Quote Originally Posted by Texas10 View Post
Hornaday 140 gr BLACK factory load is good enough that you'll be hard pressed to make a handload that shoots better out of your Savage. I've seen many guys at the range shooting that combination and it's hard to beat.

One suggestion when shooting with the factory stocks is to torque tune them and have a torque wrench with you at the range. The actions screws tend to loosen with use on the 12FV and will significantly alter the shooting characteristics if not kept correctly torqued.
Thank you for the tips. I have a torque wrench in foot pounds, but not inch pounds. I gather in lbs is what I need. You or anyone suggest a adequate model wrench, or link for one thats suffecient for the job? I will be keeping the factory stocks for at least a while. Ill look into that black box reccomendation, thanks