Savage Bvss New shooter

**Snappyobx** · 08-30-2023, 05:50 PM

I just won a auction for a bvss which turned out to be a model 12 lvp in 308.Our club has a monthly 440 yard shoot and this should be a fun gun to compete with.Already has a Vortex diamondback 6x24 mounted.Anything I should check or keep a eye on?

**charlie b** · 08-30-2023, 06:38 PM

Nope. That's what mine was before I rebarreled it. Shoots really well.

Mine liked shooting off a rest and rear bag better than a bipod or soft bag but that may have just been me.

**Dave Hoback** · 08-30-2023, 11:05 PM

Nothing in particular. Good rifle. Have fun with it.

**Whynot** · 08-31-2023, 12:56 PM

At 440 yards you wont need to do very much dialing- but that scope doesn't have a zero stop on it...... so once you get it sighted in for what you are going to shoot (and zero out the turrets) it is a good idea to find out how much up and down elevation you have (and write it down) so that if you ever wonder if you got off a revolution you can quickly check it.

**charlie b** · 08-31-2023, 02:49 PM

I have a Diamondback on my .308 and it works well. I have lost track of turns before when going from 200 to 1000yd. Mine is the 4-16x model.

Are you reloading and have you fired rifles much?

I don't like a lot of recoil. The 175 Sierra Match Kings do really well in mine, but, the recoil causes me to tire quickly. I prefer the 155's, mostly Bergers but Hornady 155 ELD match bullets do ok too. Most of the 5000 rounds through my .308 barrel have been cast loads, 210gn and 165gn.

**Snappyobx** · 08-31-2023, 06:23 PM

Thank you for the feedback.I am not a green newbie I have been reloading for a long time but only for short distances never beyond 100 yards.This is my first nice savage rifle.I have Varget and Aa 2520 I will try some Smk 168’s first and see how it does.
Does this barrel require a break in at all?I have heard all the different methods on this.I usually clean the barrel when it is new fire 20-25 rounds and clean again.Who makes savage barrels?Is it a premium barrel.Thanks again

**Snappyobx** · 09-05-2023, 07:45 PM

So my Savage was delivered today did a quick barrel clean.Torqued the scope base and caps down.Ran a Varget load behind 168 gr Smks and it shot awesome.shooting steel at 440 hit the same spot consistently.Nice trigger this gun is a huge upgrade for me and the quality really shows.