Cabela's Savage 12FV THREAD FEST

[SageRat Shooter]

Need to get my 2 12FV 6.5CM's in hand first!

Looks like there is a guy on ebay trying for $240.00+$25.00 Shipping for a:

"Brand new, only factory fired take off. Savage 12 varmint 26" .810 at muzzle. Savage Black finish. Small Shank Savage these barrel have a reputation on being very, very accurate.
No returns."

I'd be surprised if he gets it, but with all this fuss over 6.5CM he might.

Holy moly Batman!!

For another $60-$90 you could order a brand new, never been fired, hand lapped, Stainless Match Grade Criterion or Shilen.... :o:noidea:

[adam38654]

There is a few other 223 and 308 barrels on there for upwards of $200 that looks suspiciously like 12FV take offs. Shame shame.

[Mozella]

Need to get my 2 12FV 6.5CM's in hand first!

Looks like there is a guy on ebay trying for $240.00+$25.00 Shipping for a:

"Brand new, only factory fired take off. Savage 12 varmint 26" .810 at muzzle. Savage Black finish. Small Shank Savage these barrel have a reputation on being very, very accurate.
No returns."

I'd be surprised if he gets it, but with all this fuss over 6.5CM he might.

Can you, or anyone else, confirm that ALL the 12FV's are small shank? I've got a target action and a 12 LRPV, both large shank, but I think my back ordered 12FV is going to be a small shank. I think I'm right on this, but I'd like some confirmation.

[kd5dhu]

Can you, or anyone else, confirm that ALL the 12FV's are small shank? I've got a target action and a 12 LRPV, both large shank, but I think my back ordered 12FV is going to be a small shank. I think I'm right on this, but I'd like some confirmation.

I have 3
223 purchased October last year
308 purchased February this year
22-250 purchased May of this year

All mine are small shank. All but the 22-250 are sub moa, have not had a chance to take the 22-250 out yet.

[Negan]

Not to be a Debbie downer but I would just be to worried that the rifle wouldn't be in in time to send of for the rebate. Granted Savage makes there own barrel so they don't have to wait on a shipment of blanks but who knows.

I think we will be ok as the form is due by January 2018. I found the form online but I have no idea how to post an image here. hehe. It is a file on my laptop and it is not hosted so I have no url. :-)

[want2ride]

I was lucky, when I got mine last week, it was the last 22-250 in the store, and after I got it, there were no more FV's left in the store of any caliber. Just sent off the Mail in Rebate today.

[UglyBagofWater]

I was told by Cabela's CS that the UPC code on the 12FV is indeed on the list of items that qualify for the $100 MIR. They were not sure if you could use more than one rebate per household.

Would this rifle, at it's sale price, make for a decent entry/intermediate PRS rifle? I would work on the trigger and replace the stock (add DBM). Eventually replace the barrel. Looking for a slow and cheap entry into PRS before I go full hog wild.

[Tarheelpwr]

I was told by Cabela's CS that the UPC code on the 12FV is indeed on the list of items that qualify for the $100 MIR. They were not sure if you could use more than one rebate per household.

Would this rifle, at it's sale price, make for a decent entry/intermediate PRS rifle? I would work on the trigger and replace the stock (add DBM). Eventually replace the barrel. Looking for a slow and cheap entry into PRS before I go full hog wild.

If you want a Savage, I would check Sportsmans Warehouse. They had the BA Stealths for around $900 plus a $150 rebate. Not sure when that sale ended. Personally, I think you'll be frustrated with a Savage for PRS style comps. I did lots of research on the same subject and decided it was better to stash away for an MPA 6 or 6.5 CM and just start right. There's a big difference in a purpose built action than a Savage for that application.

Seems like lots of people have issues with Savages running in tough, PRS type conditions. For a bench or target style rig, I think you'd be fine. I picked up a .308 to drop into a heave stock to try my hand at F/TR.

[UglyBagofWater]

Thanks TS. What are some of the differences and frustrations? I can always start with my RAR .308, which shoots okay, but tapered barrel and no DBM option holds me back. At this point, I just want to give some local PRS a try to see if I will really like it before I invest more heavily (aka Bergara, Tikka, Rem 700, etc). It may take me two years to build to that level.

[Tarheelpwr]

Thanks TS. What are some of the differences and frustrations? I can always start with my RAR .308, which shoots okay, but tapered barrel and no DBM option holds me back. At this point, I just want to give some local PRS a try to see if I will really like it before I invest more heavily (aka Bergara, Tikka, Rem 700, etc). It may take me two years to build to that level.

Extraction seems to be the big issue I see a lot. I have not looked into those for PRS style matches, so I can't really comment. I ended up going with a custom. I'm about 70% of the way saved up.

[Negan]

Just noticed that the 6.5 Creedmoor is back to limited stock but my order from 9/9 is still "in-process". Wish there was some sign of when this will arrive and I hope I am not getting bumped by new orders....

[want2ride]

My brother does fine at the PRS matches he attends. His first couple years he used a bone stock 260 LRP. Now the only thing that he has done to it is a 6.5x47 L barrel after he wore out the factory one. He is now sponsored so he put a McRee's precision stock on it.... but he liked the factory stock just fine.

[want2ride]

I am not sure a FV is the best PRS gun, but for a starter gun.... why not give it a try.

[russellc]

Say, I'm a new 12FV owner and have a question. I have designs on using a MDT chassis and would want to convert to removable Box Magazine.
I saw a post way back in this monster thread about this, and someone responded it could be done for about 30 some odd dollars of parts...all I have seen is a 200.00+ dollar
deal to convert. Can someone explain what is requires?

Thanks for any help,

Russellc

[Negan]

Say, I'm a new 12FV owner and have a question. I have designs on using a MDT chassis and would want to convert to removable Box Magazine.
I saw a post way back in this monster thread about this, and someone responded it could be done for about 30 some odd dollars of parts...all I have seen is a 200.00+ dollar
deal to convert. Can someone explain what is requires?

Thanks for any help,

Russellc

I would also be very interested in this!

[Tarheelpwr]

Say, I'm a new 12FV owner and have a question. I have designs on using a MDT chassis and would want to convert to removable Box Magazine.
I saw a post way back in this monster thread about this, and someone responded it could be done for about 30 some odd dollars of parts...all I have seen is a 200.00+ dollar
deal to convert. Can someone explain what is requires?

Thanks for any help,

Russellc

The chassis accepts AICS style mags, so once you bolt it on, you just need to buy a mag. Magpul now makes Pmags for it.

[russellc]

its a little more involved than that. The FV has a blind mag, so you need a mag of course, but also the parts that hold it. Some of the bottom metal is also
replaced as well. I see a kit sold for this purpose, but it is around 209.00 last time I looked. I thought from the post I referred to, maybe Savage had all the needed parts for less...looking at the conversion set, it looks like a flat piece of bottom metal, it has a trigger guard and small lever in front of it I assume is the mag release, then a box that the mag would go in.

It seems there are two different sets, one for stagger feed and one for center feed, which mine is.

Russellc

[J.Baker]

its a little more involved than that. The FV has a blind mag, so you need a mag of course, but also the parts that hold it. Some of the bottom metal is also
replaced as well. I see a kit sold for this purpose, but it is around 209.00 last time I looked. I thought from the post I referred to, maybe Savage had all the needed parts for less...looking at the conversion set, it looks like a flat piece of bottom metal, it has a trigger guard and small lever in front of it I assume is the mag release, then a box that the mag would go in.

It seems there are two different sets, one for stagger feed and one for center feed, which mine is.

Russellc

I think you're a little confused here.

The question was about a 12FV put into a MDT chassis and wanting DBM with it. The chassis (as Tarheelpwr pointed out) uses AICS-style mags - no additional parts needed other than the AICS magazine itself.

What I believe you are referring to is an aftermarket AICS conversion kit designed to work with the factory DBM inlet (i.e. Accurate Mag and PT&G), or requires special inletting (i.e. CDI Precision). Such a kit isn't needed with the MDT chassis as it's already built into the chassis.

[Negan]

Just called my local store to ask about an update and they said I could be waiting months. :-( And he said that the 12FV is NOT included in the rebate and it is a website misprint. I am so confused as it is still on the site that way. He said to call corporate for the latest as all orders are processed from there. Anyway, just sharing my journey with this. :-)

[russellc]

Has anyone here done this conversion? Surely someone here has?

Thanks,

Russellc