My Savage and planning on buying another one.

[gun runner]

Originally Posted by JLA

I never much cared for the Savage 25s. Built too much like the rimfires to suit my liking. the set up is plenty robust for rimfires but leaves a bit to be desired behind centerfires much bigger than the hornets.

I much prefer the 10/110 action. and the Savage 10 Precision Carbine is one of the most accurate .223 savages ever built (aside from the Target model 12s of course).

Savage just makes a good quality rifle.

uh okay? Thanks for your opinion.

[CJ_56]

...the Savage 10 Precision Carbine is one of the most accurate .223 savages ever built (aside from the Target model 12s of course).

I have a 12 LRPV which is essentially the same rifle as the target rifles except they have H-S Precision stocks instead of the Savage laminate stocks. It's hard to argue with that difference though. It also has a 4" shorter barrel but most think that's a better setup than the target model's 30" barrel because the barrel doesn't have enough weight up front to make the rifle want to tip forward like the target models do. That LRPV practically shoots itself. It is so easy to be accurate with that thing it almost takes the fun out of shooting. Almost. I wouldn't want to carry it around the woods hunting though.

I have 2 Savage .22's (MkIIBTV and a Stevens 15-A which is made by Savage of course) and a 110 in 30.06 too. I wouldn't want to get rid of any of them. I'll take the 30.06 if I want to hunt anything bigger and I'll take either one of the rimfires for hunting squirrels. The 15-A is a single shot (so is the LRPV) and it's probably taken more squirrels than any rifle I've ever seen. It's been handed down through the family since the early 1950's and it has always been very accurate so it's been a favorite for tree rats.

Savage does make some fine rifles.

[Zane71464]

...yes sir, they do!!!
I've got a few but the one i like best is the model 12 bvss in
.223. tack driver and it's never had a "bad day"!

[JLA]

Originally Posted by gun runner

uh okay? Thanks for your opinion.

Id bet good money if you owned as many savages as i have and torn into as many as i have your opinion would mirror mine.

Not that the 25 is a bad rifle in .223. I just dont care for it. I consider the platform a bit "flimsy" for anything bigger than .22 hornet.

[wingspar]

Nice looking rifle. What scope do you have on it? I have considered a bolt rifle in .223, but not serious about it yet. I have a Mini-14 and seriously looking at my first AR, which I plan to mount a scope on for accuracy. Till very recently, I’ve never looked at Savage rifles, but am pretty serious on getting a 93R17 GVXP as an entry level .17 HMR to play with. Nothing but good things on that gun, and cheaper than .223.

[gun runner]

Originally Posted by wingspar

Nice looking rifle. What scope do you have on it? I have considered a bolt rifle in .223, but not serious about it yet. I have a Mini-14 and seriously looking at my first AR, which I plan to mount a scope on for accuracy. Till very recently, I’ve never looked at Savage rifles, but am pretty serious on getting a 93R17 GVXP as an entry level .17 HMR to play with. Nothing but good things on that gun, and cheaper than .223.

Its a Bushnell Banner 4-12x40 Dusk and Dawn. $100 dollar scope but gets the job done.

[wingspar]

Originally Posted by gun runner

Its a Bushnell Banner 4-12x40 Dusk and Dawn. $100 dollar scope but gets the job done.

Thanks for the info.