New member here, and first dive into precision/long(er) range shooting. .22's and AR's have kept my interest for a long time but recently I've wanted to get into longer distances. I bought my first property 2 years ago and now have a kid on the way, so as much as I would love to own a custom action, I decided to try and keep this little project as "budget" as possible. This allows me the most time for actual shooting, as opposed to saving up and buying piece by piece...and it also gives me the most money for ammo.
Anyways, picked up a Savage 10sba in 6.5cm a while back on sale(ish) for $380. 24" threaded barrel, 20moa factory scope rail, etc.
Topped it with a Razor II 4.5-27 w/ EBR 2C reticle. Picked this up in a trade, and while I understand this isn't a "budget" scope, I technically only paid $800 for it ($700 for the scope I traded for it, plus $100; came with mount)...which is obviously a steal and I'm not passing that up. So I'm counting it as $800 lol... which is budget-esque precision scope price. I did pick up some Vortex PMR 0.92" rings off here to bring the scope a little closer to the rifle. The 0.92" rings DO fit, with the sunshade and Defender cap on...but it is close.
It came with the obvious Tupperware stock, so I picked up a Bell & Carlson Medalist 6 stock over Black Friday sales for $373. The Savage 10sba is a blind magazine model, however after talking to Jeff at CDI (before he passed), I bought the Medalist 6 which is fit exactly for the Savage factory DBM, which is what CDI bottom medal is modeled after.
I was fortunate enough to find a used Savage 4.4" CDI dbm here on the forum, and bought that for $125. Coupled with a Magpul AICS mag on black friday for $28, I've got a good base to work with now.
I really contemplated picking up a Manners T7 or T2 that was in stock on Manners website, and prefit for the CDI for a savage...but I just couldn't pay almost 2-3x the money for a stock. Again, I'd rather have $500-$700 for ammo or diapers lol. So I went with the Tactical Medalist style 6 and I am pretty impressed honestly. I realized I'm newer to the precision rifle game, but I really like the feel and overall fit/finish of this stock. I'm sure a Manners or McMillan have their benefits and eventually would love one, but for now the cheaper option was the winner.
The CDI bottom metal was almost a perfect fit. I did need to remove just a little bit of metal from the aluminum bed, on the inside where the CDI bottom metal magwell fits into the stock. Taking a little bit off at a time, I got a nice snug fit. The extended actions screws that came with the bottom metal were perfect. The rear trigger guard screw position did need drilled out in the stock, I used a 7/64 bit and it went in snug.
The magpul mag works well so far, fits snug but easily removable and is a tight, but not difficult fit when fully loaded against the bolt.
Absolutely no modification was needed for the stock, or anything done to the barrel channel. It was a pretty much perfect fit. The stock comes with a 1in decelerator pad, and this model has the cheek riser. Two steel pins, with slots cut in them every 1/4 in or so run up and down the pins. There are two c clips in the slots, so you can move the c clips to lock the position should the cheek riser bolt fail. The comb riser is tightened and loosened by a single allen key on the side. It locked up nicely. I'll see how well it stays tight over time and usage.
The barrel channel was true and straight, and easily free floated all the way up the barrel. There is a tiny bit of flex but you really have to push hard on the end of the stock. I can't imagine you would or could put enough pressure directly on the end of the stock to actually touch the barrel, at least not in normal PRS style positions.
All in all I'm pretty happy so far. I have just under $1800 total in the rifle with all accessories and components. It really loves the factory 147gr ELD-M's and was shooting 1/3-1/2 moa 3 shot groups and 1/2-3/4moa 5 shot groups at 100yds. I'll be taking these out to 400-600yds soon at my family farm.
In the future, as the gun fund allows, I'd love to add:
-Muzzle Brake
-Suppressor
-More mags (possibly a mix of metal and polymer to try different ones)
-Reloading components for 6.5cm (I reload now, just need to buy dies/components/etc.)
I'll continue to update with range reports, etc. in the future and any future mods.
As always, any positive advice is welcomed. Thanks
Anyways, picked up a Savage 10sba in 6.5cm a while back on sale(ish) for $380. 24" threaded barrel, 20moa factory scope rail, etc.
Topped it with a Razor II 4.5-27 w/ EBR 2C reticle. Picked this up in a trade, and while I understand this isn't a "budget" scope, I technically only paid $800 for it ($700 for the scope I traded for it, plus $100; came with mount)...which is obviously a steal and I'm not passing that up. So I'm counting it as $800 lol... which is budget-esque precision scope price. I did pick up some Vortex PMR 0.92" rings off here to bring the scope a little closer to the rifle. The 0.92" rings DO fit, with the sunshade and Defender cap on...but it is close.
It came with the obvious Tupperware stock, so I picked up a Bell & Carlson Medalist 6 stock over Black Friday sales for $373. The Savage 10sba is a blind magazine model, however after talking to Jeff at CDI (before he passed), I bought the Medalist 6 which is fit exactly for the Savage factory DBM, which is what CDI bottom medal is modeled after.
I was fortunate enough to find a used Savage 4.4" CDI dbm here on the forum, and bought that for $125. Coupled with a Magpul AICS mag on black friday for $28, I've got a good base to work with now.
I really contemplated picking up a Manners T7 or T2 that was in stock on Manners website, and prefit for the CDI for a savage...but I just couldn't pay almost 2-3x the money for a stock. Again, I'd rather have $500-$700 for ammo or diapers lol. So I went with the Tactical Medalist style 6 and I am pretty impressed honestly. I realized I'm newer to the precision rifle game, but I really like the feel and overall fit/finish of this stock. I'm sure a Manners or McMillan have their benefits and eventually would love one, but for now the cheaper option was the winner.
The CDI bottom metal was almost a perfect fit. I did need to remove just a little bit of metal from the aluminum bed, on the inside where the CDI bottom metal magwell fits into the stock. Taking a little bit off at a time, I got a nice snug fit. The extended actions screws that came with the bottom metal were perfect. The rear trigger guard screw position did need drilled out in the stock, I used a 7/64 bit and it went in snug.
The magpul mag works well so far, fits snug but easily removable and is a tight, but not difficult fit when fully loaded against the bolt.
Absolutely no modification was needed for the stock, or anything done to the barrel channel. It was a pretty much perfect fit. The stock comes with a 1in decelerator pad, and this model has the cheek riser. Two steel pins, with slots cut in them every 1/4 in or so run up and down the pins. There are two c clips in the slots, so you can move the c clips to lock the position should the cheek riser bolt fail. The comb riser is tightened and loosened by a single allen key on the side. It locked up nicely. I'll see how well it stays tight over time and usage.
The barrel channel was true and straight, and easily free floated all the way up the barrel. There is a tiny bit of flex but you really have to push hard on the end of the stock. I can't imagine you would or could put enough pressure directly on the end of the stock to actually touch the barrel, at least not in normal PRS style positions.
All in all I'm pretty happy so far. I have just under $1800 total in the rifle with all accessories and components. It really loves the factory 147gr ELD-M's and was shooting 1/3-1/2 moa 3 shot groups and 1/2-3/4moa 5 shot groups at 100yds. I'll be taking these out to 400-600yds soon at my family farm.
In the future, as the gun fund allows, I'd love to add:
-Muzzle Brake
-Suppressor
-More mags (possibly a mix of metal and polymer to try different ones)
-Reloading components for 6.5cm (I reload now, just need to buy dies/components/etc.)
I'll continue to update with range reports, etc. in the future and any future mods.
As always, any positive advice is welcomed. Thanks
