Yesterday, Brad and I went to our favorite shooting spot and spent a few hours with the Savages. We did a variety of things to push our abilities, then we wrapped up the morning by putting our best groups on paper. All shooting was done off bipods, lying prone. The group to the right belongs to me. The distance was 50 yards and I threw five rounds at the 1" orange sticker. As you can see, four of them clover-leafed and one was a flyer. The flyer (high, left) was my second shot and I called it - very aggravating. The last three hit where I wanted them to. I measured the group, and subtracted .22" for a 5-shot group size of .97" at 50 yards. Eliminate the flyer, use the same method and I get .41" for the cloverleaf.
I shot very poorly at 100 yards. It was one of those days where I lacked confidence at 100 yards, but I felt great at 50 yards. Sometimes I feel the opposite. It simply depends on the day.
Brad was the dead eye of the day, as usual. He put down the five-shot group seen left, at 100 yards. It measures 1.22" after subtracting the caliber. Eliminate the flyer and it's well under an inch.
Both rifles are identical, Savage Mark II BTV with a uniquely-colored stock, as sold at Cabelas. Mine has the factory mounted Bushnell 3-9X scope, and Brad's has a Vortex 4-16X scope with exposed turrets.
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