Savage Arms Rifle's?

[mbailey]

i shoot a  Husqavarna 30.06 Nitro Express, i pay any where from 14.00 to 24.00 a box depending on manufacture, grain, bullet catagory, ect.   check this link out i use it all the time to keep up on prices, you can cross reference caliber prices on ammo and where to buy them

http://www.ammoengine.com/find/ammo/.30-06_Springfield

Holy cow, i thought i was the only one that even owned a Husqavarna rifle!! Mine is in .308. I love that thing, had a custom trigger put in ( jaeger ) and had it glass bed-ed, Thing is a tack driver for sure.
As far as Savage Rifles, I have a Mod 99F that i love ( also in .308 ) Cant go wrong with them.

[Nefarious]

Americans.

Defending their country and property with ludicrous amounts of overpowered uneccessary firearms since 1776.

  

Better than defending your country and property with sticks and stones... 

[Simaril]

Better than defending your country and property with sticks and stones... 

Plus, guns make such a satisfying "bang" sound

[Golfer]

*I checked on store locator, the nearest one is in Nevada lol, where my grandfather lives.  Dont think you can ship ammunition can you?

Yes you can. It will be shipped ORM-D via UPS ground. I order cases of ammunition at a time from various sources when the price and shipping costs can be minimized through various promotions, etc.

[DEECONX]

To the OP.

I currently use a Savage Arms 30-06 and this thing is fun. Has held up really well so far and hopefully I can bag a buck with it this year. 

[Maverick]

Savage has a deserved reputation for accuracy. In getting a new rifle make sure you get their light trigger (resembles a glock style design externally) and not the bargain basement Edge model rifle. Not that much a fan of the 270as I like the 30-06 and especially the 308 for long range. The 270 may have a slight edge in less recoil because of the lighter slug. I prefer the efficiency of mid length cartridges as well.

[Ack-Ack]

Better than defending your country and property with sticks and stones... 

Australia is a former prison colony, I'm sure they've got shanks and the like. 


ack-ack

[SIK1]

Not that long ago didn't Australians have the right to own firearms?

[forHIM]

Savage has a deserved reputation for accuracy. In getting a new rifle make sure you get their light trigger (resembles a glock style design externally) and not the bargain basement Edge model rifle. Not that much a fan of the 270as I like the 30-06 and especially the 308 for long range. The 270 may have a slight edge in less recoil because of the lighter slug. I prefer the efficiency of mid length cartridges as well.

I buy 308's for my kids.  I started with a 243, but I didn't like the results on deer, the 308 provides plenty of knock down and isn't terrible on recoil.  My 10 yr old was shooting them last week.  He forgot to make sure the butt was in the arm socket and he the scope kissed him.  He shook it off and kept firing.

I have a pair of Savages -- one wood stock F/11?? and another synthetic.  I much prefer the wood stock.  The synthetic has a detachable clip, but Savage apparently didn't make replacements.  I'm still searching for a second clip for it and I can't find it.

I personally prefer the Rem 700 for it's safety location / visibility.  The 3 stage safety on the Savage is not to my liking, but the kids have been able to adjust to it.  (you have to put it on "half-safe" to open the bolt, too easy to put it on full fire.  The other issue with the safety is that it isn't as easy to operate with gloves on (like Minnesota deer hunting weather).

[Wildcat1]

Americans.

Defending their country and property with ludicrous amounts of overpowered uneccessary firearms since 1776.

  

it worked against the redcoats, didnt it?

[Flench]

I have a BAR 270 with a boss system on the end of it that I use now and I would not change it for anything . It's going to work when you need it , very reliable . Not saying there is anything wrong with a Savage just saying . I like my Remington 243  as well but if it gets dirty it's going to jam .
EDIT: Oh , and with the Boss system you can dial your ammo in to what grain you will be using .

[Rino]

Plus, guns make such a satisfying "bang" sound

Yeah, just like naplean rockets 

[SmokinLoon]

Savage makes fine rifles.  Let no one sway you from buying one. 

For "long range" targets, regardless if your speaking of paper or game animals, almost any of the larger calibers will do nicely.  Start with the .243 Win, or 7mm-08, or .308 Win.  Those are all fine short action calibers.  If you want more flexibility in terms of the range of bullets weight available (think a wide variety of game, i.e. antelop to moose) , then a long action caliber may be a better choice.  The most common are the .270 or .30-06.  Both are top notch performers and are able to really reach out. 

You can make your choice as complicated or as simple as you want.  I suggest you buy a Savage rifle in .30-06, and find some ammo with a 150gr soft point (or other such performance bullet) and head to the range and **LEARN** your rifle.  After a few dozen rounds and after a number of shots on targets at ranges from 100 to 400 yards, THEN get serious about what you want to do.    

 

[Vulcan]

The 270 is a fine cartridge, I own a nice Winchester Model 70 chambered in 270. It is fine for deer sized game at 300 yards, provided you are a really good shot. It just does not have the extra margin in power that the 308 and 30-06 have.

You must be a really bad shot? 243 is fine out to 400-500 yards - let alone a 270... 2 weekends ago I was out with a guy who took down two deer with one shot from a .243 at 360 yards (both through the neck). And another guy bowled one at 400 yards with his 243, we were all using 80gr-100gr (my longest shot was 280 yards, through the heart, but I wasn't presented with any longer range opportunities).

We had other guys in the area using 7mm's (280, 7mm Practical, and 7mm SUM) out as far as 760 yards.

[68ZooM]

Holy cow, i thought i was the only one that even owned a Husqavarna rifle!! Mine is in .308. I love that thing, had a custom trigger put in ( jaeger ) and had it glass bed-ed, Thing is a tack driver for sure.
As far as Savage Rifles, I have a Mod 99F that i love ( also in .308 ) Cant go wrong with them.

mines the 1952 Husky mbailey my dad bought it new when he was overseas then shipped it home, Ive had it now for about 20 years, i shoot real hot loads sense its real open country where i hunt in Oregon, and I'm not kidding it blows fire 4ft out the barrel, kicks worse than a 300 weatherby mag but i love the gun, it's considered 95% factory shape i have babied this gun sense it means alot to me, same original Leupold 3x12 scope, which i sent back 2 years ago and they rebuilt it and sent it back  ( no charge from leupold they also installed a the MiliDot crosshairs with the rebuild because they didnt make the original crosshairs anymore)