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Wouldn't Believe it Unless I Saw It!

I've been impressed by a few savages myself. Most of them the older flat back 110s with cheap plastic stocks and 5lb trigger pulls. Most of the time the only thing I have done to them is float the barrel and tang, bed the lug and work up a load. Here is a couple five shot groups that really stood out.
 

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I have a Savage 10 FCP-SR in 6.5 CM that is my very first precision rifle. In an Accustock and with the Accutrigger totally stock out of the box with a $250 Vortex Crossfire II scope it consistently shot sub MOA groups with factory 147 gr. Hornady ammunition after zeroing. I have since used the action as a base for my FrankenGun and she now lives in an MDT chassis with XLR buttstock and all manner of goodies but the gun was a tack driver right out of the box for a gun that cost like $450.

Not going to be my last Savage.

VooDoo
 
Not quite, Tasco doesn't make anything as far as I know.

The first version of that scope was the Tasco Super Sniper scope but when Tasco was going to discontinue it, SWFA bought the rights to the design and the Super Sniper name I think.

I believe it is manufactured in Japan by one of the contract optics houses, possibly LOW but I'm not sure.

It's a quality, durable scope and a pretty good value.
 
Sixgun said:
The SWFA scopes are actually made by Tasco.
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Tasco has never made scopes. The had them made by any number of manufacturers in Japan, Korea and China.

Tasco hasn't had anything to do with what is now the SWFA SS scope since 1996. That is when SWFA bought the rights and Tasco was bought out by Bushnell.

http://swfa-ss.com/history

I will add that I have the 3-15x, and the 10x. They aren't fancy, but they absolutely track and return to zero every single time. The 5-20x HD is on my radar for an ELR scope.
 
bought my 10 yr old a tika t3x in .243,loaded 65gr vmax for rabbits,plain jane compact/youth rifle that fits him perfectly,blown away by the accuracy,hes knocking rabbits well past 300 mtrs...best is 388mtr. those factory rifles have come along way i reckon,to the point were i dont think custom at 3-4 x the $ is justified....for what we do at least..
 
I was at the range the other day and guy a few benches down from me was shooting a loudenboomer from a Lead Sled while I was running a load test through an old .22-250 I had bought to go coyote hunting with. We walked down to the targets together and I asked what he was shooting. He had a brand-new Ruger American .300 WinMag that he took out of the box there at the range. He mounted a scope, fired three or four shots getting a zero and then fired two three-shot groups at 100 yards from the Sled and both groups had all three holes touching! Then he told me it was factory ammo! I was impressed.
 
ReedG said:
I was at the range the other day and guy a few benches down from me was shooting a loudenboomer from a Lead Sled while I was running a load test through an old .22-250 I had bought to go coyote hunting with. We walked down to the targets together and I asked what he was shooting. He had a brand-new Ruger American .300 WinMag that he took out of the box there at the range. He mounted a scope, fired three or four shots getting a zero and then fired two three-shot groups at 100 yards from the Sled and both groups had all three holes touching! Then he told me it was factory ammo! I was impressed.
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The ruger American is no joke Accurate
 
K22 said:
At the range last week and my buddy shows up with a Savage Axis, 6.5 Creedmore with an SWF (I think that was the brand) scope. Never heard of that brand before - he purchased it off the internet.

He proceeds to shoot a five shot group, off the bench, that covered a nickel or there about using factory ammo, i.e. Winchester factory with 125 bullets.:eek:

I looked at my 243 Win, with a custom Hart barrel that cost me $700 installed and shake my head since mine doesn't shoot any better if that! :mad:

Never owned a Savage but rethinking that.:rolleyes:
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I work at a retail gun store (not Cabela's) and when a customer comes in a tells me he is thinking of getting into long range shooting I will tell them that I also shoot 600 yds and do it very well with a $400.00 Savage. I will direct them to Cabela's and look at the Savage 12 F/V, 6.5 CM. I own one and shoot .5 MOA at 600 yds with my reloads. Now the gun wont do that by it's self, a Viper scope and Boyds stock will make the me a better shooter. I have 4 customers that have come back to me and buy a Vortex PST II and other shooting accessories and so far no complaints about the gun. 2 of them joined our club and shoot next to me on the 600 yd range. The Savage is a great way to get into long range shooting without spending $4000.00 up front.
 
One thing I've noticed about the 12 FV's that I own, and have seen at the range in the hands of other shooters, is that the action screws tend to loosen. I carry a torque wrench with me to the range, and keep my actions screws torqued, as well as helping other Savage owners who are experiencing a sudden drop off in accuracy of their rifles.

Time and again, after listening to how their Savage used to shoot great, but now doesn't, I find action screws that are one to two turns loose of snug. Once torqued back up, those Savages shoot just like they always did, and the reward for that is seeing the big smile that comes over their faces after they shoot a nickel sized group at 200 yds with factory ammo.
 
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