Savage 12F/TR in 308

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I pick up my Savage 12F/TR in 308 on Tuesday Nov 25, It will be wearing a Night Force NXS 5.5-22 X 56 NP-R1 reticle. I won't sleep tonight. Now I must find Brass and Match grade Bullets for the new toy. Later on I will be picking peoples brains on how to keep it clean, breaking in the barrel and so on. WOOHOO. First truely long range rifle. Now where to set up my 1000 yard range?? Its great living in the country.
SEE post # 19 in this thread for pics
 
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Talk to Mysticplayer about the goodies you need. I would strongly suggest the Berger 155.5 grain bullets, Lapua brass and Varget powder.

Forget the barrel break-in, just shoot it and start with closer distances than 1000.

Hope to see you at some of the APRA matches!!
 
Right now, finding 308 brass may be a royal pain. Winchester is just fine if you can't find Lapua (right now any US brand from the same lot will do). CCI BR2 primers, Varget powder, 155gr Berger, Amax, Lapua, MK (they all shoot, just which one will the barrel love?????).

I would suggest the Lee collet neck die, Redding body die, Forster BR Seater. Will make ammo with near zero runout.

If you prefer the bushing concept, Forster and Redding both make superb dies.

Forget barrel break in beyond cleaning out the packing grease - this you really need to get rid of. Just start shooting and only clean when accuracy falls off. That might be a few hundreds of rds later. Clean only as much as needed to restore accuracy.

yes, your barrel will look green from the copper fouling.

Most factory barrels need to be dirty for best performance. I have yet to shoot a Savage that didn't do its best when filthy. Let the target tell you what to do.

Bed that action- critical to your success.

I like Farrell bases and Burris Rings to set up the scope for LR. Gives you a way to shim precisely to max the scope adjustment.

A quality grease on the sear/trigger contact, behind the bolt lugs, on the camming surface on the bolt body. Light oil on everything else. Go have fun.

If you intend to shoot with a front bipod, the Remple pod is likely the best you will meet. Costs a few rubles but well worth the bucks spent.

Let me know if I can help sourcing your stuff.

Jerry
 
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tigrr said:
When shooting from a bench how long should the bipod be?
When shooting prone how long should the bipod be?
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In each case, it should be compatible with the height of your rear rest )bag), allowing you to be aimed on-target in a stress-free manner.

With a conventional rear bag, and conventional rear stock design, you need a fairly short bipod. I use the shortest bipod that Harris makes, the "BR" model. On a level surface (e.g. a bench top) it works very well.

When firing prone you have to adapt to the slope of the ground. Most conventional ranges have firing points which point very slightly uphill. This means that you need your bipod to be a bit shorter than it would be when shooting from the level surface of a bench. If your bipod is at its shortest setting and your rifle is still aiming too high, you can either put a spacer of some sort underneath your rear bag, or you can move the bipod over the crown of the firing point, in order to get it somewhat lower.

If you find your prone position uncomfortable due to too much neck strain, you might see if a higher position is better (or worse!) - raise the height of your bipod and also your rear bag.
 
well after a few phone calls i was told that the early ones are 1in10.just got the call from the smoth and my luck is still consistent it is a 1in12.no good for what i wanted to do with it.
 
1:12 will stabilize almost ANY bullet you can shoot in a 308. 1:10 is for bullets in the 240 grain range and you don't want to waste your powder on bullets that long or heavy in a 308 cartridge.

F-TR is a discipline that is restricted to 156 grain bullets, so the rifles should be optimized for medium length bullets, not very long ones. The 1:12 will be a nice fit with the Berger "triple Nickels"
 
Here she is

I'll post pics when I get the new toy home! Its Home!!!!
The whole package
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Night Force
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30 inches of stainless steel
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