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First long range rifle: Savage?
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<blockquote data-quote="westcliffe01" data-source="post: 824397" data-attributes="member: 35183"><p>If you choose a Vortex scope its only a little additional money for the 6-24. What you have to ask yourself is whether you would be OK with the Min magnification level. I am OK with 6x as a minimum. If you want less then the 4-16 would be the obvious choice. It also depends on your eyesight. I need all the help I can get at long range and I will go with the highest I can use. Atmospheric conditions ultimately dictate how much magnification one can really use especially in sunny conditiions. Here in the midwest sun during the hunting season is the exception rather than the rule...</p><p></p><p>Something you may have to accept, is that the likelihood is great that you will eventually upgrade the barrel. Savage factory barrels are often better than the barrels found on other factory rifles. But they do not compare to "real" match barrels and what you really get from the factory is a bit of a crap shoot. I have had all lemons but 1 from Remington and 1 for 1 lemon from TC. I have had 1 great Savage barrel on my model 10PC in 223, and an OK one in 243 on my stainless model 12. Both other rifles had the barrels swapped before I even got my hands on them. But given that you can get really good quality barrels for $350 and do everything else yourself, the sting is not nearly as bad as with a Remington or a TC, where you can easily hit $1000 by the time everything is done properly (and a potentially 6 month wait time).</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="westcliffe01, post: 824397, member: 35183"] If you choose a Vortex scope its only a little additional money for the 6-24. What you have to ask yourself is whether you would be OK with the Min magnification level. I am OK with 6x as a minimum. If you want less then the 4-16 would be the obvious choice. It also depends on your eyesight. I need all the help I can get at long range and I will go with the highest I can use. Atmospheric conditions ultimately dictate how much magnification one can really use especially in sunny conditiions. Here in the midwest sun during the hunting season is the exception rather than the rule... Something you may have to accept, is that the likelihood is great that you will eventually upgrade the barrel. Savage factory barrels are often better than the barrels found on other factory rifles. But they do not compare to "real" match barrels and what you really get from the factory is a bit of a crap shoot. I have had all lemons but 1 from Remington and 1 for 1 lemon from TC. I have had 1 great Savage barrel on my model 10PC in 223, and an OK one in 243 on my stainless model 12. Both other rifles had the barrels swapped before I even got my hands on them. But given that you can get really good quality barrels for $350 and do everything else yourself, the sting is not nearly as bad as with a Remington or a TC, where you can easily hit $1000 by the time everything is done properly (and a potentially 6 month wait time). [/QUOTE]
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