Re: Is Savage killing the Custom Rifle market?
Whoa! Where has this thread gone? I leave you guys alone for a few days, and everything takes a turn down negative lane?, lol.
I'm sure I'm going to get flamed hard for this post, but I feel like I should help put this thread to rest.
Ok, I admit, I never should have said 1/4-1/2 moa was capable out of a factory Savage. My numbers came from a 1/4" group, that I admit, happened once! And all of my other recently owned Savages have been around 1/2 moa or slightly better. BUT, like many of you, I would find a load(or a box ammo) shoot that one group, then move on.
I guess my comparisons to either my previously owned custom rifles, or my buddies custom rifles, was always more out in the field. For example, squirrel shots at 550 yards, or first round hits on moa size targets out to 1000 yards. I suppose all of that was 'consistent enough' for me, and I compiled it all in to saying, and abviously over interpreted, that some stock Savages shoot 1/4-1/2 moa out of the box. MY BAD!
Plus, I looked for some pics of previous sub half moa groups, and I couldn't find any from my stock Savages, which made me laugh, at how much more, everyone is going to think I'm full of BS.
I suppose I assumed too much. I've seen several posts on here from guys that agree with me, that there are some stock savage rifles that shoot sub half moa. BUT, not a lot of proof.
Kinda shows, that they must be isolated incidences, and its not as consistent as I thought it was.
Nonetheless, I am sure everyone has different expectations from their rifle. I for one, like to have the most accurate rifle possible, so that I know it out shoots me, that way, if I miss! It's my fault. Which only challenges me to be a better shooter.
As I stated in my first line of the OP, 'hardly', and, the thread title was a hook, which obviously worked, even got some guys panties in a wad. Custom rifles will be around forever, I might have a 338 Edge built after Christmas.
BUT!! You can't deny, the amount of bone stock Savages, that are doing well in competitions, the guys here on the boards, and the guy next to you at the range, making ragged holes. They are out there. If they weren't, this thread would have been closed after the first post. For example, if this were the Chevy forums, and I came on saying "my bone stock 2010 Camaro SS does 10 sec in the 1/4 mile". The mods would either ban me, or nobody would even bother posting. Well... there's a lot of posting going on here. Obviously, there was some weight in my OP, even if only a little.
That being said, there has got to be some guys, if only a few, that will buy a savage instead of a custom rifle.
That's all I was trying to say. And I apologize if I went about it the wrong way.
Flame away!
