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- Oct 3, 2012
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In my quest for a bolt action .308 I happened across a Savage Hog Hunter. The name reminds me of a guy I knew in the army, Releford, who's dates usually had to walk sideways on the barrack's stairs, but I digress....
I'm really starting to like Savage. The accu-trigger felt really nice and the bolt handle was over-sized and felt intuitive to work. The bolt worked really smoothly and easily.
I didn't get to shoot it (seeing as how I was just playing with it inside the gun shop), but it shoulders and acquires very quickly thanks to the iron sights. I imagine you'd end up scoping it, but the irons are more than just a "he'll scope it, put some crap on there so we can say it has irons" irons. I can see where for fairly close range hunting they would be ideal.
The barrel is a medium profile and seems to swing smoothly and, again, shoulder smoothly. The stock felt good, although being a green plastic its not going to win any beauty contests (like Releford's dates....but I digress again). Its a 20" length and is threaded. I assume some states must let you use a suppressor for hunting hogs, but I looked at the cost of a .308 suppressor and OUCH, WALLET CRAMP...
The shop had it priced at aout $440. It seems like a nice rifle for the cost. I don't know if I'll end up with that or another flavor of the Savage Model 11, but I'm getting closer and closer to picking one up.
(Releford, if you happen across this, remember Big Red? The one that you couldn't walk side by side with down the hall way?)
I'm really starting to like Savage. The accu-trigger felt really nice and the bolt handle was over-sized and felt intuitive to work. The bolt worked really smoothly and easily.
I didn't get to shoot it (seeing as how I was just playing with it inside the gun shop), but it shoulders and acquires very quickly thanks to the iron sights. I imagine you'd end up scoping it, but the irons are more than just a "he'll scope it, put some crap on there so we can say it has irons" irons. I can see where for fairly close range hunting they would be ideal.
The barrel is a medium profile and seems to swing smoothly and, again, shoulder smoothly. The stock felt good, although being a green plastic its not going to win any beauty contests (like Releford's dates....but I digress again). Its a 20" length and is threaded. I assume some states must let you use a suppressor for hunting hogs, but I looked at the cost of a .308 suppressor and OUCH, WALLET CRAMP...
The shop had it priced at aout $440. It seems like a nice rifle for the cost. I don't know if I'll end up with that or another flavor of the Savage Model 11, but I'm getting closer and closer to picking one up.
(Releford, if you happen across this, remember Big Red? The one that you couldn't walk side by side with down the hall way?
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