Forums
New posts
Search forums
What's new
Articles
Latest reviews
Author list
Classifieds
Log in
Register
What's new
Search
Search
Search titles and first posts only
Search titles only
By:
New posts
Search forums
Menu
Log in
Register
Install the app
Install
Forums
Hunting
Long Range Hunting & Shooting
Savage rifles ... the most accurate out-of-the-box ?
JavaScript is disabled. For a better experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser before proceeding.
You are using an out of date browser. It may not display this or other websites correctly.
You should upgrade or use an
alternative browser
.
Reply to thread
Message
<blockquote data-quote="jpfrog" data-source="post: 1445117" data-attributes="member: 32525"><p>I just unboxed it about an hour ago. Wow. I've always thought Savages were fugly, but this one I actually like- probably because of the stock and my familiarity with HS from my Rem700 rifles.</p><p></p><p>The thing is built like a tank, with very good attention to detail. Yet, it's relatively light at roughly 10 pounds. For a heavy 26" barrel (fluted) with another 2" or so of muzzle brake, 5 round mag, 1 piece pic rail, and a heck of a solid HS stock, I'm very pleased and surprised it weighs so little. The best part- I measured the trigger pull...untouched by me, straight out of the plastic wrap, it was 1.75 pounds. I thought I messed something up so I tried it again 3 more times. 1.75 pounds!!! My factory Remington triggers that are "set to 3.5 pounds at the factory" have never pulled less than 5 pounds on that gauge. I'll say it again...1.75 pounds!</p><p></p><p>Not sure what the price is now, but I picked this up for $875 shipped at buds on Wednesday and it arrived today. At that price, I probably should have bought two. I can't wait for my dies and Lapua brass to show up next week....I love my Remingtons and have several, but I'm probably going to catch hell from the Rem crowd now because I really like this rifle. Haven't shot it yet, but so far all indications are looking good. Fortunately, I have components coming next week and I picked up a couple of boxes of S&B to get me by until I do some load dev. Tomorrow I'll be attaching my ATACR F1 just to get the full picture of how bada$$ this thing is and an idea of total package ready to hunt/shoot weight.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="jpfrog, post: 1445117, member: 32525"] I just unboxed it about an hour ago. Wow. I've always thought Savages were fugly, but this one I actually like- probably because of the stock and my familiarity with HS from my Rem700 rifles. The thing is built like a tank, with very good attention to detail. Yet, it's relatively light at roughly 10 pounds. For a heavy 26" barrel (fluted) with another 2" or so of muzzle brake, 5 round mag, 1 piece pic rail, and a heck of a solid HS stock, I'm very pleased and surprised it weighs so little. The best part- I measured the trigger pull...untouched by me, straight out of the plastic wrap, it was 1.75 pounds. I thought I messed something up so I tried it again 3 more times. 1.75 pounds!!! My factory Remington triggers that are "set to 3.5 pounds at the factory" have never pulled less than 5 pounds on that gauge. I'll say it again...1.75 pounds! Not sure what the price is now, but I picked this up for $875 shipped at buds on Wednesday and it arrived today. At that price, I probably should have bought two. I can't wait for my dies and Lapua brass to show up next week....I love my Remingtons and have several, but I'm probably going to catch hell from the Rem crowd now because I really like this rifle. Haven't shot it yet, but so far all indications are looking good. Fortunately, I have components coming next week and I picked up a couple of boxes of S&B to get me by until I do some load dev. Tomorrow I'll be attaching my ATACR F1 just to get the full picture of how bada$$ this thing is and an idea of total package ready to hunt/shoot weight. [/QUOTE]
Insert quotes…
Verification
Post reply
Forums
Hunting
Long Range Hunting & Shooting
Savage rifles ... the most accurate out-of-the-box ?
Top