USBR project with a savage Mark II bv

[TONY Q.C.I.S.]

I started with a mark II Bv that was about 3/8”–1/2” @ 50 yd. Out of the box, off the bench, 1½ # trigger with the scope that came with it.
I backed the accutrigger spring all the way down and cut 2 rounds off dropped the pull down to 6-8oz, no malfunctions after about 1200 rounds ,im thinking about going maybe a ½ round more on the spring.i can always crank it back up to 4-5 # if i need to . I polished the sear and disconnect notch with my dremmel, removed all the rough edges put it back in. I am working on the tork on the recoil lugs until I get my SSS stock in right now im cranking down pretty good on the front and hand tight on the back. I toped it off with a tasco 6x24x42 world class and am using my rifles favorite ammo. Federal 714 and 711b now it’s down to a good tight .262” wide .254 tall OD. @ 50 yd from 1/2 in. od. I’m gona chop off ½ maybe 1 more round on the spring and trying to get it down to around 3 oz. , trysome different ammo (again). I have tried everything from aguila to Winchester and im kind of having great results with the foreign target stuff from federal (the stuff from dick's). Well back to the range tomorrow to tune it some more, this rifle is as easy to tune, as an ar15 is to accessorize. I will post any tricks or niches that I might find with my adventures into the world of savage. This month will be the first match after tuning lets see if it breaks 200 this round. I have great results to report from my testing ,im so looking foreward to the USBR match this month .“T”

[TONY Q.C.I.S.]

Ok here we go I’m taking my savage to the range tomorrow and get it ready for Saturday morning. I got some Eley and the rare and hard to find Winchester supreme match (Australian made, I hear their will be no more of this ammo made), I know I found a supply of it today of a stock pile price of $450 a case I paid $50 a brick today but I do like it and so does my savage .got a new rear bag and finished my trigger I actually had to turn it up a bit to have any control at all, I have it set at 3.788 oz .it is safe I have even drop tested it from 8-9 “ on my mat. Well I will post any news I hope its all good.i'm practicing with win. Supreme match and fine-tuning with Eley, shooting my match with Eley. My goal is to break 210 I'm going for 225 and at least a tie with Mr. Natural him Mr. Danny Creasy and Dwight. Well good luck to us all, see yall Saturday on the range.”T”

P.s. I ran into David all the way down in Russellville I thought I was being covert gathering up on Eley and poof there he was. Interesting

[TONY Q.C.I.S.]

Oddly enough my rifle hates eley??? Just thought I would open with that, I tried eley, federal 711B, and 714, win. Supreme, aguila and wolf ME. My rifle anyway you slice it loves federal711B gold medal, nothing even tennex I don’t know why or what the deal with that is but I guess it likes what it likes …even in the wind I was able to shoot a three string set of targets(usbr 50yd.) and wind and all my avg. was 212.6 (209,216,213) with old faithful my fed. 711b. On the trigger issue I have it too light for my taste I added about ½ a turn, it was too light it had no feel. It is at about 4 1/2 oz now and it is crisp as a new $100 bill. I can see and feel a difference in it now, very much worth the time and effort, I have spent $100’s for a trigger and tuning job and none even come close to this 1 and I have never done it before. It took about 2 hours and 2-3 trips to the range and it’s like butta, I will share what all I did and help all I can to any of those of you who want it with slicking up your savage. Well i'm gona shoot every day up till the match and see how my project turns out on sat morning…. I can’t wait B-) the scores will be up sat afternoon or sun. When ever Dwight gets them up. Good luck guys, hope we have a big turn out like last sat. “T”

[TONY Q.C.I.S.]

Well I got to shoot my savage on sat. Morning. I shot a 202 in heavy wind #3 in my class, of course Dwight was 1'st Danny 2'nd me 3'rd it was close ... i'm happy with my score maybe next month this spring wind will be died down by then. All in all i’m progressing nicely and had a great day with some great people, what more can I ask for. I got to meet some new folks Barry 221 fireball, and some others sry. I can't remember all the names. The match is growing and so are the scores being posted, well that’s all for now I will be tuning all month and will post any findings along the way. I broke 200 now I have to get my 210 or a 220 would be nice.lol. Later "T"

[TONY Q.C.I.S.]

Well I have decided to try a seemingly easy job on my BR project; I tried and succeeded in bedding my first stock. This all started when my rifle seemed to be making a u shaped group and SSS is backed up.well after disassembly I found that the factory recoil lug (1/2 “round piece with a set screw dove tailed in) on the under side of the barrel was so loose it fell off when I took the stock off. I put it back and used a run out gauge to center it and reattach (with lock tight black) that was the culprit I think. The factory laminate stock is made by BOYDD’S and is already inlet pretty good, I hogged it out a bit and made a few under cuts and sanded for my bedding compound to hold onto. I used a material used to repair cast iron stoves (King-O-Heat) similar to j.b.weld, I did all my prep (a special thanks to my Grand Father L.B. Hudson 1904-1994 for teaching me woodworking and finishing) this is easy if you have any knowledge of wood working and the proper tools mine are about 75-80 yo. And i'm sure home depot wont have them. Just start by figuring out where relief is needed and spending the time to mask and pack with clay where you don’t want the putty to adhere to, after masking and packing I sprayed a light coat of wd40 on the masked areas and every where the putty will contact on the action. I sanded and contoured the inside of the stock with hand tools (not a dremmel), after all the prep i blowed all the sanding dust out with compressed air and wipe it all down with denatured alcohol and then preps all. Now for the fun part I chose the putty so it would be easier to shape and mix (no runny epoxy for me), make sure you know where your going to bed or your putty will get hard in about 5-7 min so have everything ready before you mix. I bedded the action bolts, mag well, 1’st 3” of the barrel on the savage it has a channel cut in the stock for this from the factory (minor prep needed) and in this channel is the recoil lug I packed the hole it goes in and now it’s not moving around in the stock. I built up 1 pillar in the center of the action that was already there but wood, and shows wear after 2-3 months of use. After all this my barrel is fully free floated and the action only rest on my bedding putty, on the other areas I just used a skim coat to ensure it was not contacting the wood. After I took it back down and inspected the bedding it is slick as glass and all necessary voids are filled no squeeze out, also I noticed my action works easier and the bolt locks more securely .the odd thing is that my scope had to be re leveled I guess the factory stock had my action torked, and my barrel is centered in the barrel channel almost perfectly now it was slightly over to the right side before after drying everything looks great and I think this will make a huge difference after seeing the way it was put together from the factory. Well my thanks to Dwight P. and all those that gave input and support on my first bedding job. On to the range and do some testing. More later. “T”

P.S. if you own a savage mkII keep a check on the little recoil lug the setscrew comes loose a lot, savage says they are working on it….