Savage

ummm...they shoot good... for the price..

.. not sure you can compare them to a Browning:o

...I wouldnt call them a tack driver... just acurate.
 
I just got a 10 FCP in .308 a week ago. After getting the scope zeroed I printed one .478 group and one .425 group with my version of Fed GMM (168 gn SMK over 41.1 of 4064).

Went to the rage today, it was beautiful but but very windy. I fired five, five rounds groups between .656 and .910. Then I hit a suspended O2 tank about 8-inch diameter 10 shots in a row at 500 yards. Nice satisfying clang each time.

This is my first ever Savage. I'd always heard they were "economy" rifles - good but not great. Frankly, I hope I can work up to the capabilities of this rifle. It wasn't inexpensive by any stretch, but a chunk of the price was for the McM stock.

I'm looking at a Mark II BTVS in .22 rimfire now.
 
Had 2 now-Would never buy any thing else. Looks go to the others i must admitt,but i myself would definetly call them tack drivers right out of the box too.
 
Had 2 now-Would never buy any thing else. Looks go to the others i must admitt,but i myself would definetly call them tack drivers right out of the box too
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Yes me too.... some can't get use to the light trigger and don't hit the mark.
 
In my personal experience, you will not find a better value in a bolt rifle than a savage. They are not the prettiest, but they shoot like no tomorrow straight out of the box.
 
I picked up a new Savage 10 FCP the first of the year and have been working up a few loads for it.

Needless to say, my buddy's Rem 700 .308 Win. Police something or the other shoots circles around it....9 ring and 10 ring mostly while mine will cut the X ring apart. :D Second trip to the range, my best 5 shot hand load group was .4" @ 100 yds. When I get some time, I'll try changing some of the components and bullet seating depth and see if I can shrink the size a bit.

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Any reviews on the savage 16 while we're at it? Just picked one up in .300wsm (lefty version) but have yet to shoot it.
 
They have a well deserved reputation for accuracy out of the box. I'd put my Savage 110 7mm Rem Mag (lefty) against any other rifle you mentioned.
 
I agree with Disco.

you can't compare a savage to a browning. With browning you pay to much and gain nothing extra.

Savage all the way
 
We have five different brands of rifles at my house, Savage, Weatherby Vanguard, Remington, H&R, and Rossi. All are good in their own way, and accurate. So when I purchase, I purchase the caliber I'm looking for(availability) in one of these. I LOVE MY SAVAGE 110, .270 Win!! it's a shooter dude.;)
 
Had to check see how many I have.... Four.. 270, 7mm, 30-06, 22-250

... NOthing wrong with em for sure... I use em alot.
(these were used for my stock refinishing project tests):D

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I have a pre-accutrigger, pre-accustock Savage 116 in 7mm Rem. Mag. with a factory scope package that is the most accurate rifle I have. The crisp 3 lb. trigger pull is beautifully smooth. I got rid of the Tupperware stock and put a nice laminated wood stock on it and a longer bolt handle, but that was for my own liking, the accuracy of the gun was there before I did any of that.

For the money spent on a Savage, it's hard to beat the quality and accuracy you'll get right out of the box. :cool:

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Two of the best rifles today for out of the box accuracy goes to Savage and Thompson center Icon in the under $1,000 catagory, most modern rifles will shoot under 1 moa but with work.
 
I have 3. An older 110 lefty in -06 and a newer one in .243. The -06 has taken many deer and elk. The other is a 12 FLV in 22-250. All are very accurate and reliable.

For the money, Savage is a good product!
 
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