Hoping to get some feedback whether my rifle is similar to other Savage MarkII ( non accutrigger ) This was a Dick's impulse buy that if the rebate goes thru will have cost $ 108.00 plus tax and firearms fees. And it seems the best buy I've made since I got my new Remington 760 Game Master with Weaver mounts and a 3X9 scope for $ 105.00 plus tax. Yes, it was a few years ago for the Remington. The Savage was a Dick's special deal, no iron sights and came with an inexpensive straight 4X Tasco scope and mounts. Called it the Savage MarkII GXP. It has a fairly nice wood stock, no laminate.
Anyway from a very inexpensive bipod and nothing but my shoulder on the other end I found this rifle likes Winchester Super X 40 gr lead RN bullets. The Federal HP copper clads were dismal in comparison. I've been shooting a long time and realize certain brands print better than others but this was quite noticeable. At 100 yards I missed a 14 inch by 17 inch target more times than hit out of a full magazine. There was no way to group since the hits were all over the place. The Super X's grouped around 4 to 5 inches with a flyer every now and then. At 50 yards the Super X's grouped about a quarter and the Federals 2 to 3 inches. At 25 yards the Super X could be covered with a dime and the Federals were a quarter and that's being generous. This was repeated three times at the same yardages.
I might add at 100 yards I was using Kentucky windage because there was nothing to line it up on the target with because of the perceived 7 or so inches of bullet drop. But I tried to shoot the same with both brands. Its going to be interesting when I break out the Remington , CCI and Browning ammo. Anyone with a Savage willing to share info ? Or for that matter other makes and results ?
Anyway from a very inexpensive bipod and nothing but my shoulder on the other end I found this rifle likes Winchester Super X 40 gr lead RN bullets. The Federal HP copper clads were dismal in comparison. I've been shooting a long time and realize certain brands print better than others but this was quite noticeable. At 100 yards I missed a 14 inch by 17 inch target more times than hit out of a full magazine. There was no way to group since the hits were all over the place. The Super X's grouped around 4 to 5 inches with a flyer every now and then. At 50 yards the Super X's grouped about a quarter and the Federals 2 to 3 inches. At 25 yards the Super X could be covered with a dime and the Federals were a quarter and that's being generous. This was repeated three times at the same yardages.
I might add at 100 yards I was using Kentucky windage because there was nothing to line it up on the target with because of the perceived 7 or so inches of bullet drop. But I tried to shoot the same with both brands. Its going to be interesting when I break out the Remington , CCI and Browning ammo. Anyone with a Savage willing to share info ? Or for that matter other makes and results ?