Why are savage rifles so accurate

Thread starter gman Start date Nov 19, Forums Bolt Action Rifles. 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. Nov 12, 35 0 31 Mackay Qld australia. Was looking around on the net at savage rifles. Wats your opinions?

Are they as accurate as they say they are out of the box? What savage models are worth looking at? And why? Sep 17, 0 42 grottoes, va. Re: accuracy of savage rifles??? That's a lot of questions. LOL I have two savages that shoot great. A in. Savage is known for their out of the box accuracy and their f-class rigs have won competitions with NO mods. So that kind of speaks for itself. If you are looking for folks to tell you to buy one.

I am not that guy. I own a couple of different manufacturers rifles and I do have a preference towards grabbing the savage when it's time to hunt. TacBlade Sergeant Supporter. Full Member.

Mar 22, 48 53 Wyoming. Savage is the best out there!!! You cannot find a rifle anywhere in the world that will shoot better!!! Of Course that is my opinion, as I have not shot anything else? Feb 10, 0 washington. Apr 14, 17 0 40 Maryland, USA.

I had a Savage model 12 in a few years back that was an extremely poor shooter which I ended up selling. That kind of turned me off of their rifles for quite a while.

A number of people told me I just happened to get a bad one and I should have sent it back, but what was done was done by then. That rifle has proven to be an exceptional shooter right out of the box.

My thoughts are they are no better or worse than any other quality manufacturer out there. I'd suggest getting behind one for a test drive if you can and see if you like it. Jan 16, 3, 1, 38 Floyd Co, IN. I've got 4 Savages and one M sitting in the safe. My 12FV has a factory. It would probably shoot better, but I'm the weak link in the accuracy chain. Savages are great rifles, but with their rise in popularity prices have gone up too, and they aren't the screaming value-for-accuracy that they were years ago.

Jun 13, 8 San Antonio, Tejas. Every manufactuer makes good ones and bad ones. Jul 17, 9 Mechanicsville, Virginia. They all seemed to have the same "production" build and fit with production tolerances, Savage included. So an accurate, single shot rifle was fine for me. Below is 5 shots, but only at yds with FGMM gr and includes the first shot out the barrel after a full clean left middle round. Thanks for the input. I was lookin at howa's but they don't seem to be very liked. Was also lookin at ruger m77 and a remington But these savages seem to be the way to go, very good priced and very accurate for their price tag..

I'm full of questions I know but I love this sport, and I am very new to it.. Jan 31, 0 45 Montana. Picked up an F-class in 6. Called Tom Manners and ordered a T4. Put an NXS on top of it and voila!!!

I love the weapon and it shoots lights out. Love the Savage. Dec 10, 4, 13 41 Michigan. I know they exist, but I am yet to see a Savage that won't shoot Hows this for you My club has a 7 match series each year.

It is broken into factory and custom. About rifles in each class. Savage rifles took 1st, 2nd and 3rd this year in factory class Hard to argue with that. Geez, well that ones pretty hard to argue with.. Sep 17, 5, 2 kansas, topeka. Aug 9, 0 34 I switche from a 5r to a built savage 10 and couldn't be happier.

Very in expensive to change calibers or barrel length and mine is a laser. Awesome, sounds like savage to me.. I want a , but wat model of savage you guys reccomend?? I wanna do long range, yds at the most? I want a good all rounder, for hunting and target?? Thanks again. Apr 23, 0 47 Los Angeles, CA www. The other advantage to Savage rifles is the ease and cost of putting together a custom rifle. JD42 Sergeant Full Member.

Mar 29, 11 59 Or. I had one in. Very good rifle for the money. Able to shoot better than me. Mine, in 6. But it is a hell of a precision hunting rifle too. At just under 7.

But the stock is built like a tank, and with a solid rest, the rifle really reaches out there. Check options here. With a inch barrel, oversize muzzle brake, and stout chassis stock, it hits the scales at 11 pounds 12 ounces empty.

Chambered in 6mm Creedmoor, it has the ability to hit targets a long way off. With carbon fiber on the fore-end and barrel, and a skeletonized folding stock, the MPR weighs just over 8 pounds and is quite portable. My test gun printed many groups with factory ammo in the.

Its TriggerTech Diamond trigger is among the best out there. It has a lot of nice touches, including flush-mounted QD cups and an adjustable cheekpiece and is one of the most accurate rifles for the money. It delivers exceptional accuracy and performance for the price. BadRock is owned by Defiance Machine, the foremost maker of precision-rifle actions, and uses a Defiance action. The two-lug bolt gun is wickedly fast and easy to run.

It makes the toughest targets seem like chip shots. This is an impressive debut for Daniel Defense, which is a newcomer to the high-end bolt-action rifle scene. This highly accurate, no-nonsense rifle is built around an excellent three-lug action that operates nearly effortlessly.

I fell in love with this little rimfire the moment I brought it to my shoulder and dry-fired the 6-ounce trigger. It has the kind of performance that makes ground squirrels quake in their burrows. The thumbhole stock fits like a custom suit. They build them a lot better, and the list above proves it. These cartridges are engineered to get bullets off to the best possible start by making sure the projectile is oriented as straight as possible in relation to the bore, which is done via steep shoulder angles, a minimal case taper, and tight throat dimensions.

The specs on these cartridges also call for faster twist rates to optimize their performance with heavy-for-caliber target bullets with high BCs. The result of all it is better accuracy. How much better can we expect rifles and cartridges to perform? We can take a clue from the world of target shooting.

In benchrest, and more recently in the realm of precision rifle competitions, mild 6mm cartridges rule the roost. The latest entrant in this field is the 6 GT, the brainchild of rifle builder George Gardner and Tom Jacobs, maker of Vaportrail bullets, and a world-class benchrest shooter.