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I just finished this build last week. I did everything myself out of my shop. The only thing not done yet is, I will have to pull the barrel back off to have threaded for a muzzle break I already have. All the machine shops were too busy to get to it last week and I was too anxious to paint it. Ill pull the barrel back off and have it threaded later. Started off as a Savage .243 110 long action. I pulled it completely apart and installed a Shilen varmint contour 26" stainless barrel and swapped out the cheap stamped recoil lug with a 1/4" thick stainless trued one. After getting the head spacing correct I installed the action into a Choat stock with a Harris bi-pod. I epoxied the recoil lug to fit the stock. While the epoxy cured I installed a Timeney trigger and adjusted to right at 1lb pull. Dressed up the cured epoxy in the stock bed and insured everything was a good fit. Installed an EGW picatinny rail with a Millet LRS 6-25 x 56mm scope. Disassembled everything, prepped and painted the action in duracoat combat black and the stock in magpul OD green. Here's a few pics of the build. I shot it about 20 times to break in the barrel. Off of the bi-pod at 100 yds I was consistently shooting sub 1 moa groups and should tighten that up some once I spend more time with it. Im very impressed with the way it shoots and how accurate it is with off the shelf ammo.Attachment 64497Attachment 64498


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What kind of ammo are you shooting? Is it gonna be used for hunting or comp?

Great job man! You're a gunsmith or just mess with it as a hobby?

No not a gunsmith just really turned into a gun nut the last couple years. I just did it to see how accurate of a rifle I could build. The tightest group Ive shot so far is with 95 grain winchester supreme ballistic tips. The Shilen barrel from what ive read is not very picky. I did notice the group tighten up from some cheap remmy's to the supremes. Im waiting on some better ammo to come in to try and get out 4-500 yards and see what it will do.


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I shoot a different caliber but the best ammo i have found is the hornady superformance. I had them touching at 100 yrds.

Ive got some 105 HPBT bergers coming in that im going to give a shot...And ill most likely start reloading for my 243 and 338LM and my buddies 308. Ive got a remmy long action that ill probably start building in a couple months.


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