savage arms

I bought my first rifle *used* in Oct 2010. Its a Savage model 11 wood stock .223 bolt action. I purchased a Bushnell bone collector scope and it was mounted and boresighted at the shop. I got this rifle for target and ground hogs. The problem I am having is group size. Ive shot from a...

My wife is looking for a hunting rifle, something not too expensive and that doesnt say Remington on it. She will be using it for elk and Nilgai. Anything smaller she will use her bow. Gun is probably going to be used maybe twice a year. She is looking at the Howa 1500 in .308. She doesnt...

Just got back from a P dog trip. Before we left me and my father-in-law reloaded 1300 rounds of 22-250 for my remington and his savage. Mine shot great the entire time, every one fire and went where i was aiming. His factory heavy barreled model 12fv savage however would shoot 3-4 good then the...

is it possible to use a 1022 barrel on a savage mark ii? has any one tried this?

I have a Savage 11 .223 with which I have been having extraction problems. Fully half the time, brass will not extract from the chamber but will be left loose laying in the action. The extractor consists of a part that grabs the rim of the cartridge with a ball and spring underneath seated in a...

I have used remington thunderbolts all my life. But for some reason in my savage .22 bolt action rifle sometimes it will not feed into the chanber and when I feed it sometimes and i can feel it wont go it, I try to move the bolt back to extract the shell but it will not come out. It sometimes...

does any body know a cheap but good 30-06.