Savage FV-SR experience on saturday

[cajun_64]

I picked up this gun on Monday last week.
One Saturday, feeling under the weather I stayed inside and mounted the scope. A Mueller APV 4.5-14 and gave it a good cleaning.

Finally on Sunday I get out to our little range. Shooting on the bed cover of my truck @ 25 yards it was about 12" right and 6" Low.
Took me 8 shots to get it 1/2" high dead center, then enjoyed some plinking.

I have been shooting all my life and never enjoyed it as much OR shot as well.
I took a picture of the target but then lost it. 5 shot groups touching, using the Gemtech Subsonic rounds. Definitely head of squirrel

The trigger on this thing is amazing to me. I do need to add more weight in the butt stock(duct seal in a ziplock should help alot) and add an adjustible cheek rest.

I do need to get a bore sighter and work ALOT on my breathing, but I am loving this little thing.Can't wait to get the can on it in a month or so.

2 more weeks before I can get back to the range with it and will try to capture pictures this time. I see alot of fun with this thing.

 

[Ritten]

A lot of people don't realize how accurate the some of those Savage FVs can be right out of the box. I had one years ago that I had threaded and with my SWR Spectre it would shoot less than .25" at 100yds on a calm day. Other than the threading, the rifle was bone stock. A buddy of mine and I shot with it all day and just laughed at how accurate it was. 10 shot groups at 100yds could be covered with a dime and I had 1/4 the money invested in that gun than in the .308 I was running at the time. It's one of the few guns I regret selling and am still trying to build a .22lr that could match the accuracy of that gun.

 

[cajun_64]

Yes, I was pleasantly surprised. I am looking forward to improving my skills and stretching distances out more


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[Richard in LA]

I love mine. I couldnt stand that cheap plastic stock that comes with them though, so I got a boyds "tacticool" stock and really like it. mine is accurate enough with CCI Std velocity and federal gold medal, havent had a chance to run any of the Eley I recently purchased through it though. I can't shoot 100 yard groups like Ritten, but an inch to just under 2" at 100 is very easy to do. I got to shoot it at 200 yards and after getting the elevation down, it was easy for anyone who picked it up to hit consistently. Hopefully I can make it to the range this weekend and shoot it along with my CZ452 since I got a new stock for it as well.

 

[Barney88PDC]

Richard, Manners?

 

[Richard in LA]

No, one of Denny's Klinsky stocks.

 

[topgunz1]

Anybody local stock these? I'd love to get a bolt gun for my can to hunt in MS.

 

[cajun_64]

Anybody local stock these? I'd love to get a bolt gun for my can to hunt in MS.

I couldn't find any locally. Found mine at Bud's gunshop online for $236.00

 

[rcm192]

I also have one. It's an excellent rifle for the price. Boyds makes a really nice stock for it. I plan on dropping mine in one soon. You need to get the extended hardware if you go this route though.

 

[Richard in LA]

Anybody local stock these? I'd love to get a bolt gun for my can to hunt in MS.

Bought mine at Jim's.

 

[JR1572]

How does the accuracy of the Savage compare to that of the CZ452? I had a threaded CZ Scout that I'm still mad at myself for selling...

JR1572