I'm interested in purchasing a savage 110ba in 338 lapua and was curious on how they do in the feild and competitions. I'll be using the rifle for 1000yd matches that I go to at my local range. I recently went to savage with some questions about their rifle and they were a big help but couldn't give much info on how they do in comps. I've listed the questions that I had for savage below with the answers from them, so if you guys that shoot the rifle can elaborate on them more it would be greatly appreciated.
Here are a few questions:
1. Anyone using these in completion?
a. How are they doing/scoring?
There are many people using our rifles in competition, unfortunately, unless one follows their use and specific shooters it is difficult to keep track of this.
2. What accurrizing might be done to bring the system into .5MOA performance (if it’s not performing there all ready) or better?
a. Who does it?
The firearms tested at Savage is tested using factory loads, Savage also looks at a variety of ammo that may perform well in its' firearms. For this reason Savage may recommend ammos used during testing in its manual, but like everything else, the shooter, ammo and conditions have a lot to do with the accuracy results of any firearm. We look for a 1MOA performance for this firearm, again our results are based on factory ammo.
3. Why isn’t “lapping the bolt” needed/recommended?
a. I operated a 110 BA this weekend and the bolt felt fine but somewhat “scratchy” like newly machined surfaces will?
The term lapping, is meant to qualify two surfaces to each other (like valve lapping in a car engine). The lapping mates the two surfaces together and sometimes a side effect is a better surface finish. The bolt head as noted in question 4, is qualified by squaring the bolt head lugs to the bolt head stem, also the bolt face is also squared to the stem to allow for a more uniform system when mounted into the action. The receiver, barrel lock nut and recoil lug are also qualified (same as Savages target rifles) to reduce variables and square the action for better performance. The bolt body itself is a tube which transmit motion thru the bolt handle to lock up the gun after the round has been chambered, and extraction after the round has been fired.
4. What is meant by “self-centering” regarding the bolt/receiver.
a. Not sure what this means on this rifle. I know what they mean on a Blasser/straight pull bolt.
The bolt assembly on the Savage Model 110 is what Savage calls a floating bolt head design, this is designed to take up some normal manufacturing variables, and allows the bolt head to cartridge engagement. The bolt head on the Model 110BA 338 Lapua has qualified locking lugs and bolt face, the same as what is done on Savages' target rifles.
5. Is the cambering bored at a “match” tolerance?
a. The system will be used from the bench and prone positions. I know “match” chambering can improve accuracy.
The chamber conforms to C.I.P. requirements
6. The barrel has a 1:9 twist rate.
a. How many rifling grooves are there?
6 grooves
Here are a few questions:
1. Anyone using these in completion?
a. How are they doing/scoring?
There are many people using our rifles in competition, unfortunately, unless one follows their use and specific shooters it is difficult to keep track of this.
2. What accurrizing might be done to bring the system into .5MOA performance (if it’s not performing there all ready) or better?
a. Who does it?
The firearms tested at Savage is tested using factory loads, Savage also looks at a variety of ammo that may perform well in its' firearms. For this reason Savage may recommend ammos used during testing in its manual, but like everything else, the shooter, ammo and conditions have a lot to do with the accuracy results of any firearm. We look for a 1MOA performance for this firearm, again our results are based on factory ammo.
3. Why isn’t “lapping the bolt” needed/recommended?
a. I operated a 110 BA this weekend and the bolt felt fine but somewhat “scratchy” like newly machined surfaces will?
The term lapping, is meant to qualify two surfaces to each other (like valve lapping in a car engine). The lapping mates the two surfaces together and sometimes a side effect is a better surface finish. The bolt head as noted in question 4, is qualified by squaring the bolt head lugs to the bolt head stem, also the bolt face is also squared to the stem to allow for a more uniform system when mounted into the action. The receiver, barrel lock nut and recoil lug are also qualified (same as Savages target rifles) to reduce variables and square the action for better performance. The bolt body itself is a tube which transmit motion thru the bolt handle to lock up the gun after the round has been chambered, and extraction after the round has been fired.
4. What is meant by “self-centering” regarding the bolt/receiver.
a. Not sure what this means on this rifle. I know what they mean on a Blasser/straight pull bolt.
The bolt assembly on the Savage Model 110 is what Savage calls a floating bolt head design, this is designed to take up some normal manufacturing variables, and allows the bolt head to cartridge engagement. The bolt head on the Model 110BA 338 Lapua has qualified locking lugs and bolt face, the same as what is done on Savages' target rifles.
5. Is the cambering bored at a “match” tolerance?
a. The system will be used from the bench and prone positions. I know “match” chambering can improve accuracy.
The chamber conforms to C.I.P. requirements
6. The barrel has a 1:9 twist rate.
a. How many rifling grooves are there?
6 grooves
