savage smokeless
savage smokeless
I didn't post this up during deer season but better late than never i guess...
I got the wild hankering for a new ML so i decided on the savage ML2 found one NIB at a local store and. Purchased it and let me tell you it was the smartest deer hunting decision i ever made! Sub moa groups are not a problem and its so much cleaner and cheaper to shoot.
I got the wild hankering for a new ML so i decided on the savage ML2 found one NIB at a local store and. Purchased it and let me tell you it was the smartest deer hunting decision i ever made! Sub moa groups are not a problem and its so much cleaner and cheaper to shoot.
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Re: savage smokeless
Dang Rock,.. Thats a sweet looking rig you got.
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Thats a beauty,and smokeless too.May have to have one!
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? How much powder do ya put down the tube?
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sweet
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savage smokeless
I had a load using 46 grains of IMR 4759. I bought a couple 8 lb containers years ago. Great gun. Nice deer.
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Great Gun Great deer.. Congrats
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They're both nice'uns. That will be my next ML. Those Savages are sweet. But no more than I ML hunt, it is hard for me to justify a new one. My old Remmy shoots 1.5" groups with Barnes 300 gr XPanders and BH 209 powder. It's the next best thing to smokeless, relatively clean and trouble free with regards to cleaning.
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devastator wrote:? How much powder do ya put down the tube?
Im using 43 gr. Of imr sr4759 at the moment i plan to work up some before bext season
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Spuriosity wrote:They're both nice'uns. That will be my next ML. Those Savages are sweet. But no more than I ML hunt, it is hard for me to justify a new one. My old Remmy shoots 1.5" groups with Barnes 300 gr XPanders and BH 209 powder. It's the next best thing to smokeless, relatively clean and trouble free with regards to cleaning.
Our ML season is only 2 weeks long so i was in the same boat. But man im glad i bit the bullet
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I looked on their website and couldn't find the MLs. Am I overlooking something ?
Put you plans in the nail scarred hands.
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They are no longer in production, i think they do a special run every 6 or 7 years when they have a sufficient quantity of orders built up. When they do produce it is black/camo stock and blued barrel. They dont produce any stainless anymoreredarrow wrote:I looked on their website and couldn't find the MLs. Am I overlooking something ?
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Nice bucks.
I bought an ML2 years ago when the 2 just came out. I've killed some darn nice bucks with that rig. 4759 is hard to beat, I use 42grn under a 300grn Bonded SW in HPH12 sabot with MMP subbase. Used to run 44grn 4759 under 250SSTs, but had a few blow up bad hence the switch to the bonded pill.
I wish it would shoot the Barnes TMZs, but no dice in mine. My Omega with 110g BH209 shoots the 250TMZ much flatter than my ML2 with SWs, but I still prefer the ML2 for the ease of maintenance.
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I bought an ML2 years ago when the 2 just came out. I've killed some darn nice bucks with that rig. 4759 is hard to beat, I use 42grn under a 300grn Bonded SW in HPH12 sabot with MMP subbase. Used to run 44grn 4759 under 250SSTs, but had a few blow up bad hence the switch to the bonded pill.
I wish it would shoot the Barnes TMZs, but no dice in mine. My Omega with 110g BH209 shoots the 250TMZ much flatter than my ML2 with SWs, but I still prefer the ML2 for the ease of maintenance.
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Randy Wakeman says the Savages shoot the 300 gr Xpanders really well if you want to shoot Barnes. Not that much difference in BCs between the Xpanders and the TMZs. My gun shoots the 300s really well but won't shoot the 250s at all.Reloader wrote:Nice bucks.
I bought an ML2 years ago when the 2 just came out. I've killed some darn nice bucks with that rig. 4759 is hard to beat, I use 42grn under a 300grn Bonded SW in HPH12 sabot with MMP subbase. Used to run 44grn 4759 under 250SSTs, but had a few blow up bad hence the switch to the bonded pill.
I wish it would shoot the Barnes TMZs, but no dice in mine. My Omega with 110g BH209 shoots the 250TMZ much flatter than my ML2 with SWs, but I still prefer the ML2 for the ease of maintenance.
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Re: savage smokeless
What language are you guy's talkin??
I'm still shootin 120gns of Black under a 430gn Maxi ball in .54 cal, iron sights.
Primitive my Butt!! LMAO!
I'm still shootin 120gns of Black under a 430gn Maxi ball in .54 cal, iron sights.
Primitive my Butt!! LMAO!
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I've shot 5 of em. 4 blue and 1 stainless. 1 of the blue ones was the original ml pre accu trigger. It shot real good. The stainless was terrible. They had problems with them that's one reason they are not offering it. It had tight and loose spots and felt like pushing the sabot down 60 grit sandpaper. 5-6" groups was the best I could get it to do with various bullets from 200-350 grain. Tried 4759, 5744, n110, n120, r7, r10, imr4350, h322 and others. One blue would hold a 2" group consistently and the pre accu trigger one was a shooter with 5744. Mine wouldn't shoot any other book loads nor one of the other blued ones. Ended up shooting 350 gr white powerstars with 72 grains xmr2015 in mine. It would touch holes if I did my part but the recoil got your attention quick lol. Good guns for the money, built heavy. If anyone gets one be sure the scope is not touching the recoil lug as that was a known problem on some. It will not shoot and will drive you nuts trying to figure out what's wrong.