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Heavy Barrel Savage B-mag Accuracy
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<blockquote data-quote="Irishgun" data-source="post: 1069764" data-attributes="member: 24963"><p> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">I had a <strong>Savage B-mag </strong>with the <strong>sporter barrel</strong> and could not make it group at all. I put a Boyds Tacticool stock on it and free floated the barrel and it still would not group at all.(12 inch groups at 100yds with Winchester 20 grain ammo)</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">I gave it to my brother and was able to find a <strong>Savage Stainless Heavy Barrel BMag. </strong>This grouped a little better ( 6 inch groups at 100 yds Winchester 20 grain ammo) BSA Platinum 8-32x44 Mil dot scope<ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">I added a Boyds Featherweight Thumbhole stock, Limb saver x-ring barrel de resonator, adjusted the accutrigger to a little less than 3 lbs)</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">holy smokes what a difference that made. Winchester 20 grain ammo was still erratic but huge improvement (2 inch groups)</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">I tried American Eagle 20 grain ammo and I could almost cover the groups with a quarter. ( 1 inch groups at 100 yards)</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">I am hoping that when Hornady Ammo becomes available it will group like my Marlin 917V 17 HMR (1/2" groups at 100 yards)</li> </ul> </li> </ul></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Irishgun, post: 1069764, member: 24963"] [LIST] [*]I had a [B]Savage B-mag [/B]with the [B]sporter barrel[/B] and could not make it group at all. I put a Boyds Tacticool stock on it and free floated the barrel and it still would not group at all.(12 inch groups at 100yds with Winchester 20 grain ammo) [*]I gave it to my brother and was able to find a [B]Savage Stainless Heavy Barrel BMag. [/B]This grouped a little better ( 6 inch groups at 100 yds Winchester 20 grain ammo) BSA Platinum 8-32x44 Mil dot scope [LIST] [*]I added a Boyds Featherweight Thumbhole stock, Limb saver x-ring barrel de resonator, adjusted the accutrigger to a little less than 3 lbs) [*]holy smokes what a difference that made. Winchester 20 grain ammo was still erratic but huge improvement (2 inch groups) [*]I tried American Eagle 20 grain ammo and I could almost cover the groups with a quarter. ( 1 inch groups at 100 yards) [*]I am hoping that when Hornady Ammo becomes available it will group like my Marlin 917V 17 HMR (1/2" groups at 100 yards) [/LIST] [/LIST] [/QUOTE]
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