Last year I had a bit of money to burn,,,
So I bought a Savage Mk-IIF bolt rifle from Wal Mart.
This is the one for $147.95,,,
It does not have the Savage Acu-Trigger.
I test fired it with the iron sights one time,,,
Then I put it in the safe to gather dust.
I decided to scope it so I bought a $34.95 scope from Academy,,,
All in all with scope, rings, mounts, and rifle,,,
My total investment was just $200.80.
Two weeks ago I tried to sight the scope,,,
But I wasn't sure if I got it right,,,
It was a very breezy day.
This past Saturday was beautiful shooting weather,,,
So I took the Savage and some American Eagle 36 gr HV HP to my range.
I guess I did a better job sighting the scope than I had thought,,,
Using a cheap plastic front rest and a rolled up jacket,,,
I put every shot either touching or in a 1" dot.
That was at 50 yards distance,,,
So I moved over to the 100 yard range,,,
Almost every shot was touching or in the 2" circle.
I hit 15 clay pigeons in a row.
Now I know you guys will say "so what.",,,
That's not precision shooting at all,,,
In fact it's just so-so shooting.
Well, I'm 64 with old eyes and shaky hands,,,
Maybe a steadier shooter could have done 1 MOA with this rifle.
All I'm saying is this,,,
For a mere $208.80 plus sales tax,,,
I have a 3x9 scoped rifle that is easy to hit with.
So if you were looking for an economical starter rifle,,,
This is a gun you might want to look at.
Aarond
.
So I bought a Savage Mk-IIF bolt rifle from Wal Mart.
This is the one for $147.95,,,
It does not have the Savage Acu-Trigger.
I test fired it with the iron sights one time,,,
Then I put it in the safe to gather dust.
I decided to scope it so I bought a $34.95 scope from Academy,,,
All in all with scope, rings, mounts, and rifle,,,
My total investment was just $200.80.
Two weeks ago I tried to sight the scope,,,
But I wasn't sure if I got it right,,,
It was a very breezy day.
This past Saturday was beautiful shooting weather,,,
So I took the Savage and some American Eagle 36 gr HV HP to my range.
I guess I did a better job sighting the scope than I had thought,,,
Using a cheap plastic front rest and a rolled up jacket,,,
I put every shot either touching or in a 1" dot.
That was at 50 yards distance,,,
So I moved over to the 100 yard range,,,
Almost every shot was touching or in the 2" circle.
I hit 15 clay pigeons in a row.
Now I know you guys will say "so what.",,,
That's not precision shooting at all,,,
In fact it's just so-so shooting.
Well, I'm 64 with old eyes and shaky hands,,,
Maybe a steadier shooter could have done 1 MOA with this rifle.
All I'm saying is this,,,
For a mere $208.80 plus sales tax,,,
I have a 3x9 scoped rifle that is easy to hit with.
So if you were looking for an economical starter rifle,,,
This is a gun you might want to look at.
Aarond
.
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