Home Build Savage 110 264 Win Mag

[CaptnC]

Started of with an early model Savage 110 270win complete rifle that I found in a pawn shop for $180.00.

I scrapped the plastic stock, barrel and trigger. Went with a ER Shaw 264 mag barrel kit, Choate stock, Sharp Shooters flutted bolt sleeve and their competition stainless recoil lug. The magnum bolt face, firing pin and all the small parts (extractor and ejector parts) came from Midway USA. EGW one piece base with Vortex tactical rings. The scope is Millet 4x16x50...not sure how long it will be there, but it's going to be there at least a little while. It came off my Savage 300wsm...so it is naked right now. The scratches on the scope came from the dam Leupold rings coming loose twice and allowing the scope to slide in the rings! They will be history soon...

Still waiting on dies...I have brass, bullets, powder and primers....so I'm dying a slow death waiting on those dies to get here!

 

[Deleted member 48126]

Very nice. I need a LA base for my 110 flatback. Where did you get yours?

 

[CaptnC]

300W...I got it on Amazon for $39.00

Still plan to PTG bottom metal w/AI mags and a tactical bolt handel on it. That will most likely happen after hunting season though...unless I havery feeding issues.

 

[Dosh]

Nice rifle, I really like .264WM. Just finished load development for a Rem 700 in .264WM. Very accurate and should slay mule deer and elk here in Az.

 

[Deleted member 48126]

I would get one of these tactical bolt handles. It looks good and functions great.

Here it is on my custom savage 110 in .308. Ignore the scope. I slapped that on there for a mock up. Got a nicer one in the chute.

 

[Ron Simmons]

I have a similar project based on a Savage 110 action. I used a 26" benchmark savage pre-fit chambered in 264WM with a 1:8 twist. I've read that the 264WM is a picky eater and I found that to be true with my load development. I couldn't get 143 ELD-X to meet my requirements with any powder tested (H1000, Retumbo, H-50BMG or RL26). Just too high strung and inconsistent. I switched to 140 Berger VLD's and H4831SC. That combo is amazing and shoots bughole 3 shot groups at 200 yards. Has done it on the last 4 range outings so I think I have a winner. Final load is running just under 3100 fps and ES hanging around 12 fps. It took a while but I finally got it to shoot.

 

[CaptnC]

Whisper, where did you get that one? I want one in stainless...I think it would look good with my new bolt.

For the money this was a sweet upgrade.

Ron, I was thinking that powder as well. Or R22...I hope to break in the barrel this weekend.

 

[Deleted member 48126]

CaptnC, here are some websites. That bolt handle would look great with that bolt.

http://gladesarmory.com/savage-10-110/26/savage-tactical-bolt-handle-right-handk-knob.html

Here are some others

https://www.tacticalworks.com/Savage-Bolt-Handles/

https://m.ebay.com/itm/261878927607?_mwBanner=1

 

[Ron Simmons]

I've using bolt handles from Xtreme Hardcore Gear on several of my Savage projects. I've been happy with them.

http://xtremehardcoregear.com/SAVAGE_BOLT_HANDLES.html

 

[CaptnC]

Well the ER SHAW shot the 129gr Hornada bullets very well...didon't hang around to get the target. But the last 4 shots...3 were in one hole and one 1/4" low right.

Hornady 120gr lead-free bullets were everywhere with two different powders. I have 3 different 6.5 rifles and none like this bullet very much. Be fine for everyday deer/hog hunting, but not a long rang candidate. I will admit there was two guys on either side of me trying to see who could shoot a bolt action faster! I bet you could have cooked meat on there barrels!

 

[jasonco]

Nice! I did the same in February 2017, with a 110F 30-06 I bought in the late '80s with an Eabco 26" Accuracy barrel in 6.5x284 Norma and Choate Tac stock. Tuned the old trigger down and it breaks crisp at 3.75# (it just does) and it shoots 140 grain VLDH and 143 ELDX just awesomely, with Norma & Nosler brass, using Retumbo and my old stock of H4831. I like them around the 2950 MZ.

Always on the lookout for old 110 action rifles!

 

[CaptnC]

Jason hit the pawn shops...I know one that has two .270 and one 30-06 complete rifles and I'd bet you could walk out with any one them for $200.00.

As of today I still have the factory trigger in mine...not sure what the pull weight is but it crisp. I was ringing steel last Friday out to 600 yards in a gusty 10 to 20 mph cross wind.

I was getting it tuned up for the weekend. My wife used it to take her first animal of any kind last Saturday. 5.5yo 8pt WT buck at 307yds. I ranged the feeder the weekend before so I set the scope up accordingly. It was a bang flop...DRT..