Savage 10mlII shooting on a budget
Mar 2, 2009 5:01:28 GMT -5
Post by Rifleman on Mar 2, 2009 5:01:28 GMT -5
Hello everyone,
I know it has been awhile since I wrote anything, but here goes with a subject I don't think has been touched upon much.
I am sure alot of guys get on here while still in the decision stage on whether to buy a Savage 10 MLII smokeless muzzle loader or not. and as they read along they are likely to see alot of neat and EXPENSIVE advice on what kind of upgrades they can do. These would include high end optics and mounts that will stand up to recoil, custom bedding, custom stocks and triggers, as well as a plethora of other things. But are these things really neccessary? I think not. While it is nice to have a custom barreled 45, glass bedded with a 1000 dollar scope, quite good performance can be had with a plain jane blued 10mlII with the iron sights. It really is a 200 yard rifle in the right hands. As an advocate of long range muzzleloading, I have been down the path of tricking out several Savage 10MLII's and have had much success at getting them to shoot well at 300 yds in 50 caliber. But one can easily get a stock rifle with iron sights shooting well at 100 yds with little work, and with the right load, 200 yds is doable. I am not going to go into all the " How- to's" of this right now, but just wanted to write a little note that might be an encouragement to someone who was considering getting into the Savage game but was concerned whether their pocket book would allow them to be successful. With a stock rifle, properly sighted in, the 100 yd line is a piece of cake with the iron sights and book Savage loads. With a little load tweaking, the marksman adept with iron sights will find 200 yds attainable as well. I killed a doe 2 seasons ago with just such a stock rifle, iron sights, at 202 yds, laser verified.
So if you are on a budget and was wondering if the Savage is the "right" rifle for you, I would highly encourage you to go ahead and " pull the trigger". Once the rifle is purchased , a nice surprise is that smokeless shooting is quite a bit cheaper then shooting pyrodex pellets, care and cleaning is easier, and hunting accuracy is quite sufficient. If you have questions about the " how to" that is a simple matter as well. Just read the manual first, then jump on here and post a question for help. There is a plethora of knowledge here that will be sufficient for the beginner as well as the very advanced.
Rifleman
I know it has been awhile since I wrote anything, but here goes with a subject I don't think has been touched upon much.
I am sure alot of guys get on here while still in the decision stage on whether to buy a Savage 10 MLII smokeless muzzle loader or not. and as they read along they are likely to see alot of neat and EXPENSIVE advice on what kind of upgrades they can do. These would include high end optics and mounts that will stand up to recoil, custom bedding, custom stocks and triggers, as well as a plethora of other things. But are these things really neccessary? I think not. While it is nice to have a custom barreled 45, glass bedded with a 1000 dollar scope, quite good performance can be had with a plain jane blued 10mlII with the iron sights. It really is a 200 yard rifle in the right hands. As an advocate of long range muzzleloading, I have been down the path of tricking out several Savage 10MLII's and have had much success at getting them to shoot well at 300 yds in 50 caliber. But one can easily get a stock rifle with iron sights shooting well at 100 yds with little work, and with the right load, 200 yds is doable. I am not going to go into all the " How- to's" of this right now, but just wanted to write a little note that might be an encouragement to someone who was considering getting into the Savage game but was concerned whether their pocket book would allow them to be successful. With a stock rifle, properly sighted in, the 100 yd line is a piece of cake with the iron sights and book Savage loads. With a little load tweaking, the marksman adept with iron sights will find 200 yds attainable as well. I killed a doe 2 seasons ago with just such a stock rifle, iron sights, at 202 yds, laser verified.
So if you are on a budget and was wondering if the Savage is the "right" rifle for you, I would highly encourage you to go ahead and " pull the trigger". Once the rifle is purchased , a nice surprise is that smokeless shooting is quite a bit cheaper then shooting pyrodex pellets, care and cleaning is easier, and hunting accuracy is quite sufficient. If you have questions about the " how to" that is a simple matter as well. Just read the manual first, then jump on here and post a question for help. There is a plethora of knowledge here that will be sufficient for the beginner as well as the very advanced.
Rifleman
I agree with you that with irons the savage is good out to 200 yards. I also have been taught by you that I do not know how to shoot with irons well enough and I am working on that. Scopes do make it easier, but they allow the shooter to skip learning so shoot with irons. Personally, I think that having the irons sighted in and still on the gun, or with the hunter, is the best backup for scope failure in the field. Tar12 proved that one!