Pin. But I’m not worried about the Cross pin because I made it from 6AL4V Titanium. It ain’t gonna break!

And the complete FP assembly after turning the tip down to perfectly match the Bolt Head hole. This is when I was experimenting with Chrome-Silicon Flat wire springs. But I’ve since gone back to a modified factory spring.

**Mr65** · 10-07-2023, 10:51 PM

That is nice work! Yes building is as much fun as shooting or more like you said! I do not seem to have the time I would like these days to be in my shop, so many things going on. Hopefully time will free up soon.

**Mr65** · 10-09-2023, 07:11 PM

I needed some brass for the 26 Nosler and found it was cheaper to buy loaded ammo than brass so I picked up 60 rounds of Nosler 140gr Factory partitions. I started pulling them down to reload today and found something really surprising, I measured each powder charge as I pulled the bullets and the charges ranged from 86.0gr to 87.2gr and everything in between! Is this normal for factory ammo? No wonder factory loads shoot like crap. Looks like Nosler is using LRT powder for the 140gr rounds, that is good as it is what I use but my charges will be consistent pushing the Barnes 127gr LRX. Loaded up a ladder from 86.5gr in .5 increments to 90.0gr OAL 3.350 hopefully I will shoot it tomorrow. Very difficult to find load date a fo\r 26 Nosler.

**Dave Hoback** · 10-09-2023, 10:11 PM

Never checked myself, but I’ve heard of some variance from a friend. Factory loaded ammunition will never be as consistent as a reloader. Yes, unfortunately it’s a big reason I wouldn’t look at the 26 Nosler cartridge. Brass being roughly the same cost as loaded ammunition. And NO Lapua, NO Atlas & NO ADG brass. 28 & 30 Nosler, little better & at least ADG brass is available. But we don’t know what’s to know until we know it.

**Mr65** · 10-10-2023, 08:59 PM

Got out to the range today for a little while with the new 26 Nosler. That is one smooth rifle with amazingly low recoil! Worked a load ladder with Ramshot LRT and Barnes 127 LRX bullets. Found pressure at 88.5gr and backed off to 88gr, that will be the max load for that bullet. The barrel got to hot to work accuracy nodes, so the next range day I will dial it in now that I have min and max load data for Barnes with the 26 nosler (Hard to find anywhere) 86.5gr Min 88.0gr Max for anyone who might care. Hopefully there is a great accuracy node in there somewhere!