Welcome to another Friday Field Strip. Watch the Field Strip video below, then read the article below… The Thompson submachine gun is perhaps one of the most recognizable and important American firearms of all time. Most people in the United States could recognize the “Tommy Gun” [Read More…]
The first new rifles in the prototype batch made by Sako in Finland have been issued to Canadian Rangers, and initial reports are positive. The rifle, which has been designated “C-19”, will replace the venerable but aging .303-caliber Lee-Enfield rifles [Read More…]
While I am one of the last people to condone the conversion of what are often valuable historical artifacts to a “sporting” configuration, in some cases these conversions themselves add value (both monetary and historical) to the firearm in question. Is the [Read More…]
Just before heading out on a prairie dog shoot, Pete sent us this photo of this Savage 93 chambered in .17 HMR. Pete wrote … Prairie Dogging gear on the back porch at the ranch in Colorado Savage 93 in .17 HMR, BSA Sweet 17 optics, shooting mat, the rest is [Read More…]
Brandon sent in this nifty photo of two of his Savage rifles on prairie near Badlands National Park. This is a photo of my Savage 12VLP chambered in 22-250 with a Leupold VX-2 scope. The back rifle is a Savage 93r17 BVSS with a Vortex Crossfire 2. This photo was taken [Read More…]
Oleg Volk has reviewed the Savage Mk.II FV-SR over at AllOutdoor … Savage has long done well in the entry-level rimfire rifles. Mark 2 series represented an upgrade on the basics with the addition of Accu-trigger. FV-SR model takes it another step towards [Read More…]
This guy shoots his Savage 110 BA out to 2,530 yards! Pretty impressive. That is 1.43 miles. It was posted on LiveLeak. For more information on the 110 BA check out Savage Arms. Not too shabby for a $2000 rifle.
It is not often we get to peer into the accounts of a gun company. Up until recently there were only two publicly listed firearm makers in the USA, Ruger and Smith & Wesson, but they both produce a huge range of firearms, teasing out the financials from a particular [Read More…]
For 2013, Savage has expanded the AXIS line of rifles with two new youth models. Both new bolt-action rifles feature a camo pattern and a bore-sighted scope. The first new youth AXIS rifle comes with a synthetic stock decked out in Realtree Extra camo. Mounted at [Read More…]
The Savage Model 110 BA is now available in a left-handed version. This precise, long range rifle will be set up for left-handed shooters in both .338 Lapua and .300 Win Mag. The Model 110 BA is a precision rifle marketed for the law enforcement market. As it is not [Read More…]
The Scally Hill Systems Mk4 is a tactical-style bolt action rifle build upon the Savage short action and AccuTrigger. It features an aluminium chassis, fixed or folding fully adjustable stock, Scally Hill Systems proprietary barrel nut (replaces Savage barrel nut), [Read More…]
Andrew has written an article about the lessons he learnt competing at the Competition Dynamics 24 Hour Sniper Adventure Challenge in Utah a few weeks ago where he and his teammate finished third… I recently competed, along with a superb teammate, in the [Read More…]
In December last year Savage announced they would be producing a Model 10 Precision Carbine chambered in .300 AAC BLK. They have just announced they no longer plan to produce it. Their explanation … Some time ago, Savage announced it would be chambering the Model [Read More…]
Savage Arms is the latest firm to announced that have adopted the .300 AAC BLK. Along with .223 Rem. and .308 Win they are chambering the Model 10 Precision Carbine in .300 AAC BLK. The Precision Carbine is part of their Law Enforcement line of rifles. I have never [Read More…]
The Savage Model 25 Walking Varminter is available in 5.7x28mm FN. The 5.7x28mm FN is a strange addition to the Model 25 Walking Varminter line, which includes .204 Ruger, .22 Hornet, .222 Rem. and .223 Rem., all of which are substantially more powerful. It is much [Read More…]
I am still pretty excited by the new budget Savage Edge rifle. Chris (Simple Musings From A Guy With Guns) took this photo at the NRA Show … More NRA Show pics from Chris here.
Jeff Quinn has written a review of the new Savage Edge rifle. He gets greats accuracy out of it using factory ammunition … No groups measured in excess of the magical one-inch mark. I remember years ago when a typical hunting rifle took a lot of tuning and load [Read More…]
Savage has just introduced a new budget entry-level hunting rifle called the Savage Edge. The action is a brand new design and not based on Savage’s other entry rifle, the Stevens 200. This rifle seems like a bargain. It’s MRSP is over $100 less than the [Read More…]
The outdoor sporting counterpart to the Savage / Stevens 350 Pump Security is the 350 Pump Field. It is also available in a combo package that includes a 18.25″ Pump Security barrel.
New from Savage, under the Stevens brand name, is the Stevens 350 budget home defense pump action shotgun.
Like the new BRJ, the BSEV was originally a .17 HMR rifle and is now also chambered in .22 Long Rifle, as the Mark II BSEV, and .22 Magnum as the Model 93 BSEV.
The BRJ was originally a .17 HMR rifle. Savage have now chambered in .22 Long Rifle, as the Mark II BRJ, and .22 Magnum as the Model 93 BRJ.
A lot of people have been drooling over the new .338 Lapua Savage rifle because it packs a lot of features into a rifle with an MSRP of just $2,267. American Rifleman has published a review of the 110 BA which can be read on their website … Although the Model 110 [Read More…]
The Savage Model 10 Predator Hunter is now available in the Max 1 Camo finish. It is also the first Predator Hunter to be fitted with the AccuStock. It is available in .22-250 Rem, 204 Ruger, .223 Rem, .243 Win. MSRP is $864.
The new Savage Long Range Hunter is a very compelling rifle. As the name suggests, it is designed for long range hunting where accuracy is paramount. It is packed full of features including the AccuStock, an adjustable muzzle brake and an adjustable comb. I believe this [Read More…]
The Model 12FCV is the latest edition to the Savage Varmit line. It features the AccuStock with beavertail foreend, AccuTrigger, detachable box magazine and a heavy fluted barrel. The short action rifle is available chambered in .223 Rem, .204 Ruger. and .22-250 Rem. [Read More…]
UPDATE: There is more to this story than meet the eye. There have been a lot of recently publicized KBs. I was emailed these photos of a Savage Model 10ML II “Smokeless” Muzzleloader. The accident happened last October. The Model 10ML II is designed so that [Read More…]
Savage have published a web page detailing how the Savage Accustock works. It uses a bolted in wedge to push the recoil lug tightly against the aluminum bedding block. Interesting.
Savage have come out with a 20 gauge bolt action slug gun. Because of the smaller size of 20 gauge cartridges they have build the 220 series on the 110 rifle action. The recoil is apparently significantly less than the 12 gauge 210F Slug gun. The 220’s accuracy should [Read More…]
Next year (2009) Savage will be selling a new “modular sniper system” called the Model 10 BAS (I have not worked out what the acronym stands for). BAS/T (adjustable target-style butt-stock) BAS (M4 style butt-stock) The rifle is build on the Model 110 action [Read More…]
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