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Savage 12FV in .308 Anyone have one?
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<bearlake>
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Looking to get a savage 12FV in 308. If anyone has this rifle what bullet weights does it like? Or for anyone who may have a good guess here is some info.
26" barrel, 1 in 10 twist, Would this barrel like longer heavy bullets or lighter shorter bullets?
 
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I have one in 22 250 shoots very well under 5|16 of a in with out load development. the 308 with a 1 in 10 should should any bullet up to inclueding the 220s with out trouble.
 
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<heavy varmint>
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The 1-10 twist should stabilize heavier bullets well but in my experience with Savage rifles including the 12FV in 308 you can build a load around just about any bullet weight.
 
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<bearlake>
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Heavy V thanks much thats just what i wanted to hear!
 
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I ordered one in .308 for a friend and he's very happy with it. Very accurate rifle with 150 gr ballistic tips which are the only bullet he's tried.
 
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<Short 308>
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Yes I have a Savage 12FV in a .308 and it is a very accurate gun. I had a gunsmith to work the trigger down to about 2 1/2lbs and that is all I had done to it. I shoot IMR 4895 (44.5gr) with a 150gr Sierra BTSP Gameking seated .015 off of the lands and this shoots great. If you purchase one a I do not think that you will be disappointed!
 
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