Just got my 93R17BTVSS .17HMR Savage!!!
06-20-2006, 10:49 PM
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Just got my 93R17BTVSS .17HMR Savage!!!
Well, after 8 months of waiting I finally picked up my accutrigger .17hmr thumbhole stainless bull bbl Savage today!! The gun is beautiful and I am sure it will shoot like my other Savages INCLUDING my BIG GAME riflesMOA as all Savages seem to do. I will post pics soon. It is gorgeous!!!! Why is it that Savages always shoot 1/2'' groups or better at 100 yds? SUCKS TO BE THE KING OF ACCURACY AND DEPENDABILITY. BTW, my dealer wished he had ordered more; he had six of these arrive monday and they were all gone within 24 hrs. Here is a factory pic but I will post a pic of mine soon. These are hard to come by.
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06-21-2006, 08:57 AM
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06-21-2006, 11:53 AM
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RE: Just got my 93R17BTVSS .17HMR Savage!!!
I got one Stainless Steel with composite stock, bull barrell. It shoots great. The only negative thing about the gun is the clip release. If you are shooting off a bench sometimes you bump the clip release and the clip drops down just enough so it won't feed the next shell. At first I though my gun was jamming, turns out I just needed to be more careful. Other than that it is a great little gun.
06-21-2006, 01:20 PM
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RE: Just got my 93R17BTVSS .17HMR Savage!!!
What scope are you guys shooting on these guns? I've been kicking the idea aroundof getting a bolt action rimfire from savage either in 22 or 17 caliber. I would really like the 17, but not sure I want a bull barrel on it. Seems like every 17 they make has the bull barrel.
06-21-2006, 03:12 PM
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RE: Just got my 93R17BTVSS .17HMR Savage!!!
Savage and marlin both make models with sporter barrels. Maybe they are just harder to find in your area. They are a bit cheaper as well. You can get a plastic stocked sporter for well under 200 bucks.
As far as a scope it really depends on what you want to do with it. For hunting within 100 yards a normal 3-9x40 or so should do the trick. If you want to target shoot or varmint hunt a higher powered scope with adjustable parallax would be nice.
And these guns are accurate enough to warrant a good scope. My .17 wears the most expensive I own. A 6.5-20X44 with adjustable objective and mildots. It's an Alaskan Guide model (cabela's) that cost me around 400 bucks. I shoot mostly off from a bench though.
Paul
As far as a scope it really depends on what you want to do with it. For hunting within 100 yards a normal 3-9x40 or so should do the trick. If you want to target shoot or varmint hunt a higher powered scope with adjustable parallax would be nice.
And these guns are accurate enough to warrant a good scope. My .17 wears the most expensive I own. A 6.5-20X44 with adjustable objective and mildots. It's an Alaskan Guide model (cabela's) that cost me around 400 bucks. I shoot mostly off from a bench though.
Paul
