Just shot a Savage 12BVSS at 1000 metres

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Just competed in a 1000 metre competition with an out of the box Savage 12BVSS .243 with a Bushnell Elite 3200 10 x 40 scope. With rain and windy conditions my best target was a 10, a 9 and a 7 for a total of 26 with a 3 shot group size of 11 3/4 inches. My youngest son (age 36) who had never fired a rifle before fired a 10, a 7 and a 7 for a total of 24 with a group size of 11 inches. A phenominal gun! I was shooting unlimited and, of course, didn't take first prize but was right up there....had my 7 been a 10 I would have walked away with top honours. We were shooting at an official 600 yard target.

I was using a 90 grain Lapua with 44 grains of 4350. The Lapua has a BC of .420 and at 900 feet ASL, before the shoot, we chronographed the load with a muzzle velocity of 3246.0. At the shoot altitude was 4100 feet, humidity was 95% and temperature was 65 F and the elevation angle 7 degrees.

I take my hat off to Savage. It's going to make one excellent coyote gun.
 
....had my 7 been a 10 I would have walked away with top honours.

I wish I had a nickel for everytime I have said that myself, or heard someone else say it. :( Taken out of context like this it sure sounds dirty:p

Good shooting, sound like another one is hooked on long range shooting.:cool:
 
A 600 yard target has a bull of what, 12" or so? If your group of 11 3/4" had been centred, you'd have cleaned it! And at 1000m, too. It really builds confidence when you know what you can do with the rifle.
 
savage & correct BC bullet

Hi, I'd say you did very well . There's an old rule of thumb for long range shooting find a bullet with a B C of 450 or better that you're rifles twist rate will handle and you'll never look back. Again you did very well. Take care and enjoy Bill.
 
that's good to hear, I've been pondering getting a 12BVSS for about a month. any other comments on the gun? I'll probably buy one after I finish building my "gun safe"

like the other thread says, I need to start buying Kraft Dinner :)
 
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