I installed my 6BR Shilen barrel,1:8 twist, 24", no-turn neck) on what was a Savage 10FP,originally chambered in 308) a few weeks ago. I have loaded and shot about 50 rounds now in 87 gr V-MAX,using between 29 and 31 grains of Varget) and about 50 rounds of 105 gr A-MAX,using between 28 and 30 grains of Varget) in a variety of ladder sets as well as multiple round,10 - 15) sets. I used brand new Lapua brass,simply neck sized using a Lee collet die) and CCI BR4 primers.
I have yet to get a single five round group under 1 MOA whether shooting at 100, 200 or 300 yards.
To be honest, I was expecting some pretty good stuff. I have another Savage 10FP in 223 that shoots about 0.75 MOA out to 300 yards and a Savage 12FV in 204 that shoots about 0.5 MOA out to 300 yards.
I tried swapping scopes,the original was a Bushnell Elite 4200), tried swapping scope ring bases, even removed the action/barrel from the stock and retorqued everything.
When I still had the 308 barrel on it I couldn't get it much better than 1 MOA either. I chalked it up to a bad factory barrel.
Now, I'm not so sure. What are the chances that my action and bolt combination is keeping me at +1 MOA on this rifle?
I'm thinking of putting the 6BR barrel onto either the 223 or 204 action to see what happens.
Any advise would be appreciated!
Thanks,
John
I have yet to get a single five round group under 1 MOA whether shooting at 100, 200 or 300 yards.
To be honest, I was expecting some pretty good stuff. I have another Savage 10FP in 223 that shoots about 0.75 MOA out to 300 yards and a Savage 12FV in 204 that shoots about 0.5 MOA out to 300 yards.
I tried swapping scopes,the original was a Bushnell Elite 4200), tried swapping scope ring bases, even removed the action/barrel from the stock and retorqued everything.
When I still had the 308 barrel on it I couldn't get it much better than 1 MOA either. I chalked it up to a bad factory barrel.
Now, I'm not so sure. What are the chances that my action and bolt combination is keeping me at +1 MOA on this rifle?
I'm thinking of putting the 6BR barrel onto either the 223 or 204 action to see what happens.
Any advise would be appreciated!
Thanks,
John