Timberghozt
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Gutshot wrote: Timberghost,
You have the same Savage as I have. Mine is in .223 Rem. It wouldn't shoot for s***, so I tried different lods with no help. So I took it out of the stock and cleaned her up, adjusted the trigger, put it back in and reshot it and it grouped at a half inch compared to about 2.5" before.
GutShot are ya talking about the model 10 Tactical? or the 12 BVSS?
I have both the model 10 being in 308 Winchester and the 12 BVSS in 223 Ackley Improved.
The 308 is wicked with my 150 grain Nosler BT`s ,165 grain Hornday SST`s and 168 grain Matchkings.
I whipped a buddy of mine shooting a Steyr 308.
It wasn`t a fair shoot though,he was shooting Black Hills 168 grain stuff(Black Hills is good stuff btw)
I was shooting a 168 grain Sierra Matchking stoked with Varget.
The model 12 BVSS I received as a Christmas present some years ago.I already owned two 223`s an my little Weatherby won out as a calling rifle(the 12 is way too heavy to hump three or four miles to move calling stands)
So I sent if off to Kirby Allen (Allen Precision Shooting) and had him recut the chamber to 223 Ack.
As some of you recall when I first got the rifle, I had hell with it.8 or 10 shots and my groups went to hell, about like you spoke of Gutshot. The rifle broke in though after a 100 or so shots an cleaning the heck out of it every 10 shots.
I haven`t used it as a yote rifle yet as I still prefer my Weatherby in 223 Rem.It takes the wet weather an has a 6x24 mildot on it.
The Savage BVSS12 is more than capable with a 4x16 Millet but its just too darned heavy to pack. I whacked a blackbuck doe antelope with it when I was home on leave in 07..and she handled business well.The accuracy is there now so who knows,maybe I`ll put her in the field again but mostly I`m thinking a prairie dog rig for now.
TG
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I use a 45-70 or a 300 Rum, or any gross over kill rifle at had. Right now I am using a Ruger Mini 30, hand loads with .308 spire point bullets, I think it maybe a little light. Maybe next time I will use my Marlin in 35 Rem.
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Back in my early High School days I went to school at Gainesville High. Most of the guys I hunted with had access to many rifle/cartridge combo's from their families. I wasn't so fortunate and so made due with what was available to me. I killed just as many coyotes, maybe even more using little more than an old Marlin .22 Mag and a well used Savage chambered in .270 Win. The .270 may have been a little overkill, but there were few times when a coyote was out of range for that rifle/cartridge even on the windiest of days.
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Timberghozt,
Mine is a model 10 with 20" barrel. How do you like you AI? Is it worth reaming out? What did it set you back? I've hunted with mine but never have shot anything,but with FMJs it is deadly on snapping turtles. I use 60 grn. Hornadys with Varget.
Gutshot
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Timberghozt
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Gutshot. I paid I think 250 bucks for Kirby to set it back and rechamber.Kirby is one wicked smith and I got my monies worth.With the heavier bullets I picked up 200 feet per second more with BL(C)2 but where it shines in a small bore is with the light bullets,40 grain.I am a yote hunter and it is my passion,even more than big whitetails and tusker boar hogs.
Kirby chronographed a 40 grain Sierra blitz at velocities embarrassingly close to 22-250 velocities.It didn`t whip a 22-250, but it danged sure could get close.
I am not sold that any improved chambering except the 25-06 Ackley and only with super slow burning powders and the 257 Roberts Improved give their all from improved chamberings,but this lil 223 Ackley is a nasty little critter on the bench.
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I own 5 22-250,s one ackley imp. a220 swift 223 wssm a257 rob. 270 win 243 6 mm rem ackley imp.which gets my vote with 55 or 60 gr. bullets you guys that shoot the bigger calibre,s need to be careful i dont know how many times i have had bullets whine over my head and then on checking it out the guy is shooting a 06 or 300 win mag. at coyotes or p dogs and i like most people out here wont put up with it Last edited on Sun Oct 25th, 2009 05:00 AM by bolt
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miestro_jerry
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Guys,
Come on, lets get to some real nasty calibers, 375 RUM, 458 Win Mag, 600 Nitro Express.
I shoot a coyote at about 80 yards with a 300 RUM, and forgive me, factory ammo, it turned that puppy inside out and I am not sure where the bullet end up, just not in the coyote.
Jerry
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