Savage 12FV for F Class?

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Hi All,

I've been reading and researching long range shooting for about a year now and have constrained myself from going out and purchasing a rifle for it because of budget concerns. This spring things are about to change. I have settled on one of two savages, either the 10fp or the 12FV with the 26" barrel. Now I am of course in the learning process right now, but perhaps in the next year or two I may want to look into F class shooting. Is the extra inches of the 12FV going to be a significant help in competitive shooting? I know the bullet velocity increases, does that translate into increase accuracy or no? Seen posts point in different directions on that subject.

Thanks for any help!
 
I have a savage 12fvss in .223 with a 26" barrel and i shoot comfortably out to 1000 yards. . the extra length helps I believe and I have a second rifle on its way also a 26" barrel 112 action in .223. These guns seem built for this purpose and distance. IMHO. matched with the proper ammo , you will be happy with its accuracy.
 
You should be fine, my Rem Police 26" barrel gets 75gr Hornady Match HPBT to 2945 fps with varget works good I would go with the 26"
I see the Savage Long range prec you are able to get a 1/7 twist would be great for 1000 yards with 80gr bullets, I was not able to stablize the 80s with a 1/9 twist
Good luck and enjoy your new gun
 
I've been shooting the 12FVSS in .223 for a couple of years, have done some mods to it, but with 75GR Amax, I'm getting 2950 with VVN140, and sub-moa when I remember the wind......the new Savages with the accutrigger are great value, I'd just make sure the barrel is free floating, and it's bedded well....then go to town.
 
manitou210 said:
You should be fine, my Rem Police 26" barrel gets 75gr Hornady Match HPBT to 2945 fps with varget works good I would go with the 26"
I see the Savage Long range prec you are able to get a 1/7 twist would be great for 1000 yards with 80gr bullets, I was not able to stablize the 80s with a 1/9 twist
Good luck and enjoy your new gun
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Mind if I ask what powder load and primer you are using? I just loaded up some 75gr Hornady HPBT Match tonite ranging from 23-25grns of Varget with BR4 primers in .5grn increments for my LRPV 1:9 to test these bullets out.
 
Caljay, we got to know and shoot with the gents from US Team Savage last year and they use stock, right out of the gunshop, 12FVSS's as well as the purpose built F Class models. They would perfer to have all 30" barrel models especially with the 308 versions as they go with the commonwealth 155 bullet weight limt to shoot internationally.

All things considered, I would say the Savage is a great place to start. Especially the single shot versions, these though, are scarce. I would probably opt for the 308 variety as I've seen to many 223's get spanked on really tough day conditions at long ranges. I have a 223 and have shot it all the way out and if a person really wants to challenge thier condition reading skills, this is the caliber to do it with. Frustrating, but you learn a whole bunch about wind.

Cheers, Glen
 
Thanks for the responses so far guys, its helping to make the final decision. One other question, what about going with the standard barrel or the stainless steel version? I'd like to keep the final price tag down, but is the ss version worth it? wondering if it would be something I would regret later either way...
 
There is no performace difference between SS and CM steel. The fact that you can use a non-stainless barrel in colder temps is a plus. Some claim SS fouls less and that SS barrels last longer. Largely anecdotal.

Go with the blued barrel and simply keep it clean and oiled. As for length, longer (and faster) does not mean more accurate in fact in some cases it is the opposite.
 
If they ever come up to Canada, the best bang for the buck today is the new F(Open) class savage in 6BR. For around $1000, you have everything ready to compete in F(O) or F(TR) with a barrel swap. The rifle has a superb stock, action/trigger so you will not need to spend more later.

Most comps do not separate F classes so you may as well use the better flying slugs - check with the matches you intend to go to.

The Savage properly bedded will shoot 1/2 min or better (?). That is not as good as a purpose built rifle but more then enough to shoot a clean score with a potential for a lot of X's.

You will have 3000 to 4000rds of practise before needing to worry about a new pipe. By then, you will have some very good ideas on what you want to do.

Going from 1/2 min to 1/4min only takes a barrel swap.

Jerry
 
I have the Savage with 26"" heavy barrell and accu trigger no ss just blued a harris bipod and 8-32x50 mil dot scope in 22-250 it is very accurate and I especially like the accu-trigger I have at the lowest setting 2 lb. pull so it makes for a nice easy squeeze and it only set me back about $1400 complete so not bad. Good luck with whatever you go with and enjoy!
 
12FV in .223 60-70 gr bullets (reloads) into half inch no probs. 500 bucks how do you go wrong? In hindsight I would have bought the SS model because of the better stock but my original use for this gun was blasting gophers.
 
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I have a Savage btvs in 223 (26" - 1 in 9). It was origionally a fvss but P&D in Edmonton swapped a thumbhole stock from a 22-250 for me (wanted thumbhole but not 22-250). I shoots excellent from day one. I hand load using CCI SR BR primers, Sierra 69 gr matchkings, 25.8gr Varget. Alot of guys at the range knocked my choice at first ( a few have the idea if your rifle doesn't cost as much as a good used car it won't perform), but when I won a few shoots and they didn't, their opinion changed. I have tried numerous combinations up to 75 gr bullets but the 1 in 9 twist shines only up to 69 gr. 52 gr amax's are my second favorite. I am limited to 300 m at my local range. For the price of the savage you should be happy. Note: the accu trigger takes a little while to get used to.
 
I went into my local gun store and put a back order in for a 12FV .308. They have a couple on order, just don't know when they will come in. I'm hoping I'll have it by spring... :cool: I know the 223 would be easier to shoot, but what the hell, I'll admit I'd like something with some extra balls to it... My pocket book and shoulder may hate me for it later...

Hopefully I'll have a new hobby this summer, other than just shooting gophers back on the farm.
 
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