Savage Project

Greetings guys,

Just in the process of doing a wee Savage Project.

I became a fan of these Rifles because they were a little different and I liked the idea's behind the Barrel Nut and the Bolt head offering some changeability for a decent price.

The Goal is to Make a Decent Mid Range Varmint Rig... I was using a Predator Hunter Max 1 in .223 but the Pills were a little light for the ranges I was shooting at. (Up to 700 yds)

I found a Weather Warrior 22-250 on Trade Me for a great price after the Rifle I had ordered (and waited 12 weeks for) got sold to someone else... The 22-250 shares the same bolt head as the .243 so I am thinking that it will end up getting a New fast twist Heavy Fluted Barrel to throw the 90-105 grain pills.

I have stuck it in a Choate Stock for now, I found it well priced in the USA and shipped it home. I was thinking of an XLR but I'll see how she shoots in the Choate and if it's looking good then I may consider the XLR for a later purchase.

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AS you can see, the Choate offers a decent float for the sporter barrel... I'm gonna use it in this config until I can be bothered with the barrel change next year when I go away for a few months and wont be using the Rifle.

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Other purchases are,
DPT Modular Can
Timney Trigger
Sightron 8-32X56
EGW Rail
Leupold MK4 Rings
Southern Ordnance Bolt Knob
PTG Bolt Face
PTG Fluted Body



Once I have thrown it together I'll post her up.. Right now she is wearing a mates Sightron 6-24X50 and none of the upgrades.

I have considered the 6mbr but I cant seem to find the brass that easy and I'm only a novice re-loader...

Is it a 1:9" twist .22-250?? If so, just load some 75gr Amax in it and call it good

Think that age Savage will be 1:12 (like pretty much anything else in 22-250), its only the newer varmint ones that are 1:9 from the factory.


Now I'm watching this build on 2 forums... :o I wonder if it will turn out the same on both. :yaeh am not durnk:

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Originally Posted by gimp

Is it a 1:9" twist .22-250?? If so, just load some 75gr Amax in it and call it good

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Now then, where is the fun in that!? :ORLY:

I'm thinking of heavier pills mate... a few reasons but mainly stopping power.

6BR brass is easy to find. 45South and Belmont will have it anyway of the week. You will struggle to get a 6BR in a repeater though. Single stack mags are best (eg Tikka T3).
6x47L is very efficient as is 6XC ( use your existing 22-250 brass too).
You will need a 1:8 for the 105

87-105 grain pills... Some one else said 1:8 too so I had better start listening!

Just found an article by David Tubb with the calibres you mentioned.. I'll have a read and see what I can come up with.

It's gotta be a Repeater too, I will be downing a few Goats as a culling tool and prefer the ease of mag loaded rounds.

Not to sound excessively boring but from your criteria it sounds as though a fast.twist
.243 barrel is what you require. Reliable feeding. Cheap componemts. Good accuracy and velocity. Will be a very long range rabbit/moderate range larger game rifle.
They do eat barrels a bit if pushed really hard but the money saved elsewhere will pay for extra barrel wear or just dont push it to absolute max

Yeah, Its pretty much heading in that direction and I appreciate the feedback.

There is always a cost factor with anything and it has to be shootable enough to practice without burning too bigger hole in the wallet!

Wont be pushing them too hard but still want the speed and accuracy so I'll try 87 and up.. Reckon that will be better than the 50 gr BT that I was using.

http://www.sharpshootersupply.com/
Try these guys for Savage stuff (if they still will ship to NZ) .

SSS were not interested in shipping anything out here when i last tried about 2 months ago

I have already bought the stuff needed less the barrel. Will probably get ssrnz to do the re barrel and head spacing. I'm thinking a light varmint or varmint profile with fluting and black matte finish. Scotty has done some work for me before and it was immaculate.

Iv allways wanted a 22-243, which would be easy as pie to make out of reaming the 22-250 barrel if you were so inclined

Hmm.... I'll have a looky. To be fair... the sporter barrel will heat too quickly so its gotta go at some stage... About to Google now..

Ha... it's known as "The Barrel Burner" ....

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Originally Posted by Bill999

Iv allways wanted a 22-243, which would be easy as pie to make out of reaming the 22-250 barrel if you were so inclined

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Problem is, you would likely be stuck with a slow 1:14 twist barrel and limited in bullet weight.

Its looking more and more like .243 and that suits me fine... Back on the 6th Oct and off for a blast on the 9th so it will be nice to get out and about with rifle in hand.

The 22-250 will take care of a few magpies and pop a few bunnies so we will asses the situation and see what happens.

Hmm... interestingly enough I was browsing the Savage Forum and came across a used (50 Rounds) 22-250 heavy barrel off a Factory Savage for $115 Well priced to say the least.. I kept browsing and realised that there were a heap of 223, 22-250 and 308 Barrels that were coming up at great prices. Some of them "Semi Custom" McGowans for $250 or so... A deal could be sorted with ease!

Made me think, I want a heavier pill... I'm keen on 80gr min loads for the "Heavy" so I really want a fast twist barrel, be it 22-250 or .243 but after Reading Gimps post again I though that a 22-250 loaded with 80Gr A-max pills would be a nice compromise and they'll flatten everything I'm after including Deer under 200yds (Not intended for Deer use though).

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Originally Posted by SlimySquirrel

Hmm... interestingly enough I was browsing the Savage Forum and came across a used (50 Rounds) 22-250 heavy barrel off a Factory Savage for $115 Well priced to say the least.. I kept browsing and realised that there were a heap of 223, 22-250 and 308 Barrels that were coming up at great prices. Some of them "Semi Custom" McGowans for $250 or so... A deal could be sorted with ease!

Made me think, I want a heavier pill... I'm keen on 80gr min loads for the "Heavy" so I really want a fast twist barrel, be it 22-250 or .243 but after Reading Gimps post again I though that a 22-250 loaded with 80Gr A-max pills would be a nice compromise and they'll flatten everything I'm after including Deer under 200yds (Not intended for Deer use though).

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great prices but try and get them out of the states.
I've a home made action clamp for sale

A little excited today... Just picked up my bits and pieces..

I ordered some of this stuff about 4 months ago so to have them in my eager little hands is nice.

Just peeked through the Sightron out into the Harbour here in Long Beach CA and its a nice and clear.. only issue is the Haze that seems to linger here.

I shall post up pictures in a week or so when I'm back and thrown it together due to jet lag.

I have decided if I can find the parts.... to go to .300 wsm.

After some discussion I decided a dedicated long range pill is required so I'm skipping the .243 and heading directly to .300 wsm.

Should be an interesting build ... I'll wait until I burn this barrel up though.

Mean. That stock is nice. Best Choate stock I've seen for a while. Nice feel to it as well. (I live up the road)+1 on the 300wsm build, smash some plates good in proper.

Hard to beat for the money for sure...The grip is large though so it may require grinding down for some people... and I might install some flush cups when I get some time.

The Stuff I have read on the .300 wsm makes it a good option. Good stopping power and some nice BC pills... but I'll def have to start re-loading to make full use of its potential and make it worth the money.

Thinking of a "Light Varmint" Barrel... or Medium taper and if I can get a good lightweight stock then it can double as a slightly hefty Deer Rifle also with a simple change of Stock and Scope...

Thats quite a change :)

Good luck with the build

Ok so I have had the chance to play with the Rifle this week.

No shooting as it was too windy and well, the Lambs would have objected.

Managed to have my first shot in 6 months with my trusty CZ 452 to quell the desire to throw lead in the air but I was very rusty to start with..

Anyhow, here is the Bolt after installing the "Bling".

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The old 'compensator' bolt handle I see... :ORLY:

*coughs+ don't know what you mean....

Oh my !

Man if you ever get sticky bolt lift with that much leverage you will have a serious problem!:p

How do you find that shape of bolt on the hand, not too rough? My old Mod.12 204 had the factory oversize bolt handle which was nice to use, but smooth rather than chunky like yours.

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Nah its all good. I like the big bolt handles that come with the varmint rigs. The one I had on the used 16 was too small for my liking. Wouldn't work with gloves and there will be less chance to slip with sweaty palms.

I used a texture paint on the one I had like yours and it was great. Offered a better grip option than the very smooth oversized knob.