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shrpshtrjoe Super Red Neck Member
Joined: Jan 26, 2005 Posts: 2965 Location: Maryland
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Posted: Sat Apr 16, 2005 8:41 am Post subject: THE SAVAGE IS A SHOOTER |
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Howdy. Finaly got to the range and must say i am impressed with the savage it was a little breezy but this is what i got i only tried varget and balistic tips.
Savage 12fv 223
Simmons 6.5-20-44 mil dot
BHA match brass
cci br4 primers
50 grain nosler balistic tips
oal 2.240 ( 12,000 off)
26.5 grains varget shot group 0.742
27.o grains varget shot group 1.038
27.5 grains varget shot group 0.782 (all 5 shots @ 100yds)
This gun shows a lot of promise i am no bench rest shooter and (imo) this is not to shabby i am quite happy
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Gil Martin Super Member
Joined: Jan 28, 2005 Posts: 1837 Location: Schnecksville, PA
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Posted: Sat Apr 16, 2005 9:41 am Post subject: Not too shabby! |
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Looks like you are on the right track. Good luck. All the best...
Gil
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BillPa Member
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Posted: Sat Apr 16, 2005 11:06 am Post subject: Re: THE SAVAGE IS A SHOOTER |
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Looks like your gett'n a handle on it Joe. If'n ya have any H335 around, give about 27 grains with a BR2 and 50/52 a try.
Bill
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TheBigDog,EdCoffey Rookie Member
Joined: Mar 26, 2005 Posts: 2 Location: Tacoma, Washington
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Posted: Sat Apr 16, 2005 2:56 pm Post subject: Re: THE SAVAGE IS A SHOOTER |
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Hi Joe,
Ditto on the H-335 but I'd start at around 25gr and work up. Also give AA-2015 a try. The bullets I like shooting are the 50gr Blitzkings and the 50gr TNT's. I think it was the TNT's and 2015 powder I used to set the club record at 600yds. I put 4 out of 5 shots into 2" with the fifth shot opening the group up to around 4". I can't do it every time but it sure was nice that one time during the match.
Catch you later,
The Big Dog
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shrpshtrjoe Super Red Neck Member
Joined: Jan 26, 2005 Posts: 2965 Location: Maryland
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Posted: Tue May 10, 2005 3:19 pm Post subject: Re: THE SAVAGE IS A SHOOTER |
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Howdy. I wish all rifles were this easy to reload for this 12 fv shoots better than i can shoot it . this is my load for 50 grainers.
Hogdgon Benchmark 26.5 grns
50 grain nosler b-t
BHA match brass
cci br4 primers
2.235 aol
My worst 5 shot group @ 100yds was in the .7s it shoots .5s consistanly and have gotton it in the .4s and im still full length resizing got about 50 more to shoot and then i will neck size. I'm havin a blast with this thing. Goin to NC the end of this month hopin to get some ground hog huntin in while i'm there
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calsibley Super Member
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Posted: Sun May 22, 2005 6:12 am Post subject: Re: THE SAVAGE IS A SHOOTER |
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Hello Joe,
Pretty fair groups Joe, keep plugging away at it. I also like the Nosler Balistic Tips and use a lot of them in .224 and .243. In your caliber the 50s also are quite accurate. I agree with you about the Savage. I just left their website. They have some new models this year that look interesting.
Best wishes.
Cal - Montreal
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shrpshtrjoe Super Red Neck Member
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popgun Member
Joined: Jan 26, 2005 Posts: 735 Location: Mitchell, GA, U.S.A. (2007 pop. 191)
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Posted: Mon May 23, 2005 11:36 pm Post subject: Re: THE SAVAGE IS A SHOOTER |
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;-) Glad you like the rifle & scope combination. You will find that it shoots better the more you shoot it. I like the Nosler BT-V's too but try the Hornady V-Max's too. You might find that they shoot better, mabe not, but worth a try.
Mine likes the Midsouth Shooters Supply labled bullets (Hornady #2266 sp w/c). It shoots them about .6" and darn cheap to shoot.
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shrpshtrjoe Super Red Neck Member
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Posted: Tue May 24, 2005 1:58 pm Post subject: Re: THE SAVAGE IS A SHOOTER |
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Howdy. pop gun long time no hear. I love this rig i think half the time it shoots better than i can shoot it. I may have to give those midsouth bullets a try. My buddy just dropped off a savage 308 tactical 110fp with a 4.5-14 nikon buckmaster scope he wants me to work up a load for it with the nosler 150gr accubond . Nice rifle (pre accutrigger) lookin forward to seein how it shoots.
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popgun Member
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Posted: Tue May 24, 2005 7:49 pm Post subject: Re: THE SAVAGE IS A SHOOTER |
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Glad your having fun with your rifle.
As for reloading for a friend make sure he buys all components and that you don't charge for the service. If you charge him for anything to include the components that makes you an Ammunition Manufacturer which requires a FFL.
You also place yourself in a position of liability if his gun blows up with your rounds damaging his gun and hurting him. A friend, a policeman, got into this fix. He loaded some hot rounds for some other officers. Those officers used the rounds in a shoot out and a citizen was wounded because of over penetration by the hot rounds. Two of the officers guns locked up because of the hot rounds. He does ot load for anyone else anymore. I always recomend that if someone wants custom loads to get them started in reloading for themself.
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shrpshtrjoe Super Red Neck Member
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Posted: Wed May 25, 2005 1:11 pm Post subject: Re: THE SAVAGE IS A SHOOTER |
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Good advice !! i never thought about having a problem like that. Maybe i will write up a disclaimer and have him sign it. Thanks for the info
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