koger
Silver $$ Contributor
I had neglected this rifle and had not shot it in over a year. It is a Savage 110 that I trued the receiver face and barrel nut up, added a Holland 1/4" surface ground recoil lug and a Krieger/CBI 26" varmint weight barrel with 11 degree crown. I have the factory trigger at a safe #1.5 and it steel/pillar bedded in a Boyds tacticool black stock, EGW rail and a Sightron S3 10x50x60mm with a fine crosshair/dot reticle. I loaded Hornady 140 BTHP that I had coated in HBN on top of 36 grains of IMR3031. I shot 5 in hole and a half, waited 5 minutes then shot 5 more at the same spot. The group was .492 outside diameter, minus the .264 bullet diameter is .228. I was stoked. The barrel has about 60 rounds down it and is really coming into its own. This is my all time favorite caliber.
I have built way over 100 rifles in this caliber, from sporterized 96 and 38 models, to 98 Mauser s and Savage 110s, all have been very accurate. I dont consider myself a benchrest gunsmith or benchrest shooter, just love accurate rifles. I had done load development back in the late 80's over 2 years and came up with 3 loads, all using WLR primers, IMR 3031 and Hornady and Sierra bullets that would usually shoot in the .3's for 3 shot groups or even 5 out of a sporter barrel hunting rifle. Never could beat this for accuracy and velocity. I have tried hotter loads using N160 which the action and barrel are able to handle, but never got the accuracy. The loads were for the 85 gr Sierra HP, the 120 gr Sierra SP and the 140 BTHP or sp. I have shared these loads with several of you guys who had great luck shooting them in their various rifles. I can send pics to a email or ph# if someone would post them for me. I am especially grateful to get back to shooting this good again after a long spell of bad health issues and 3 severe strokes in one day 7 years ago that left my right side partially paralyzed.
I have built way over 100 rifles in this caliber, from sporterized 96 and 38 models, to 98 Mauser s and Savage 110s, all have been very accurate. I dont consider myself a benchrest gunsmith or benchrest shooter, just love accurate rifles. I had done load development back in the late 80's over 2 years and came up with 3 loads, all using WLR primers, IMR 3031 and Hornady and Sierra bullets that would usually shoot in the .3's for 3 shot groups or even 5 out of a sporter barrel hunting rifle. Never could beat this for accuracy and velocity. I have tried hotter loads using N160 which the action and barrel are able to handle, but never got the accuracy. The loads were for the 85 gr Sierra HP, the 120 gr Sierra SP and the 140 BTHP or sp. I have shared these loads with several of you guys who had great luck shooting them in their various rifles. I can send pics to a email or ph# if someone would post them for me. I am especially grateful to get back to shooting this good again after a long spell of bad health issues and 3 severe strokes in one day 7 years ago that left my right side partially paralyzed.
