Bought a new "Hunting" rifle. My 1st "Hunting" rifle of the precision variety

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Bought a new "Hunting" rifle. My 1st "Hunting" rifle of the precision variety

So the lovely people at Savage Arms were nice enough to find a way to tap the last of my bank account. So much for my T97 I guess.

I know this is no where near what most of the guys on here are shooting but it is my first step into precision shooting so wasn't ready to drop thousands. This is a military/Law Enforcement edition rifle only, and heavily discounted through them. They are actively trying to sway forces away from the Remington's. It is labled as the Model 10 FTR 5R. It comes chambered in .308 only. The closest thing I can find to it on their site is the 10 FCP-SR.
It has a non fluted 24" heavy barrel that is pre-threaded for a break, Accu-Stock and Accu-Trigger. Comes with a single 5 round DBM. Also came with the factory installed scope rail and an oversized knurled piston shaped bolt handle.

I installed a Bushnell 4200 Elite 6-24x40 yesterday but have yet to fire it. Will try to get out next weekend to zero it in and play with it a bit. Just have some cheap MFS ammo for now to get that "new gun, must make it go bang" out of my system before I start investing any cash into match ammo.

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Forget the match ammo and get reloading gear.If you do any amount of shooting it will be worth your while.

A few boxes of match ammo and you can get an entry level reloading kit and create much more consistent ammo for a bit better than $1 or so a round minus of course your reloading gear cost which will quickly pay for themselves.

Anyways have fun and practice.
 
I don't think I am supposed to say the price, but i can tell you that it was very, very reasonable. I will talk to the dealer on Monday to see if they mind me saying.
 
Kelly Timoffee said:
Forget the match ammo and get reloading gear.If you do any amount of shooting it will be worth your while.

A few boxes of match ammo and you can get an entry level reloading kit and create much more consistent ammo for a bit better than $1 or so a round minus of course your reloading gear cost which will quickly pay for themselves.

Anyways have fun and practice.
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I am interested in reloading, just have so much on my plate I have no time to really research what kind to get. I don't want to break the bank, but I would want to be able to reload for all my calibres in the future if desired without having to buy all new stuff. .308, .40, 9mm. 300WM, 7.62x39 and soon to be .223/5.56...
 
Any tips on proper break in for the rifle? I will be sure to bring my SKS and a few hundred rounds on the first day just to get the need for noise out of my system. I am thinking a quick barrel swab after every couple of mags?
 
lol i just logged on here to see how far that might have went all ready. One topic the internet will just half to agree to disagree on lol.

To the op. No one here will ever agree completly on one exact way to open up a new barrel. We all believe our own voodo down to even how we clean. I can tell you however, 98% of what people will tell you will work fine.


And plz use a bore guide.
 
I found that if you have a cleaning schedule or break in procedure that it does improve cleaning results later on.

Abuse and don't clean the rifle, then be prepared for a long road of lengthy cleaning sessions.
 
If your dealer is fine with letting some more of these go you can pm me some info if you can release the price and if budgets allow maybe add one of these to my stable.
 
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