thatguySHM
Beginner
- Feb 11, 2017
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Years ago, while on a trip with my father, I picked up a Remington 700p 308 with optic for the price of a used SPS, and shot it quite a bit. First time dabbling with the mighty 308, and it took me out to half a mile for the first time.
As my knowledge of the 308 grew, I kept searching for the lands. Finally I got tired of it, researched and found out it was one of the very long throated rifles. Getting tired of it, I decided to put a new barrel on it. I've been building ARs and Savage rifles for years, and just did a Remage. I wanted to take it to the next step.
I went with a short chambered Satern barrel in 308. I thought about switching to one of the 6/6.5 mm rounds out there but had everything for the 308 and decided to keep it the same. So I rented a reamer and t handle with gauges from 4D and put it all together Wednesday.
Final specs
Rem 700 SA
Sent the bolt off for a knob
Satern 24" stainless barrel, M24E profile
TriDelta muzzle brake
Timney Calvin Elite 2 stage trigger
EGW 20 MOA base
Not sure of the rings, I got them years ago
Falcon Menace 4.5-18x56
Kept the Hogue stock, hogged it out for the barrel
Harris bipod
Almost every load I've put into it shoots well. I shot one shot on paper Wednesday, cleaned, adjusted to get near paper, second shot gave me the idea where to adjust, cleaned, then shot a three shot group that was under an inch, cleaned and adjusted the correct way (brain fart sent it the wrong way), then fired a five shot group that was under half an inch.
That was all with light 168gr Nosler CC, and H335. Then I switched to 175 TMKs with IMR 4064 and shot for five round groups, all amazing. Tired 168 Amax and CFE223, first time anything was over an inch for five.
I took my data and came home, focused on the TMK load, and tried some 175 RFDs with AR Comp. Also looked around to see what I had for old loads, wanted my Lapua brass, so grabbed a bunch today, and just had fun with my wife and a co worker on the range.
She stole the day with under an inch group at 300 yards with her 6mm BR I made her for our wedding, and as I trained her to do her own scope adjustments, she nailed a golf ball dead center at 300 with me spotting. Our friend also hit one twice at 300 with my 308. To end the day I shot two more 100 yard groups, one with the TMK and one with 178 Amax with PP2000. Both were well under .5" for five.
I just love when things turn out this way.
SHM
Rifle, first target, TMK target page, Amax right TMK left
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As my knowledge of the 308 grew, I kept searching for the lands. Finally I got tired of it, researched and found out it was one of the very long throated rifles. Getting tired of it, I decided to put a new barrel on it. I've been building ARs and Savage rifles for years, and just did a Remage. I wanted to take it to the next step.
I went with a short chambered Satern barrel in 308. I thought about switching to one of the 6/6.5 mm rounds out there but had everything for the 308 and decided to keep it the same. So I rented a reamer and t handle with gauges from 4D and put it all together Wednesday.
Final specs
Rem 700 SA
Sent the bolt off for a knob
Satern 24" stainless barrel, M24E profile
TriDelta muzzle brake
Timney Calvin Elite 2 stage trigger
EGW 20 MOA base
Not sure of the rings, I got them years ago
Falcon Menace 4.5-18x56
Kept the Hogue stock, hogged it out for the barrel
Harris bipod
Almost every load I've put into it shoots well. I shot one shot on paper Wednesday, cleaned, adjusted to get near paper, second shot gave me the idea where to adjust, cleaned, then shot a three shot group that was under an inch, cleaned and adjusted the correct way (brain fart sent it the wrong way), then fired a five shot group that was under half an inch.
That was all with light 168gr Nosler CC, and H335. Then I switched to 175 TMKs with IMR 4064 and shot for five round groups, all amazing. Tired 168 Amax and CFE223, first time anything was over an inch for five.
I took my data and came home, focused on the TMK load, and tried some 175 RFDs with AR Comp. Also looked around to see what I had for old loads, wanted my Lapua brass, so grabbed a bunch today, and just had fun with my wife and a co worker on the range.
She stole the day with under an inch group at 300 yards with her 6mm BR I made her for our wedding, and as I trained her to do her own scope adjustments, she nailed a golf ball dead center at 300 with me spotting. Our friend also hit one twice at 300 with my 308. To end the day I shot two more 100 yard groups, one with the TMK and one with 178 Amax with PP2000. Both were well under .5" for five.
I just love when things turn out this way.
SHM
Rifle, first target, TMK target page, Amax right TMK left
Sent from my XT1650 using Tapatalk
