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Savage Fun (UPDATED w/ Pics for ID)

I am being gifted a Savage Arms .308 bolt action. I realize there are several series of this firearm and I am not aware of any specifics yet other than a few pics that don't give (me) any idea of any modifications or performance.

I have no large interest in hunting (might go at some point with some friends but it won't be a significant activity for this rifle). I intend to keep this rifle in "heirloom" condition and not make any significant modifications.

The activity I am interested in is long range target shooting. There's a couple ranges around that have 1000yd ranges and competitions and I'd like to know if that kind of thing is possible with such a rifle. Can I get a good beginning in 600-1000 yd shooting with something like this?

[I plan to have the gunsmith I recieve it from via FFL transfer to look over it before I do ANYTHING with it to ensure it's safe to shoot. I've had plenty of experience with .22s, handguns and shotguns but never a larger caliber rifle.]

Thanks for your input.

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Is it capable of shooting 1000 yards? Maybe, there really is only one way to know for sure, accuracy may vary on many differnt factors, indlucing how well the shooter can steady the crosshairs on something that far away.
 
Do you at least know the model?

There are quite a few models that are offered in .308 so knowing which one you have is near impossible without pics/description....
 
A .308 is certainly a 1000 yard shooter but an ordinary sporting rifle will not be very accurate at that distance. Military snipers use the .308 at 1000 yards but their guns are bull-barrel, target grade, heavy scopes and custom loaded ammunition tailored to a specific rifle.

I'm not sure a Savage bolt action would ever acquire strong collector interest as there are simply too many bolt actions out there. Savage makes a good, reliable rifle at a very fair price. Should you decide to hunt, that .308 will take anything in North America including the big bears---perhaps not the first choice for a 1000 pound bruin but it will do.
 
Yes would be nice to know witch model it is to tell. If its a base model you can rebarrel it with a match barrel and have a fine target rifle, witch that is what's so nice about the savage they are real easy to rebarrel. :D
 
Thread is pretty pointless without specifics on the rifle. We don't even know if it's a newer Savage (much better than the Savages of old).

The only certainty is that the .308 caliber is capable of the long range shooting you're discussing.
 
Bump'ed with updated pics in OP. Thanks for your help ID'ing this model and or its capabilities. These are the only pics I have. I have not yet received this rifle so I can offer no other specifics at this time. The etched graphic was done by my uncle so don't let that throw you to assume it's an aftermarket stock (which it might be anyway I don't know).
 
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Ehh, you can shoot a 70 year old Communist Mosin Nagant 1000 yards and put rounds on target. Its all up to the shooter. With a Savage .308, the rifle it self will have no problems shooting at that distance. Weather or not you will win a competition with it is a different story.
 
Yeah, that's an afternarket stock, but I have no clue who whittled it. From what little I'm able to see in the picture, the barrel is a heavy barrel. As the major model differences in the Savage line are the stocks, it's hard to tell what model it was originally, but we can safely say that it's a Model 10 It's got the older bolt release (the new ones are near the trigger guard), but we don't know if it's a center feed or a stagger feed.

Either way, it should certainly be a capable 600 yard gun and with proper bedding and tweaking, it might be capable of 1000 yards.
 
I think any Savage can be a 600 yard gun with little to no modification if the person pulling the trigger knows what they are doing. As mentioned, you may not win competitions with it, but you can still have fun and put bullets on a reasonable sized target.

In terms of its capabilities, probably the scope will be the limiting factor purely in terms of the hardware. I can't tell what it is from your pictures, but a scope meant for the job makes all the difference in the world. Yeah, a cheaper scope can get out there some, but if you want to get into it seriously or even as a regular hobby, that would probably be my recommendation for your first modification.

Of course this is speculation as we haven't been able to positively identify it or know how well it shoots.. I'm just working off the reputation of Savage.
 
Not too worried about winning competitions... yet. Having fun with this rifle is the only thing I have in mind. If [when] I find myself wanting to get serious and this gun can't handle it I will find one for that purpose. While it might not be worth much I want to keep this one in the family with as few irreversible mods as possible. I was pretty fond of the Uncle leaving it to me and it will stay in the family for as long as it's around.

Thanks for the input everyone!
 
That stock doesnt look like anything I have ever seen Savage use, it is probably a custom stock someone installed, it looks like the trigger assembly and the screws a recessed more than you would see on a factory rifle (just my guess). If I were you I would get it out to the range and let it speak for itself.
 
Well i would say that as long as the riflings havent been shot out and it has the right twist to shoot the heaver bullets it should do just fine :D It looks to be a older model 10 of some sorts. It looks like your uncle used it for some sort of long range work anyways with the rail mount on bottom of the forearm
 
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