Savage stance
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jonbearman
I live in new york state,how unfortunate !
I have at least 8 I can think of. I like them all especially the one chambered in 7.62x39mm.
Have had three Savage rifles, over the years. Currently have a Savage 12 LRP 6.5 Creedmoor.
For what's basically an off-the-shelf rifle, it's got a lot of value. Fairly accurate, reasonable light/target trigger, solid (HS Precision) stock. I wish they'd put a high-grade barrel on the thing, instead of the in-house factory unit. But otherwise it's pretty good.
A massaged and tuned one can be even more-accurate and smoother. Up to a point. (Like with any decent Remington 700, for example.) It'll never be a "custom" (ie, BAT, Kelbly, Borden) ... but, from a basic accuracy standpoint, IMO it's likely as close as one will get for an affordable off-the-shelf rifle.
Haven't had many rifles, myself, over the years. If I were to do another rifle, I suspect it'd be one of the "custom" varieties. The major thing that's stopped me is that, quite simply, most of the improvements I could ever accomplish would come from fine-tuning the "nut behind the wheel" (me, IOW). Breathing, shouldering (don't use a rest), trigger technique, wind-reading, reloading. While equipment can surely make a world of difference, in target shooting, I get vastly more satisfaction from honing my own skills and abilities. For that sort of rifle shooting, I think the Savage value is hard to beat.
For what's basically an off-the-shelf rifle, it's got a lot of value. Fairly accurate, reasonable light/target trigger, solid (HS Precision) stock. I wish they'd put a high-grade barrel on the thing, instead of the in-house factory unit. But otherwise it's pretty good.
A massaged and tuned one can be even more-accurate and smoother. Up to a point. (Like with any decent Remington 700, for example.) It'll never be a "custom" (ie, BAT, Kelbly, Borden) ... but, from a basic accuracy standpoint, IMO it's likely as close as one will get for an affordable off-the-shelf rifle.
Haven't had many rifles, myself, over the years. If I were to do another rifle, I suspect it'd be one of the "custom" varieties. The major thing that's stopped me is that, quite simply, most of the improvements I could ever accomplish would come from fine-tuning the "nut behind the wheel" (me, IOW). Breathing, shouldering (don't use a rest), trigger technique, wind-reading, reloading. While equipment can surely make a world of difference, in target shooting, I get vastly more satisfaction from honing my own skills and abilities. For that sort of rifle shooting, I think the Savage value is hard to beat.
Thanks for the responses.
I was asking specifics about their new 9mm pistol
It’s the first Savage pistol in over 100 years.
Reason for asking I have 3 BR rifles I put together on Savage actions
In my option they are spectacular
Two 30BR’s and one 6BR’s. The 30’s are fantastic shooting in the 2’s and when I’m right in the 1’s
With these results my head was turned to their new pistol
Obviously as a cc of small size
I have a PPK I’ve carried for years but for some reason it got heavier!
But again thanks to all!
I was asking specifics about their new 9mm pistol
It’s the first Savage pistol in over 100 years.
Reason for asking I have 3 BR rifles I put together on Savage actions
In my option they are spectacular
Two 30BR’s and one 6BR’s. The 30’s are fantastic shooting in the 2’s and when I’m right in the 1’s
With these results my head was turned to their new pistol
Obviously as a cc of small size
I have a PPK I’ve carried for years but for some reason it got heavier!
But again thanks to all!
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Same here !
Last year I took 1st place in a match against 25 guys where 20 of them had full blown customs and me with my home built Savage . What a feeling that was !
My opinion:
In the New Gun of The Week contest for double stack micro 9mm pistols, the Stance is a single stack 9, with a flush 7 rd magazine (or 8 and 10 rd extended mags, which seem to defeat the purpose of a maximum concealment design). The front end is possibly the most chunky/ugly looking of recent years, plus an
additional 10 slots in the slide, with no apparent purpose except to allow debris to work it's way inside.
It's available without or, as shown in the above photo. with a tiny bilateral safety.
I prefer manual safeties when possible, but best wishes for thumbing that one off in a hurry.
The S&W Shield plus suffers from the same unusable manual safety.
The Stance uses a chassis system similar to the SIGs, so other versions will probably follow.
In the New Gun of The Week contest for double stack micro 9mm pistols, the Stance is a single stack 9, with a flush 7 rd magazine (or 8 and 10 rd extended mags, which seem to defeat the purpose of a maximum concealment design). The front end is possibly the most chunky/ugly looking of recent years, plus an
additional 10 slots in the slide, with no apparent purpose except to allow debris to work it's way inside.
It's available without or, as shown in the above photo. with a tiny bilateral safety.
I prefer manual safeties when possible, but best wishes for thumbing that one off in a hurry.
The S&W Shield plus suffers from the same unusable manual safety.
The Stance uses a chassis system similar to the SIGs, so other versions will probably follow.
6MMsteve
Gold $$ Contributor
I have & love my Savage rifles.
As for their new pistol.
Hard pass!
Maybe in 5 years i'll look at one.
But untill a concealed carry pistol proves itself over time, it's not going in my waistband.
As for the single stack 9mm.
The Glock 43 & Walther PPS have that catagory covered in spades. (I'm a trigger snob when it comes to pistols, so i own & carry the Walther)
Be aware though.
I have seen body cam footage of a MD State Trooper being attacked by a guy with a 2X4.
It took 12 rounds of 9mm to the torso before the guy stopped swinging.
As for their new pistol.
Hard pass!
Maybe in 5 years i'll look at one.
But untill a concealed carry pistol proves itself over time, it's not going in my waistband.
As for the single stack 9mm.
The Glock 43 & Walther PPS have that catagory covered in spades. (I'm a trigger snob when it comes to pistols, so i own & carry the Walther)
Be aware though.
I have seen body cam footage of a MD State Trooper being attacked by a guy with a 2X4.
It took 12 rounds of 9mm to the torso before the guy stopped swinging.
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