Savage 338LM from DelSelins

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Hello Gents,

After looking and finger diddling both a Savage 10 BA and 110 BA I got the bug . . . BAD!

Looked into the EE and found a few first gen 10 BA's in 308 and a 110 BA in 300WM.

DelSelins also had new 110 BA's in 338LM at a great price.

After doing some number crunching, spent a little more than a used 10 BA and got me a new 110 BA in 338LM :D

All in it (tax + S&H) it was cheaper than the Cabelas price on the 10 BA

Yes the ammo is way more pricey than 308 but hey that's what reloading is for :D

BTW, Brandon at DelSelins was top notch!

Now just gotta wait for the glass/rings . . .
 
Nice score!
Congratulations on the new 'toy'.
I have a BA 10, which I really like to have in my safe and shoot.
I was thinking of selling it a while ago to move up to a .338 110 BA, as I want to try my hand at 800-1000 yards this year and wanted a flatter shooting round than the .308.
However, I really like the look of the BA, although I removed the aluminum factory rail and installed a Warne 20 MOA rail to tone it down a bit.
After a bit of thinking, I decided to keep the 10 BA and ended up buying a 110 FCP HS in .338, so I now have a BA for inexpensive practice, plus the .338 for when I want to try 'reaching out'.
I know a lot of guys put down Savage, but IMHO they produce a well made product, that shoots very well and you don't have to sell a kidney to buy one!!
Reloading is the only way to go with .338, doing so keeps rounds at a very reasonable cost, plus you gain in accuracy. As Charlie would say "Winning"!!!
Hope you enjoy your new gun.
 
blackacres said:
After a bit of thinking, I decided to keep the 10 BA and ended up buying a 110 FCP HS in .338, so I now have a BA for inexpensive practice, plus the .338 for when I want to try 'reaching out'.

Reloading is the only way to go with .338, doing so keeps rounds at a very reasonable cost, plus you gain in accuracy. As Charlie would say "Winning"!!!
Hope you enjoy your new gun.
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Great combo for a range day, best of both worlds. I just love the look and performance of the Savage BA platform.

I did manage to find some "affordable" ammo from Fishing World. While 30 bucks for 10 rounds isn't cheap it's enough to tie me over until reloading starts.
 
pageophile said:
Great combo for a range day, best of both worlds. I just love the look and performance of the Savage BA platform.

I did manage to find some "affordable" ammo from Fishing World. While 30 bucks for 10 rounds isn't cheap it's enough to tie me over until reloading starts.
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Ah Ha! You must be a "local"!
I have 6 boxes of the S&B ammo which I also purchased from Fishing World to use to sight in my new toy, then use for reload trials.
Plus I picked up 100 once fired Lapua brass from Dizzy Dan a while ago for some nice "developed" reloads.
If you are a Silverdale member, I may see you there in the spring!

Cheers.
 
blackacres said:
Ah Ha! You must be a "local"!
I have 6 boxes of the S&B ammo which I also purchased from Fishing World to use to sight in my new toy, then use for reload trials.
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Not a local but a constant CGN EE lurker ;)

The Fishing World guys were great to deal with.

With any luck will be sighting this beastie in at a buddies farm come March :D
 
I just got my 338 Edge North Shore Barrels custom to make hits at 800. Ran out of bullets trying to make the next step to 1000.

I have the Savage FCP in 338 LM. When my new scope arrives it is going to have to match the Edge. Or else.

They are both a lot of fun to shoot. No recoil but boy are they loud. Muzzlebreaks!
 
blackacres said:
Ah Ha! You must be a "local"!
I have 6 boxes of the S&B ammo which I also purchased from Fishing World to use to sight in my new toy, then use for reload trials.
Plus I picked up 100 once fired Lapua brass from Dizzy Dan a while ago for some nice "developed" reloads.
If you are a Silverdale member, I may see you there in the spring!

Cheers.
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I'll be there with my fancy .284 this spring


Btw nice score on 338 LM
 
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