ShootAndHunt
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- Dec 5, 2003
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Hi,
I just bought a Savage 11 FNS in .308 caliber. The reason I bought this is to get an cheap but accurate bolt action rifle to practice with my military surplus ammo (at these days the commercial ammo price is just too high, and I still have some pretty good surplus ammo left, such as the Austria). I could shoot my PTR-91 using these ammo into 1/2" at 100 yds.
However, during my two range trip with the Savage, I got very disappointed with this rifle. No matter how careful and hard I tried, it just shoot MOP (Minute Of PIE) at 100 Yds. I then shoot it at 50 yards, this time it gave me around 1 inch, that about 2 MOA. I am very embarrassed and confused. I know that Savage is supposed to be a cheap but very good rifle, and I don't think it is my shooting technique that is the problem (As I said, I could shoot into 1/2" with good rifles, some of them even don't have a trigger as good as the AccuTrigger). So what could cause this very inaccuracy? I topped the savage with a CenterPoint scope, which performed very good on other rifles.
Thanks,
I just bought a Savage 11 FNS in .308 caliber. The reason I bought this is to get an cheap but accurate bolt action rifle to practice with my military surplus ammo (at these days the commercial ammo price is just too high, and I still have some pretty good surplus ammo left, such as the Austria). I could shoot my PTR-91 using these ammo into 1/2" at 100 yds.
However, during my two range trip with the Savage, I got very disappointed with this rifle. No matter how careful and hard I tried, it just shoot MOP (Minute Of PIE) at 100 Yds. I then shoot it at 50 yards, this time it gave me around 1 inch, that about 2 MOA. I am very embarrassed and confused. I know that Savage is supposed to be a cheap but very good rifle, and I don't think it is my shooting technique that is the problem (As I said, I could shoot into 1/2" with good rifles, some of them even don't have a trigger as good as the AccuTrigger). So what could cause this very inaccuracy? I topped the savage with a CenterPoint scope, which performed very good on other rifles.
Thanks,