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Title: Got another Savage Post by babyhog on 12/01/10 at 08:16:02 This one happens to be a Savage rifle though. Savage Edge 223. I'm gonna get me a deer this weekend. :) |
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Title: Re: Got another Savage Post by lukeduck on 12/01/10 at 08:30:53 You now be one savage lady. Best of luck on the hunt. Bag a Bambi, save a rider. Not to mention alot of good eating. Venison on the grill for Christmas dinner?. Good hunting---Luke |
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Title: Re: Got another Savage Post by Oldfeller on 12/01/10 at 08:50:28 I gots me one of the previous generation of the low cost Savages, the Stevens 7mm-08. It is a fine shooting thing, should be it was reworked by one of the old school gun gun tuners to be equal to or better than Savage's best current offering. The trigger is especially fine after the rework, clearly better trigger break action than a current Savage Accutrigger. There is a detailed how-to rework those particular guns posted out on the net if you have any interest -- PM and I'll shoot you a link. |
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Title: Re: Got another Savage Post by buttgoat1 on 12/01/10 at 09:19:58 Savages are good rifles. my dad's favorite varmint rifle was a Savage in .222 real tackdriver I passed up a model 24 at a gunshow and am wishing I hadn't. I like the uniqueness of a breakopen double barrel with a .223 over a 20 guage. This is more of a turkey gun though. |
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Title: Re: Got another Savage Post by babyhog on 12/01/10 at 09:23:43 OF, this one doesn't have the Accutrigger. So you didn't like it? All I read was raves about it. Haven't gotten to shoot this one yet, hopefully it quits raining enough to sight in this evening. I might just ask you about that info if I don't like it after shooting. Thanks |
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Title: Re: Got another Savage Post by Boule’tard on 12/01/10 at 10:06:36 It's hard to beat a Savage for value (both the gun and bike) :) A co-worker bought a Savage 30-06 from Walmart, a rifle/scope package deal for less than $250, and we could consistently hit soda cans at 100 yards with it. I think their .223 will be that good or better. Have fun on the deer hunt. My sister is doing the same this season, but with a 270. |
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Title: Re: Got another Savage Post by sluggo on 12/01/10 at 13:08:10 i have a russian sniper rifle sweet under a hundred buck at big 5. nasty little shooter. venicen for christmas count me in. |
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Title: Re: Got another Savage Post by photojoe on 12/01/10 at 14:49:57 Congrats on your new acquisition BH! We've acquired a few new guns in the last couple of months. Shar bought a beautiful Smith and Wesson .357 Combat Magnum recently. What a sweet gun, and my favorite one in the house so far. We got back from the range a couple of hours ago, and she brought home a Nickel S&W Model 10-6. Her taste in revolvers is another reason why I love that woman ;) |
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Title: Re: Got another Savage Post by Ed L. on 12/01/10 at 18:29:25 I've got my dad's pump action 22 Savage. I think it is a model 1914 with the octagon barrel. It can still hit a soda can at 50 yards with open sites, gotta love a Savage. Luck with hunting, I do love Bambie Burgers over an open grill. |
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Title: Re: Got another Savage Post by stinger on 12/02/10 at 01:20:16 I have 2 Stayer Manlicker 30-06 sniper rifles with floating barrels and 2 triggers. Both have 9 power variable gas scopes. My 300 Savage, which was a accurate enough gun to be used as a sniper rifle in a couple of wars, acutally outshoots the Stayers. |
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Title: Re: Got another Savage Post by John_D FSO on 12/02/10 at 04:56:00 716E7765656D020 wrote:
Are those the Mosin-Nagant (or however it's spelled) that they're always having on sale? I've thought a few times about picking one up. Can't beat the price at $90, but never new anyone who had one to say whether it was good or not. Stinger: I've got an old .300 Savage lever-action I got from a friend. Haven't gotten around to shooting it, since the open sights are removed, and I haven't gotten around to getting a good scope for it. Ordered bigger saddlebags for the bike instead. ::) |
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Title: Re: Got another Savage Post by babyhog on 12/02/10 at 05:04:34 I knew we had alot of gun lovers around here! My hubby has several rifles, shotguns, pistols. He showed me a quarter that he shot a hole clean through at 100 yds with a .222. I'm learning to love them. I inherited a revolver from my Dad when he died, so its special to me. Always liked shooting the pistols, but never had the urge to hunt with a rifle until this year, so I hope this isn't some expensive bug I've caught! lol |
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Title: Re: Got another Savage Post by odmanout on 12/02/10 at 05:10:26 27063D2E4C620 wrote:
My dad had a savage pump 22. When I was8 years old he decided I should learn how to shoot it. We joined a local gun club, but I was awful. The running joke was " he's shooting again- quick- hide behind the target!". At one point Dad thought it was because the rifle was too heavy with all the bullets in it so he tried to teach me how to breach lode it- I promptly got my little finger stuck in the breach. Then he found out I needed glasses. ;D |
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Title: Re: Got another Savage Post by photojoe on 12/02/10 at 06:30:56 0E0D0C010319600 wrote:
I inherited my Dad's NYPD Service revolver. I know what you mean about it being something special. Being that it's 50 years old, and it shows, makes it more so. Yes, you will probably buy more rifles/handguns. Buy a bigger safe ;) |
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Title: Re: Got another Savage Post by 12Bravo on 12/02/10 at 07:18:20 I have to either get a trailer to pull behind the bike or take the cage when I go to the shooting range. :D |
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Title: Re: Got another Savage Post by buttgoat1 on 12/02/10 at 09:17:54 yep, guns and bikes can be addictive. but at least you don't have a wife or girlfriend, they can be real costly.......... |
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Title: Re: Got another Savage Post by photojoe on 12/02/10 at 09:55:27 3A2D3E2B2D2A2D3E214C0 wrote:
A wife or girlfriend who is interested in guns as much as we are can be "more" costly. Beats the alternative, and I wouldn't have it any other way. At least I have no problems trying to decide what gifts to buy her. |
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Title: Re: Got another Savage Post by buttgoat1 on 12/02/10 at 10:38:27 momma needs a new 9mm! lemme try it out first lol |
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Title: Re: Got another Savage Post by babyhog on 12/02/10 at 11:02:47 you guys are too funny. ;) |
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Title: Re: Got another Savage Post by Oldfeller on 12/02/10 at 11:24:12 Yep, and some of us are way past funny when it comes to gun stuff. Savage Accutriggers are pretty good out of the box and people disrespect the standard Savage trigger a lot because of the Accutrigger. But them old style gun nuts have been working triggers for DECADES now and understand how to make a bright shiny ruby out of a sow's ear. http://castboolits.gunloads.com/showthread.php?t=2735&highlight=stevens+7mm-08 I have guns with Accutrigger and the standard Savage trigger and have worked both -- maybe it is practice, but I can get a cleaner break and less over travel and creep out of a reworked standard Savage trigger than a reworked Accutrigger. Accutrigger winds up with some laterial motion in it that cannot be removed safely. Best trigger I own is a reworked Timmney on an old Swedish Mauser -- set up for target it breaks like glass. I just wish the gun shot on par with the trigger as it is what it is, an old military rifle. |
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Title: Re: Got another Savage Post by babyhog on 12/02/10 at 11:59:12 I'm excited... hubby sighted the gun in today. Said it would drive nails!! We swapped out the scope that came with it because it didn't give me enough eye relief. Problem this time of year is that its almost dark by the time I get home from work, and definitely can't get to the shooting range before Saturday. Good news is we have a lot behind where I work that goes back into the woods. Boss man said I could go back there after work this evening. So in a few hours, I'll actually get to shoot the darn thing! Will let you all know what I think of it then. :) |
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Title: Re: Got another Savage Post by 12Bravo on 12/02/10 at 15:59:01 I have had good luck with Savage rifles both center fire and rimfire. Never shot one with the accu-trigger so can't comment on them. My Savage Mark II in 17Mach2 is deadly on them evil lil tree rats. I have to watch it, my girlfriend loves to go riding on the back of the bike and has asked me to teach her how to shoot. :) |
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Title: Re: Got another Savage Post by babyhog on 12/02/10 at 17:55:02 Well, I got to shoot a few rounds, maybe 20. Wow!! Ok, guys, I'm a small gal, and the only rifles I've ever shot (and ever wanted to shoot) were small .22's. So I am by all means a very novice shooter. But the good news is, my first shot was just a few inches right of the target. Maybe 8". I was excited by that. It only got better after that. We stayed at about 100 yards out. Hubby put his bipods on it, which made it alot easier. I shot from the tailgate of the truck, from a hip-high stump (bipods on top, and knelt beside it and used it as a side brace), from sitting on my arse, and from laying flat on my belly. I was comfortable in all positions. The gun didn't kick at all, but it is pretty loud! The trigger was fine. I was worried it would be real tight and I'd have to squeeze too hard, but I was comfortable with it. I must say I was impressed with the accuracy of the gun. I'm still not perfectly steady, but I felt really good about it. My final grouping was about 3-4". He said that was great for a newbie like me. Now, if I can only get a deer to hold still long enough for me to set up on him! LOL |
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Title: Re: Got another Savage Post by justin_o_guy2 on 12/02/10 at 18:04:07 My final grouping was about 3-4" At around 100 yards? & Youre okay with that? You otta be gigglin,, cuz thats just OOOOtayy right there. |
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Title: Re: Got another Savage Post by Boule’tard on 12/02/10 at 18:14:31 Yeah, that's perfectly sufficient to blow up a few deer skulls ;) Please use good hearing protection and don't end up like me, with a permanent case of tinnitus. It's hell. |
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Title: Re: Got another Savage Post by Oldfeller on 12/02/10 at 18:29:13 The Harsh Rule of the Paper Plate Shooting off hand, like you are likely really gonna have to be shooting while hunting, shoot at a deer no further away than you can hit a paper plate every single time. How do you find this out? Tack up some paper plates on trees going out along your shooting lane, pick one that you can hold the cross-hairs on while standing up resting the gun on nothing. Just you and the gun. Plug it 3 times, then move on in series to the plates further out until you miss one of the 3 shots. Concentrate, shoot that plate until you get a total of 5 successful times in a row. You now know your real "upright" hunting range for a deer. It is nowhere near what the gun can do or you can do sitting down, leaning against a tree, etc, etc. Sometimes it is shocking to you to find it out just what your upright paper plate range really is. My paper plate range has come swooping down since my eyes got bad and my shoulders have started to hurt -- so far in now that I am ashamed to go shooting with young people who can hold and hit at ranges 3-5 times what I can do now. I used to be able to shoot a open sighted .357 Ruger further accurately (kill a crow type accurate) further than I can shoot an open sighted rifle now. My scopes must have readily refocusable near and far end bells and I have to fiddle with both to get a clear sight picture for any given distance. And I used to be a really good shot .... :( |
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Title: Re: Got another Savage Post by Midnightrider on 12/02/10 at 18:31:16 Bought my wife a Savage 243 a few years ago. I bore sighted it and it took 3 shots to zero it in. Its the most accurate out of the box gun I've ever bought. I bought a Savage 17HMR a couple of years ago and I havent even shot it yet. Best gun for the money ever! |
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Title: Re: Got another Savage Post by stinger on 12/03/10 at 00:07:22 or you can just staple the paper plate to the deer |
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Title: Re: Got another Savage Post by babyhog on 12/03/10 at 05:37:32 Thanks for all the suggestions and comments. I really do appreciate it all. OF, since being new to this rifle hunting stuff, I have a couple of options for hunting that won't require me to shoot off-hand just yet. I have a couple platforms in trees with rails that I will be able to use, and a little wooden built blind with window openings where I will be able to rest the gun. I wouldn't dream of attempting an off-hand shot at a deer yet. That's why I snagged hubby's bipods, heck, he doesn't need them... lol If necessary, I know I can kneel down and still make a pretty good shot too. If the deer is running, I'll let him take it instead! ;) But after first of the year, I will do your little paper plate exercise, and let you know how it goes. Midnight, we almost bought the 243. Actually, that's what we were looking for. But they didn't have it in stock, and I fell for the camo on this one. I'm glad to hear such good comments about this gun out of the box. Read several online reviews that said about the same thing. For an inexpensive rifle (but not cheapo), I'm pleased so far. now where did I leave my stapler? :-/ |
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Title: Re: Got another Savage Post by photojoe on 12/03/10 at 05:49:38 505D475E5746534056320 wrote:
I'm a member of the tinnitus club also. Yes, it is hell. Need to fall asleep to the TV with the timer set to kill the ringing. Penalties of my youth. Enjoy your new Savage BH. Save those pumpkins and other fruit and veggie stuff to blow up during practice. Cheap canned soda and water jugs filled with kool-aid (or water/food dye) are fun too. How about some gun pictures in this thread? |
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Title: Re: Got another Savage Post by prechermike on 12/03/10 at 06:02:17 You want a gun picture? http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc4/hs1128.snc4/149032_175482589134160_100000172610173_690411_4869391_n.jpg |
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Title: Re: Got another Savage Post by photojoe on 12/03/10 at 06:16:34 You're the man Mike! My (Dad's) model 10: http://savageshooter.files.wordpress.com/2010/11/sw10_3670.jpg |
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Title: Re: Got another Savage Post by babyhog on 12/03/10 at 09:19:19 Yea, pics are nice!! Joe, that service revolver is awesome. Insure it and keep it safe! Very special. Mike, was that this year? Nice buck. What caliber? Good looking gun. Here's the little H&R 32 I got from my Dad. He never shot and wasn't a big gun person. I was amazed he even had one. But he kept it in his nightstand drawer, just in case. Now its in my nightstand drawer. I know its not an expensive, or great gun, but I still love it.... http://i757.photobucket.com/albums/xx211/babyhog/stuff/P5030412a.jpg http://i757.photobucket.com/albums/xx211/babyhog/stuff/P5030444a.jpg |
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Title: Re: Got another Savage Post by bill67 on 12/03/10 at 10:05:00 I have a 410 0ver and Under one of the barrels is slightly larger than the other is that for slugs,I E-mailed the company and got no reply. Its a Traditions by Fausti made is Italy,Its not a high price gun but nice looking. I have a Pardners long barrel 410 which I have shot slugs in. |
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Title: Re: Got another Savage Post by photojoe on 12/03/10 at 10:08:51 Your HR is in wonderful condition BH. These guns are worth more than any $$$ amount to us. I have Dad's holster as well, in almost the same condition as yours. My Ruger P90 is like an old ford pickup truck. Built like a tank and just as reliable: http://savageshooter.files.wordpress.com/2010/11/p90_3708.jpg Shar's Model 19: http://savageshooter.files.wordpress.com/2010/12/sw19_3734.jpg My Ruger P95 with over 5000 rds through it without a hiccup: http://savageshooter.files.wordpress.com/2010/11/p95_3693.jpg |
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Title: Re: Got another Savage Post by babyhog on 12/03/10 at 10:53:29 Wow, all 3 of those are major beauties! Hubby will be jealous... I know I am ;) |
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Title: Re: Got another Savage Post by prechermike on 12/03/10 at 11:27:34 Babyhog, Thanks, yep this year's deer. That is it so far, my son missed a big doe eariler this week. I did not rub it in too much. ;) The rifle is a remington 760 Gamemaster, caliber is 30-06. According to the date code on the barrell, manufactured in March 1975. I bought it used about 1989, put the scope on it and shot it ever since. I am very pleased with that rifle, used it on a pile of deer over the years. I have taken it with me rain, shine, snow or blow and it does not let me down. I also have a colt new 32 police postive. It was my uncle's service gun, he was a detective in the small town I live in now. I had a guy look at it and he said it was in collector's condition. It is a really nice looking gun and the holster looks like the day it was bought. I am amazed that the humdity here did not get to it. Joe, those are neat pictures, I guess you took them yourself. Maybe I need to try my hand at some of those. My son and I would be amused anyway. |
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Title: Re: Got another Savage Post by photojoe on 12/03/10 at 11:42:05 7E7D7C717369100 wrote:
You have a beautiful long gun collection there, I'm the jealous one ;) |
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Title: Re: Got another Savage Post by photojoe on 12/03/10 at 11:45:19 575542444F42554A4E4C42270 wrote:
Thanks Mike. I was shooting them for my insurance policy, so I figured I'd play a little. Made me want to get better at photographing guns. I've been looking at the photos in gun magazines, and I know I have a long way to go. I'm going to try and shoot them on marble, wood and stuff I can find around the house next time. |
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Title: Re: Got another Savage Post by prechermike on 12/03/10 at 11:49:32 263E3922393C39560 wrote:
Thanks Mike. I was shooting them for my insurance policy, so I figured I'd play a little. Made me want to get better at photographing guns. I've been looking at the photos in gun magazines, and I know I have a long way to go. I'm going to try and shoot them on marble, wood and stuff I can find around the house next time. [/quote] Joe, I thought about the insurance thing when I saw those pictures. I have the serial numbers written down, maybe I could actually find them if I needed them. But the pictures would make a good thing to go along as well. Hmmm, maybe, .... |
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Title: Re: Got another Savage Post by mick on 12/03/10 at 15:12:20 I was wondering if we should rename this site . The "Savage Gun and Bike Club" shoot em in the Winter ,ride em in the summer. ?? |
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Title: Re: Got another Savage Post by babyhog on 12/05/10 at 06:27:08 Thanks joe. The pics I posted were from my file of ones we took just for our records. Should probably send them to insurance. I took the pics without serial numbers, then copied the entire folder of pics, and added the serial numbers, models, etc, to one set with just a little text box edit. Quick, low tech way, haha. Have copies in a few places, both computers at home, work computer, and on disk. Guess I need to add my new rifle. Hunting was not good yesterday. We sat the entire day and didn't see a single deer. Several turkeys, squirrels and crows, but no deer. It was about 30 degrees all day, we sat in a blind with a little Mr. Heater, so it was bearable. It started flurrying around noon, then hard around 2:00. By dusk we had a nice heavy coating of snow. Very disappointed, but it was still a good day! |
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Title: Re: Got another Savage Post by buttgoat1 on 12/06/10 at 09:41:47 71766B6C656770020 wrote:
My dad used to ask the hunt club if they wanted him to tie up the deer for em, since they didn't always do very well in bringing them back on their own, guess he coulda kept the stpler in his pocket while he was at it. I was out checking the fences last week and saw a buck with a pretty good size rack, might get me out in the woods after him. I did pick up a TC muzzleloader this weekend at the gunshow, just gotta see if it shoots now! mebbe a twofer... |
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