I have wanted to shoot these 300yard club matches for awhile and just never got around to it. I was recently gifted an Athlon Argos BTR 10-40-56 scope and began to work on putting together a "cheap" setup to get my feet wet. I tore down the scope, rings, bases that were on the rifle, cleaned the bases, mounting holes and re Lock Tite the base screws. Why in the world does a tube of Lock Tite cost almost $10? I said the heck with those people and picked up a tube of Permatex thread locker for $3 cheaper. I tried Warne Maxima high rings first but they sat way too high, giving me a chin weld. I sent those back and installed medium rings which fit a bit better. I could probably go low but the back and forth with Amazon and UPS got old. Plus with my luck they would be too low. I did get a new toy that I had been wanting for awhile. I got a Wheeler torque screw driver because I always take my screw driver out of my back for other projects and never return it or the bits get lost. With the Wheeler I won't be using that one to install door knobs, etc. It's a pretty neat tool and appears well made.
I checked the free float on my Boyds classic stock and found it to grab the paper half way toward the barrel nut. Off the the hardware store I go to buy a sanding block with the 45 degree bevel on it. Well that didn't work out so well so back to the store again for 80 grit sand paper. I sanded the inside of the stock and tried doing even passes on each side but the radio and tick tock got the best of me and one side was sanded more than the other. After fixing the other side I was able to slide a piece of laminated paper all the way to the barrel nut with 0 grabbing.
Next was to clean the barrel because its got 150 shots through it and not cleaned. A little soaking in Boretech Carbon cleaner, Boretech copper cleaner and finished up with Boretech Eliminator and a nylon brush.
Loaded up some 69gr Sierra Matchkings with Varget to be tested tonight. Next I will try some 73/75gr Hornady bullets and Varget.
Going to throw a Limbsaver Grind to fit recoil pad on the Boyds Classic stock to increase LOP. That should be fun! I had a buddy grind one for my Marlin 1895 and for final fit he installed it on the gun and got the belt sander a little too close to the stock and took some of the stain off. I will be doing this one myself this weekend.
Next was installing a Boyds Pro Varmint on my Savage Mark II. I got the stock and was eager to install it and give it a test run. Not! Boyd's doesn't send a metal floor plate or trigger guard with the stock. I had to order the floor plate and trigger guard and it was here within 3 days. DIP was quick to ship the parts and while I think they are extremely over priced they are quality. The stock doesn't require free floating at all but there is a larger gap on one side. Nothing a little sand paper wont cure.
I will be installing an older, Simmons 6-20-40 AO with Burris Signature Z rings on the Mark II and using it for amature benchrest shoot at the end of this month. Just have to sight it in and G2G. I am replacing the scope on my hunting Mark II with the 4-12 Bushnell that was on the FV.
I checked the free float on my Boyds classic stock and found it to grab the paper half way toward the barrel nut. Off the the hardware store I go to buy a sanding block with the 45 degree bevel on it. Well that didn't work out so well so back to the store again for 80 grit sand paper. I sanded the inside of the stock and tried doing even passes on each side but the radio and tick tock got the best of me and one side was sanded more than the other. After fixing the other side I was able to slide a piece of laminated paper all the way to the barrel nut with 0 grabbing.
Next was to clean the barrel because its got 150 shots through it and not cleaned. A little soaking in Boretech Carbon cleaner, Boretech copper cleaner and finished up with Boretech Eliminator and a nylon brush.
Loaded up some 69gr Sierra Matchkings with Varget to be tested tonight. Next I will try some 73/75gr Hornady bullets and Varget.
Going to throw a Limbsaver Grind to fit recoil pad on the Boyds Classic stock to increase LOP. That should be fun! I had a buddy grind one for my Marlin 1895 and for final fit he installed it on the gun and got the belt sander a little too close to the stock and took some of the stain off. I will be doing this one myself this weekend.
Next was installing a Boyds Pro Varmint on my Savage Mark II. I got the stock and was eager to install it and give it a test run. Not! Boyd's doesn't send a metal floor plate or trigger guard with the stock. I had to order the floor plate and trigger guard and it was here within 3 days. DIP was quick to ship the parts and while I think they are extremely over priced they are quality. The stock doesn't require free floating at all but there is a larger gap on one side. Nothing a little sand paper wont cure.
I will be installing an older, Simmons 6-20-40 AO with Burris Signature Z rings on the Mark II and using it for amature benchrest shoot at the end of this month. Just have to sight it in and G2G. I am replacing the scope on my hunting Mark II with the 4-12 Bushnell that was on the FV.
