Savage 10T (Cabelas) .308, my first heavy barrel

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Paid $477, my out the door price (on sale for 529.99 plus saved bonus bucks at Cabelas).
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[king of guns]

a nice gun too will shoot very well I even got a better deal a while back tickled when it shot a cloverleaf at 100 yds

[bearcatrp]

Mine has been a tac driver from the 1st shot. Get some good glass on it and enjoy. I reload so am shooting 178 ELD-X with varget. Works super great.

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Please excuse me as I am a newby that has not figured out how to post pics to post yet (working on it). I have some 100yd bench groups from 1st 50rds shots fired, best one my son shot at just under 5/8". I had tighter groups from 175gr 7.62x51 FGMM than 175gr .308 FGMM. I shot at a friends range in his back yard, a LE officer who really helped me out with a good scope. It's a Bushnell elite tac illuminated mil-dot ers 6x24x50 he tried and went back to moa (i got it for $400).

[bearcatrp]

Those groups will tighten up after about 200 round shot. I just put a vortex 6-24x50 HS-T on mine. Was out at the range this past Monday to re sight it in. This is one rifle I will be handing down to my kids after I take a dirt nap.

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I'm hoping this pic works....

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If it did .... I put a Harris 6"x9" bi-pod on and the Bushnell.

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Ok, cool...got pic to show without having to click links..




Done a light lapping when mounting the scope. This pic was after 1st time shooting. My friend was inspecting it afterwards and said tightening up
bi-pod (I only had finger tight), seat time at bench, figuring out which load it likes, and it should be capable of sub-1/2moa groups if i do my part.


Not sure if I need in daylight, if anything the illuminated reticle is cool when showing others.


This was my 1st group @100yds, approx 1 1/4" on a 18x24 triple headed silhouette target.


I mic'd this one at .60" (outside of outside holes minus .308 I think?). My son shot this one on smaller bulls-eye in corner of a pistol splatter or reactive
target. Oh yeah, i haven't heard the end of it.

I'm really impressed with this rifle, had fun, first time me or my son shot from a bench other than sighting a hunting scope.

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[bearcatrp]

Stay with the 175 grains bullets for better performance at longer distances. I tried the 208 gr Hornady ELD-X. It was interesting. Am enjoying the 178 ELD-M bullets and varget. Will be testing both my 10T's out to 500 and hopefully 1000 yards the end of the month. Time to let them breath.

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I would like to see and hear about your results. Might be a while before I can get to shoot longer distance, and verify elevation adjustments compared to a mil-dot master, dope scale card.