Savage MK2 22 Target on the range.

[BrokenolMarine]

I took a recently acquired Savage 22 target down to the range this morning to sight in the scope for Miss T so she could shoot it. It's a beautiful little gun and I was told by the friend cleaning out his safe that it's a tack driver. I was anxious to see. I got my table set up at 25 yards and put up some cardboard with a couple crosses and dots sketched on... as you can see, it's a good looking gun, lets see if she shoots.

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My first three rounds were a tad high and left. I didn't have the paperwork on the gun or scope, so I winged it. The next few rounds were in line above the cross but still high, so I cranked down the elevation a bit more and slid back behind the gun and sent another round downrange. Oh... now ON the cross but low.

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Hmmm, I added back HALF of the elevation I had cranked off and moved to a dot and fired three rounds. Sweet, one and two were in the dot and three was through number two. Time to get Miss T.

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Miss T came down to shoot and after a bit of warm up, settled in to shoot a group. Her first two shots were touching at 10 o'clock at the edge of the black and shot number three went through shot number two. Too cool. She fired two more shots for her five shot group and I was impressed.

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She shot five more and now I was really impressed. She wasn't a squirrel sniper with the CZ455 for nothing, my gal can shoot, (rifles.) That ten shot group is tight.

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For fun, I stapled a playing card to the frame. I added five clicks of right windage due to the position of that ten shot group, then she took a few shots at the diamond, finished the magazine at the king's head, then loaded another. Twenty rounds and the King... well, the Queen now rules the Castle.

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I think she likes the new Savage. It is a tack driver. With practice ... it will be all one hole groups.

[BrokenolMarine]

When you look at that first group, keep in mind that what appears to be four shots at the top of the cross is actually six. If you look closely you can see two doubles. Then the single round low below the crossbar.

[Sir Henry]

That IS a tack driver.

[North Country Gal]

I can respect that you don't have to pay the money for an Anschutz to get great accuracy. I think Savage is as good as it gets for accuracy for the dollar. Nice work, Marine.

[fortyshooter]

Wow! You got a great one BM! Slick looking too!

[BrokenolMarine]

I have to say, Miss Ts handgun skills may have deteriorated, but her shotgun and rifle skills are certainly still razor sharp.