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The original reports on my Savage/Brux build are here: Good Day Shooting
I left that rifle in Illinois for a year after taking the buck in my Avatar. I brought it back last Fall and have not shot it since then... Silly me. Instead, I spent my spare time last Summer fooling around with a custom .375 Winchester built on a Mauser 98 action (yes, it can be done), which is now legal as a single shot in Illinois. But I've not been getting the results I wanted with the Mauser, so yesterday I got out the SML and took it to range... It was another good day shooting. Beautiful day with light but gusty winds.
I took a fouling shot and then another at a target someone had left up at the 400 yd target, so far so good. Then took one shot at the 11"x16" steel plate at 400 yds (center unmarked plate on the target set below. Then I took one shot at our new target stations set at 500 yds (marked 11"x16 plate below). Had to add windage to both, but not much. As the title of this post indicates, I continue to be amazed by the accuracy of this rifle...
I head back to Illinois (from Montana) to visit my parents (93 and 91), family, and farm next Saturday. And to do a little deer hunting. I think my rifle is ready to go.
I left that rifle in Illinois for a year after taking the buck in my Avatar. I brought it back last Fall and have not shot it since then... Silly me. Instead, I spent my spare time last Summer fooling around with a custom .375 Winchester built on a Mauser 98 action (yes, it can be done), which is now legal as a single shot in Illinois. But I've not been getting the results I wanted with the Mauser, so yesterday I got out the SML and took it to range... It was another good day shooting. Beautiful day with light but gusty winds.
I took a fouling shot and then another at a target someone had left up at the 400 yd target, so far so good. Then took one shot at the 11"x16" steel plate at 400 yds (center unmarked plate on the target set below. Then I took one shot at our new target stations set at 500 yds (marked 11"x16 plate below). Had to add windage to both, but not much. As the title of this post indicates, I continue to be amazed by the accuracy of this rifle...
I head back to Illinois (from Montana) to visit my parents (93 and 91), family, and farm next Saturday. And to do a little deer hunting. I think my rifle is ready to go.