I am looking to hunt Springbok in the Karoo (South Africa), but I would also like to have the ability to do some long range shooting on a shooting range. For hunting I would shoot between 150 meters to a maximum of about 350 meters. For target shooting I would go up to about 900 meters. The reason I am thinking of the Savage is because of the price tag. I can get a really good deal it seems.
The .308 Win calibre is also to my advantage in the sense that I already have al the reloading equipment for it as well as all the components. It simply is a calibre I that both me and my wife can shoot without her being hammered with the recoil.
Hope to hear more from the guys with this firearm in their safes.