20 Practical build

[shovelheadave]

Yep....time to start getting ready to whack some WY Prairie Dogs !!

Figured I'd post this.

It's a start.......some spiffy new parts. I'm LH so, I'm partial to Savage actions.
A 16 FLHSS donor
BVLSS stock
26" Shilen select match barrel (12 twist, I plan to stay at 32gr and under).
.....and some glass.......yep, I forgot to order the base and rings....Doh !!

Donor action torn down to polish

All shiny like and ready for a new build.

Fit into the stock

After bedding ......realizing that I forgot to order the base and rings........I threw on bases/rings/scope I had around.

Two shots to get it on paper, then this five using the load my old 20 Practical liked, just tweaked the seating depth for this this barrel.

With the Farrell base, XTRs and the new glass.
Still playing with the load to get the speed up but, it's a start.

 

[MKotur325]

Looks like a nice rig! Should spell death for plenty of P-dogs and 'yotes!!

 

[.280 Remington]

What is a .20 Practical? I've never heard of it.

Good looking gun though!

 

[shovelheadave]

What is a .20 Practical? I've never heard of it.

Good looking gun though!

.223 necked down to a .204. It gives up a little bit to a 204 Ruger in speed but, components are way cheaper and easier to find.

Uses a .223 bushing sizer and a .223 seater. No special dies, hard to find brass or fire-forming required......"Practical".

 

[6speed]

How does it compare to a 22-250 or 220 swift?

 

[shovelheadave]

It's a different animal. It's faster than both but, also a lighter bullet (in my case).

I take my AR and a bolt gun each year (we fly out so we can only bring two rifles each because of weight). I took my 22-250 out last year and had a hoot but, want something faster......just for something different.

 

[1_pointer]

Very nice! A former poster from ID used the Practical alot, starting back in early 2000s. Took things up to and including deer with it. He had an in with Barnes and talked them into making some .204 X bullets.

 

[shovelheadave]

Holy smokes !!!

 

[idnative1948]

Pics must be reversed. Bolt appears to be on the wrong side.

Just kidding SHD. That is a slick set-up!

 

[MT_elk]

Very nice!

 

[canvsbk]

Great rig there - this stuff is a blast to mess around with.

 

[shovelheadave]

Pics must be reversed. Bolt appears to be on the wrong side.

Just kidding SHD. That is a slick set-up!

Us lefties are the ones that "sit on the right side of the shooting bench"

I know....that's on old one but, I couldn't resist.

 

[bobbydean]

Damn, that is a pretty rifle!

 

[shovelheadave]

Shooting awesome but.......gonna need to throttle it back. No pressure signs but, that's out of my comfort level for volume shooting.

 

[jvanderlinde]

4352 sure sounds fast lol.

 

[shovelheadave]

I backed it up with 4338fps then decided to take the rest of those home and pull the bullets.

No signs of pressure but.....it's too fast to be comfortable.

 

[stillkickin]

Smokin!

 

[theRedneck]

Very cool.