The 300 project..... Ghetto 2.0 UPDATE
Hello Gentlemen/ladies,
I recently just finished buttoning up a tinkering project rifle.
I purchased a used 110 in 300WM (less than one box through it ) off of an elderly gentleman, it is the old style action, square back. I went ahead and did the following modifications:
-Rifle Basix Sav 1 @ 2lbs
- Pillar and glass bedding of the action ( JB weld) used the 6mm br article as my guideline.
- floated tang
- Burris XTR bases
- Vortex tactical rings
- Vortex Viper 4-16 x 50 FFP
My intention with this rifle was to A) put something together that I could effectively take game out to distance with, and B) to have a fun entry level/beginners gunsmithing project. C) to see how cheap I could do it all for --ended up being about 1100 bucks as I bought the rifle and optic second hand but in excellent condition.
So I take it to the range today with a box of hornady superformance (180 gr sst @ 3100 fps) and it shoots... like dog crap!!
the best group I was able to get was about 3.5" with the norm being about 5"
I double checked the action screws and retorque to 20in lb - no difference.
I got home and noticed the bolt handle was really really loose, like jingling around loose. I disassembled the bolt and inspected, then re assembled it tight again so there is no more looseness.
besides the loose bolt everything else seemed fine,
anyone have any ideas where to start trying to figure this thing out?
alternatively.... Anyone want to buy a used 300?? shoots err, umm. great.....
Mike.
EDIT/ UPDATE 2016/08/19
Ok so I re-bedded the savage, had it apart a million times, there was nothing I did that would make the thing shoot. I have no idea what is wrong with the gun, its been a lot of time for nothing ( besides a learning experience ). A co worker of mine has a similar vintage savage 111 in 7RM and it groups minute of beach ball just like mine does- who knows, maybe they were assembled by the same disgruntled savage employee back in the day?
So last week one of my favorite hunting stores had a firearms blowout. I figured it would be a good opportunity to keep my dream alive of having a decent weight hunting rifle that would be sub-moa accurate for cheap - think ring 800-1100 yd gongs with repeatability and enough horsepower to push high BC .30 cal projectiles with decent velocity for elk/moose/bear.
check out the New Images
the new test pony is a Remington 700 chambered in 300 except this time I went for a RUM instead of a WM. I am somewhat sentimental to the genesis of the RUM cartridges. I have lived in BC my whole life and I have shot with Aubrey White, the original bad-ass 404 Jeffrey wildcatter who handcrafted the original Imperial magnum calibers and later contracted SAKO to chamber barreled actions in the imperial mags which evolved into the RUM. After their lack of success- Remington ran with it, re named it, and here we are. Anyway, like I said I just like the story and being a BC/Canadian development, I had always wanted one.
Specs:
Bone stock Remington SPS SS
Weaver 20MOA rail
Vortex Viper HSLR FFP 4-16x50
Trigger Tech drop in 1.5-4lb - on order (factory X-mark thus far)
Total weight all in 8.8lb ( with Sling )
I took the rifle out to break in today. All I could find was factory "power level III" Remington ammo loaded with 200gr Swift A-frames. I got the gun in the mail yesterday, mounted the rail and scope, torqued to spec and went to the range.
I use the "fire one+ wet patch/brush/dry patch" method x10 then start shooting as normal. I am so far VERY impressed with the 700, I have never owned one before and the accuracy has been top notch. I shot a 12 rd break-in group into about 1.2 MOA which was more-less just shooting in order to break in the barrel with no fundamentals or time taken for the shots.
Before running out of ammunition I focused on breathing, posture, and trigger control and was able to plug a .44" for my last group, however, I can say that .6-1 1/8 was the "norm" out of this ammunition and rifle on this day. Bear in mind, this is a 100% factory rifle, non-free floated barrel, shooting box ammo, I think some quality hand loads are going to take this rig to the next level.
I am waiting on a Trigger, Brass, and a neck sizing die, ill update the ghetto thread again once I get some hand loads pumped out and the trigger installed and tuned.
Hopefully I can keep the dream alive for all the penny pinchers out there!
Mike.
Hello Gentlemen/ladies,
I recently just finished buttoning up a tinkering project rifle.
I purchased a used 110 in 300WM (less than one box through it ) off of an elderly gentleman, it is the old style action, square back. I went ahead and did the following modifications:
-Rifle Basix Sav 1 @ 2lbs
- Pillar and glass bedding of the action ( JB weld) used the 6mm br article as my guideline.
- floated tang
- Burris XTR bases
- Vortex tactical rings
- Vortex Viper 4-16 x 50 FFP
My intention with this rifle was to A) put something together that I could effectively take game out to distance with, and B) to have a fun entry level/beginners gunsmithing project. C) to see how cheap I could do it all for --ended up being about 1100 bucks as I bought the rifle and optic second hand but in excellent condition.
So I take it to the range today with a box of hornady superformance (180 gr sst @ 3100 fps) and it shoots... like dog crap!!
the best group I was able to get was about 3.5" with the norm being about 5"
I double checked the action screws and retorque to 20in lb - no difference.
I got home and noticed the bolt handle was really really loose, like jingling around loose. I disassembled the bolt and inspected, then re assembled it tight again so there is no more looseness.
besides the loose bolt everything else seemed fine,
anyone have any ideas where to start trying to figure this thing out?
alternatively.... Anyone want to buy a used 300?? shoots err, umm. great.....
Mike.
EDIT/ UPDATE 2016/08/19
Ok so I re-bedded the savage, had it apart a million times, there was nothing I did that would make the thing shoot. I have no idea what is wrong with the gun, its been a lot of time for nothing ( besides a learning experience ). A co worker of mine has a similar vintage savage 111 in 7RM and it groups minute of beach ball just like mine does- who knows, maybe they were assembled by the same disgruntled savage employee back in the day?
So last week one of my favorite hunting stores had a firearms blowout. I figured it would be a good opportunity to keep my dream alive of having a decent weight hunting rifle that would be sub-moa accurate for cheap - think ring 800-1100 yd gongs with repeatability and enough horsepower to push high BC .30 cal projectiles with decent velocity for elk/moose/bear.
check out the New Images
the new test pony is a Remington 700 chambered in 300 except this time I went for a RUM instead of a WM. I am somewhat sentimental to the genesis of the RUM cartridges. I have lived in BC my whole life and I have shot with Aubrey White, the original bad-ass 404 Jeffrey wildcatter who handcrafted the original Imperial magnum calibers and later contracted SAKO to chamber barreled actions in the imperial mags which evolved into the RUM. After their lack of success- Remington ran with it, re named it, and here we are. Anyway, like I said I just like the story and being a BC/Canadian development, I had always wanted one.
Specs:
Bone stock Remington SPS SS
Weaver 20MOA rail
Vortex Viper HSLR FFP 4-16x50
Trigger Tech drop in 1.5-4lb - on order (factory X-mark thus far)
Total weight all in 8.8lb ( with Sling )
I took the rifle out to break in today. All I could find was factory "power level III" Remington ammo loaded with 200gr Swift A-frames. I got the gun in the mail yesterday, mounted the rail and scope, torqued to spec and went to the range.
I use the "fire one+ wet patch/brush/dry patch" method x10 then start shooting as normal. I am so far VERY impressed with the 700, I have never owned one before and the accuracy has been top notch. I shot a 12 rd break-in group into about 1.2 MOA which was more-less just shooting in order to break in the barrel with no fundamentals or time taken for the shots.
Before running out of ammunition I focused on breathing, posture, and trigger control and was able to plug a .44" for my last group, however, I can say that .6-1 1/8 was the "norm" out of this ammunition and rifle on this day. Bear in mind, this is a 100% factory rifle, non-free floated barrel, shooting box ammo, I think some quality hand loads are going to take this rig to the next level.
I am waiting on a Trigger, Brass, and a neck sizing die, ill update the ghetto thread again once I get some hand loads pumped out and the trigger installed and tuned.
Hopefully I can keep the dream alive for all the penny pinchers out there!
Mike.
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