Len_in_Phoenix
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Hello all
My AR has been needing a companion for a while, so I've been shopping for a .223 bolt action. I took the plunge yesterday and bought a new Savage 10FP rifle in .223 with a Nikon 4.5x14 scope. Total price for the rifle, the scope, Leupold mounts, Leupold rings, a leather military style sling, a set of sling swivels, and 2 boxes of Black Hills ammo was $924 including tax.
My son and I went to Ben Avery today to try it out. While he happily burned through a brick of .22lr, I did the 'shoot one, clean, repeat' break in procedure for 20 shots, then fired 3 groups "for the record" at 100 yards using a Caldwell front and rear bag combo for support on the bench. Here's what I ended up with after the smoke cleared:
Black Hills 68 gr HP: 3 shots .51"
Black Hills 55 gr Nosler BT: 3 shots .42"
Winchester Q3131a 55 gr FMJ: 2 shots .40 with a 3rd called flyer which opened the group to 1.1"
This thing seems to have potential.
Tonight I'm ordering a Bell and Carlson Duramax stock for it to replace the flimsy factory stock. I was going to try using epoxy to stiffen the factory piece, but after shooting it I decided to just replace it. Hmmmm....I wonder if a bipod will fall into the box the stock is shipped in?
Handload development starts tomorrow night............If people are interested, I'll post an update when I get a chance to shoot it again.
Len in Phoenix
My AR has been needing a companion for a while, so I've been shopping for a .223 bolt action. I took the plunge yesterday and bought a new Savage 10FP rifle in .223 with a Nikon 4.5x14 scope. Total price for the rifle, the scope, Leupold mounts, Leupold rings, a leather military style sling, a set of sling swivels, and 2 boxes of Black Hills ammo was $924 including tax.
My son and I went to Ben Avery today to try it out. While he happily burned through a brick of .22lr, I did the 'shoot one, clean, repeat' break in procedure for 20 shots, then fired 3 groups "for the record" at 100 yards using a Caldwell front and rear bag combo for support on the bench. Here's what I ended up with after the smoke cleared:
Black Hills 68 gr HP: 3 shots .51"
Black Hills 55 gr Nosler BT: 3 shots .42"
Winchester Q3131a 55 gr FMJ: 2 shots .40 with a 3rd called flyer which opened the group to 1.1"
This thing seems to have potential.
Tonight I'm ordering a Bell and Carlson Duramax stock for it to replace the flimsy factory stock. I was going to try using epoxy to stiffen the factory piece, but after shooting it I decided to just replace it. Hmmmm....I wonder if a bipod will fall into the box the stock is shipped in?
Handload development starts tomorrow night............If people are interested, I'll post an update when I get a chance to shoot it again.
Len in Phoenix