Well I have learned a ton lurking on here for the last 3 or so months. I got into predator hunting around a year ago and that naturally progressed into interest in long range shooting.
I picked up a gently used set up from a guy on my dept's tactical team the other day, think I did pretty good. It is a Savage Tactical model 10 in a McMillan A3 stock which was bedded at McMillan. Came with a Rifle Basix trigger, Harris bipod, Leupold rings and scope base (can't remember brand). It has a 20" barrel, which is the only thing I don't like about it.
I needed a scope and knowing this was my first rig, I know better than to dump a ton on a scope, so I picked up a Nikon Buckmasters 3-14x with the BDC for a good deal with a rebate. Not ideal, but I think it will serve me until I upgrade, when it will move to my coyote rifle and retire my old scope there.
So I shot my first 25 rounds yesterday at my dept range. After getting the scope on paper at 50yds I moved to 100 yds. Well by the time I shot my last 5 round group I had a good feel for the trigger and put up a pretty decent showing. I will post the pic, looks like it is 4 rounds but I assure you it is 5. Ammo was Black Hills 175gr match. This was from a bench on the bipod with no rear bag. I feel pretty good about it and with some more trigger time and some reloads I think I can make this thing work.
Ok, trying to figure out how to post pics, can someone help me out? Guess I am too dumb to figure out the process....
I picked up a gently used set up from a guy on my dept's tactical team the other day, think I did pretty good. It is a Savage Tactical model 10 in a McMillan A3 stock which was bedded at McMillan. Came with a Rifle Basix trigger, Harris bipod, Leupold rings and scope base (can't remember brand). It has a 20" barrel, which is the only thing I don't like about it.
I needed a scope and knowing this was my first rig, I know better than to dump a ton on a scope, so I picked up a Nikon Buckmasters 3-14x with the BDC for a good deal with a rebate. Not ideal, but I think it will serve me until I upgrade, when it will move to my coyote rifle and retire my old scope there.
So I shot my first 25 rounds yesterday at my dept range. After getting the scope on paper at 50yds I moved to 100 yds. Well by the time I shot my last 5 round group I had a good feel for the trigger and put up a pretty decent showing. I will post the pic, looks like it is 4 rounds but I assure you it is 5. Ammo was Black Hills 175gr match. This was from a bench on the bipod with no rear bag. I feel pretty good about it and with some more trigger time and some reloads I think I can make this thing work.
Ok, trying to figure out how to post pics, can someone help me out? Guess I am too dumb to figure out the process....
