New build, quest for 1200 yards
firetruckguy
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Hi boys, I wanted to start a thread about a new toy I'm building for LRS (long range shooting). As a few of you know, I am a avid hunter/shooter and just recently got into LRS. My experience with LRS to this point is a 300 yard range not to far from my house. My goal is, 1200 yards.
A little about the gun I am using as a donor. Around 30 years ago, my parents bought me a Savage 110E 30-06 for my first rifle, this gun would down many deer, coyotes, and hundreds of water filled milk jugs. In the last 6-7 years I haven't had the time to big game hunt, so the old girl has sat in the basement gathering dust.
Earlier this year I help RO (range officer) a sniper shoot here in Colorado. 125 shooters from around the nation shooting at ranges 100 yards to 1 mile. Needless to say, I had a good time. I talked with as many of the competitors as I could about building a rifle that would be used for LRS and how to best go about putting one together.
This leads me back to the old 30-06 my dad gave me, turns out it can be brought back to life as a precision rifle.......... score!
First thing was to dump the old wood stock. Not worth much, wasn't a good piece of wood to begin with. Then it came to the expensive part, researching and buying all the needed parts to put the old girl back together.
So far I have found a barrel, (that alone took 3 months to locate) and bolt parts.
Below is a pic of my old barrel and action, and the new 30"(with the muzzle brake) barrel in 300WM
And here is the new tactical bolt handle next to the old one.
Parts that are coming in this week are the rest of the bolt parts that will change it from a 30-06 to a 300 Win Mag, and the bolt body that was sent out for fluting.
Also this week I will be ordering the chassis (new stock), which will take about a month to get. I will be also sending my action and barrel to my gun builder to have the new barrel installed, and brake installed and clocked.
Stay tuned, and we will build this old girl together........
A little about the gun I am using as a donor. Around 30 years ago, my parents bought me a Savage 110E 30-06 for my first rifle, this gun would down many deer, coyotes, and hundreds of water filled milk jugs. In the last 6-7 years I haven't had the time to big game hunt, so the old girl has sat in the basement gathering dust.
Earlier this year I help RO (range officer) a sniper shoot here in Colorado. 125 shooters from around the nation shooting at ranges 100 yards to 1 mile. Needless to say, I had a good time. I talked with as many of the competitors as I could about building a rifle that would be used for LRS and how to best go about putting one together.
This leads me back to the old 30-06 my dad gave me, turns out it can be brought back to life as a precision rifle.......... score!
First thing was to dump the old wood stock. Not worth much, wasn't a good piece of wood to begin with. Then it came to the expensive part, researching and buying all the needed parts to put the old girl back together.
So far I have found a barrel, (that alone took 3 months to locate) and bolt parts.
Below is a pic of my old barrel and action, and the new 30"(with the muzzle brake) barrel in 300WM
And here is the new tactical bolt handle next to the old one.
Parts that are coming in this week are the rest of the bolt parts that will change it from a 30-06 to a 300 Win Mag, and the bolt body that was sent out for fluting.
Also this week I will be ordering the chassis (new stock), which will take about a month to get. I will be also sending my action and barrel to my gun builder to have the new barrel installed, and brake installed and clocked.
Stay tuned, and we will build this old girl together........
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2014 Sniper's Hide Cup Trailer
Stretch her legs yet??
“I come in peace. I didn’t bring artillery. But I’m pleading with you, with tears in my eyes: If you f@$# with me, I’ll kill you all.” -Gen. James Mattis, USMC
“I come in peace. I didn’t bring artillery. But I’m pleading with you, with tears in my eyes: If you f@$# with me, I’ll kill you all.” -Gen. James Mattis, USMC
“I come in peace. I didn’t bring artillery. But I’m pleading with you, with tears in my eyes: If you f@$# with me, I’ll kill you all.” -Gen. James Mattis, USMC
And some long range .308 cal projectiles.
“I come in peace. I didn’t bring artillery. But I’m pleading with you, with tears in my eyes: If you f@$# with me, I’ll kill you all.” -Gen. James Mattis, USMC
Don't mind me, I'm just jealous... I always wanted to do a side charge.
“I come in peace. I didn’t bring artillery. But I’m pleading with you, with tears in my eyes: If you f@$# with me, I’ll kill you all.” -Gen. James Mattis, USMC
Nice thing about the side load is I never needed to take my eye out of the cope to charge it. I also had the Magpul B.A.D lever, made dropping the bolt just as easy as charging it.
Thanks for the info!
“I come in peace. I didn’t bring artillery. But I’m pleading with you, with tears in my eyes: If you f@$# with me, I’ll kill you all.” -Gen. James Mattis, USMC