Savage Model 12 Bench Rest

[snakepit]

Based on the last 3 years' data that I have looked at where both Factory (which includes Salvage M12 6br) and Custom shoot the exact same target and same distances, it shows that on the average the custom rifles out score the factory rifles by an average of 7.6 points. The eye opener in the data is that rarely would the highest scoring factory rifle finish in the top 4 or 5 if it competed in the custom class.

Also interesting is that if you follow a given shooter through out a season of matches, his custom scores are more consistent than his factory rifle scores.

I agree with your statement that on the average the customs out score factory rifles but at the same time you need to consider that the higher scores you indicated may be due to not just the fact that they are "customs" but that the experience of the average shooter and therefore their scores would most likely be much higher for the person shooting the custom than the person shooting the factory rifle. That experience plus the fact that a majority of the participants at least at major meets are using customs and not factory rifles should mean higher scores for the customs.

I am not sure what you mean about following a shooter throughout a season of matches and comparing their custom scores with their factory rifle scores. I do not know many competition shooters who compete using both custom and factory rifles throughout a season. If you mean comparing their current season custom scores with prior factory rifle seasons scores then I would expect that increase to be the case, again due to the custom rifle and the increase in their experience.

 

[WyleWD]

Based on the last 3 years' data that I have looked at where both Factory (which includes Salvage M12 6br) and Custom shoot the exact same target and same distances, it shows that on the average the custom rifles out score the factory rifles by an average of 7.6 points. The eye opener in the data is that rarely would the highest scoring factory rifle finish in the top 4 or 5 if it competed in the custom class.

Also interesting is that if you follow a given shooter through out a season of matches, his custom scores are more consistent than his factory rifle scores.

I am not sure what you mean about following a shooter throughout a season of matches and comparing their custom scores with their factory rifle scores. I do not know many competition shooters who compete using both custom and factory rifles throughout a season.

Varmint type matches typically have a custom AND a factory class and almost all of the shooters that attend will compete in both. That is how they get an Agg. score. I believe that UBR also has a custom and a factory class as well. So there again, the same shooter would be competing with both a custom and a factory rifle on the same day at the same target format.

Sorry, I guess I wasn't clear enough in my original post. WD

 

[snakepit]

WD, now I see what you were trying to say. Since the title of the thread is "Savage Model 12 Bench Rest" I was thinking more about Benchrest, F-Class and F/TR competition.

 

[Hoier]

Well in 600 and 1k some clubs have factory classes. And there is a huge difference in groups and scores between factory and custom. I was even told by the IBS that I should think about having a factory class and this is for 1k.

 

[MGYSGT]

Just got back from sick call. Doc says, that is the worst beating he had ever seen and I should refrain from commenting about my opinions of Savage rifles .

Tom