Savage MK II with synthetic stock

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I'm testing the water here so please go easy. I've been a high power shooter using service rifle but I'm looking to get into small bore shooting here in San Diego. I had a Savage MK II heavy barrel with syn stock follow me home recently and would like to know if this action/barrel/accu-trigger combination has potential. I looked for info on the savage here but haven't seen any one using this gun. Is there anyone making stocks for this gun? This one is very flimsy but it looks like it wants to shoot.

Thanks,
Mike
 
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I've had a couple of savages. I use a MKII FVT in local iron sight match's with some luck. Check out rimfirecentral.com they have a hole section just on for savage. You'll probably find tons more info over there on that gun.
 
Savage Mk11

Our club holds a Barnyard shoot every other Sat. during the summer. There are about 15 shooters and I am sure there are 5 or 6 shooters using the Mk11, myself included. Most of the shooters use Federal 711B and shoot decent scores. It is a fine rifle and shoots very well. Slim
 
mike, I have 2 savages a btv and btvs both bedded and with higher powered scopes. they can shoot .400 groups, they cannot compete with the m-12 or 82g that can be had for around the same price. and those 82g and m-12 are a paygrade below a 40x. thats just the way it is. you will pay a little more each step for additional accuracy with a nice 40x in the $700-900 range. the m-12 can be found for $400 and the 82g from cmp can be delivered to your door with great peep sights for $629.
 
Hi Mike,
I am most likely just the guy that you need to talk to, as I have done every damned thing to my MKII BTVS in the hopes of making it a shooter. I have tweaked this bad boy in almost every respect; I've learned much, and have had a whole lot of fun in the process.
Firstly let me say that I am a serious shooter. This was my "starter" rifle, to see if I would be interested in the sport. Well, from that beginner rifle I now have a minimum of 1K worth of rifle. Would I pay that if I saw it advertised? No. Would I do it all over again? yes......but with another rifle (I'll get to that one).
I started with the MkII BTVS , I eventually bought a Weaver T-36 to go with it. That was my best move as I have continued to use this scope on my next rifle. I also purchased a Caldwell Br rest along with Protektor bags front and rear. I changed the stock to a Sharp Shooters Master Stock, which made a huge difference. I also replaced the trigger with the Rifle Basix which brought my pull weight down to an acceptable 8oz. (after clipping one turn off of the spring). I also purchased a Harrell Tuner, and spent the time getting it just right.
Please understand that if I had the ready cash I would have bought an older Anshutz right off the bat, but I had to sneak up on it piecemeal. What I know that I want, and what I can afford, are two very different things.
Here is something that I learned in the second year of shooting....the CZ 452 (3?) is a better shooter out of the box....with a tuner!! My buddy has one that will shoot nearly one hole. He is shooting SK Match. If I were to do this again I would start with the CZ and go through the same motions.
I would, however make different decisions about the rest. For the same money you can purchase the joystick "Fire Control", which is surprisingly good. I would also get the Protektor rear bag with the more rigid bottom. I have the regular one and it rocks side to side.
Hope this helps. It's an individual journey my friend. In conclusion I would add that you must shoot good ammo if you are going to achieve anything like consistency. My wife shoots Eley "Target"($5/box) which I have to sort on a scale. I shoot Lapua Center-X ($9/box) which is so tight that it doesn't need to be sorted.
I hope this rant has helped. Best of luck, tim
 
I did similar to decr8er, only I spent allot less on mine. Insead of buying a new stock I bought one of the forearm blocks that simclair sells. And I did my own trigger work, by polishing and cutting springs. I also learned how to glass bed with that gun, and pillar bed. I never put a tuner on it, as that's not allowed in the local shoots I used it in.
 
Hi Mike,

I would also get the Protektor rear bag with the more rigid bottom. I have the regular one and it rocks side to side.

tim

Tim,

Buy a donut from any of the bag suppliers. That will take the rock out of your rear bag. I carry two with me all the time, if you encounter a range where you shoot downhill, the extra height of a second bag will allow you to get to the bottom of the target. There are several ranges/individual benches that the front rest will bottom out before you get to the last row of bulls.

Ken
 
Hi Ken,
I was thinking about buying one for my wife (it's her rig now). I will have to get myself a new bag and will just get it with the rigid bottom.
Where should I look for that donut? Does Protektor sell them? Thanks, tim
 
Racin,
Hi, I also purchased the "sled". I can tell you the the Master stock (at only 2") was a good purchase.It is much heavier, thereby giving the gun more stability in the rests. When you compare the two, the original stock is just firewood. The tuner really helped as well. My best target this year was a 235 6X. I know that is not as well as I can shoot, but it is the limit of this rifle.
best, tim
 
Racin,
Hi, I also purchased the "sled". I can tell you the the Master stock (at only 2") was a good purchase.It is much heavier, thereby giving the gun more stability in the rests. When you compare the two, the original stock is just firewood. The tuner really helped as well. My best target this year was a 235 6X. I know that is not as well as I can shoot, but it is the limit of this rifle.
best, tim

Those stocks are very nice. I'd love to get one, but the local league I shoot in requires the gun to be factory. Right now I use a FVT with the syn stock for iron sights. It does well, but the syn stock leaves allot to be desired.

This savage isn't bedded and the barrel isn't floated properly. But, it shoots really well so I don't know if I want to mess with it. I've thought about trying to buy a used factory BV stock for it if I can find one.
 
Hi Ken,
I was thinking about buying one for my wife (it's her rig now). I will have to get myself a new bag and will just get it with the rigid bottom.
Where should I look for that donut? Does Protektor sell them? Thanks, tim

Most any of the bag manufacturers will have a donut. Probably find several in the sposers link on the home page.

Ken
 
Hi Racin,
I have the thumbhole stock which came with my BTVS . I would be happy to sell to you, but I am thinking that it may just be throwing good money after bad.
I understand that you have to meet certain standards for your club matches. I would suggest selling your Savage and buying the CZ instead. The standard stock is a toy, but as a stock shooter (with a tuner) it is actually better than the Anschutz sporter...( I've only seen the CZ with a Harrell tuner). Anyhow, I have lived through all of the trials and tribulations of the three guns in our club matches. We have tried every damned thing to get these guns to shoot, and of them all the CZ shoots the best. As much as I hate to admit it, it is second to the Anschutz guys ( at a third of the cost).
For what it's worth,
tim
 
tim and all the rest,

Thanks for the response and you've certainly given me a lot to think about. I know the syn stock that comes with the gun is not very good and that was my goal to either add weight and stability to it along with bedding or to replace it with either a factory wood stock or after market. You guys have already done the foot work and I'll be taking your recommendations and apply them.

Racin, thanks for the guide to rimfirecentral. I'll check them out.

Mike
 
Hi Racin,
I have the thumbhole stock which came with my BTVS . I would be happy to sell to you, but I am thinking that it may just be throwing good money after bad.
I understand that you have to meet certain standards for your club matches. I would suggest selling your Savage and buying the CZ instead. The standard stock is a toy, but as a stock shooter (with a tuner) it is actually better than the Anschutz sporter...( I've only seen the CZ with a Harrell tuner). Anyhow, I have lived through all of the trials and tribulations of the three guns in our club matches. We have tried every damned thing to get these guns to shoot, and of them all the CZ shoots the best. As much as I hate to admit it, it is second to the Anschutz guys ( at a third of the cost).
For what it's worth,
tim

I considered the CZ before I bought this savage. (It's my 2nd Savage 22). The reason I picked the savage was the peep sight were already on it. With the CZ I of had to spend another 100+ dollars on cheap sights. And at the time I didn't know how much I'd like the open sight shooting. It shoots groups at 50 yards just as good with open sights as my old savage did with a scope.

There's not really many good options out there for open sights. I guess everyone just puts scope's on there guns now days anyway.
 
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