Spade Cooley
03-03-2010, 05:13 AM
Around 16 years ago I purchased a package deal, a Savage 110 in 223 Cal with a 3X 9 Bushnell Scope. It was an inexpensive rifle. The problem was, I could never get it to shoot. We did a trigger job, glass bedded it and tried different varieties of ammo. It consistently shot a 4 to 5 inch group. Why I kept it around I'll never know.
I tried it again recently at a friends home. He is a savage fan and owns a heavy barrel rifle in 223. I shot his and it grouped under an inch at 100 yds. Mine did the same huge groups when each of us shot it.
I wrote a letter to Savage about the rifle looking for options. They responded that the company had changed hands in 1995 just after my rifle was built and they could not stand behind rifles they didn't produce. They suggested repair shops that could help me. By now I had some guy who wanted it and I sold the rifle. I do not blame Savage for not standing by guns they didn't produce but I had no idea they had sold.
Yesterday I ordered a Savage 12 FV (223) and a 4 X 14 Leupold scope. I think I'll be a happy shooter with this rig.
I tried it again recently at a friends home. He is a savage fan and owns a heavy barrel rifle in 223. I shot his and it grouped under an inch at 100 yds. Mine did the same huge groups when each of us shot it.
I wrote a letter to Savage about the rifle looking for options. They responded that the company had changed hands in 1995 just after my rifle was built and they could not stand behind rifles they didn't produce. They suggested repair shops that could help me. By now I had some guy who wanted it and I sold the rifle. I do not blame Savage for not standing by guns they didn't produce but I had no idea they had sold.
Yesterday I ordered a Savage 12 FV (223) and a 4 X 14 Leupold scope. I think I'll be a happy shooter with this rig.