A quick function test and coarse sight-in, with a chef’s mix of old Federal saboted slugs. The test coverage of the latest Savage 220 is at .
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What is recoil comparative to? Something like a 25-06 or 270 Win? I have a 870 rifle barreled shotgun and find the recoil for slugs more than my 30-06 and not enjoyable. Looking at this as hopefully a much reduced recoil option. Thanks.
I’m still rocking the browning a-bolt 12ga slug gun, one day I’ll swap all my shotty’s over to 20ga
I remember looking at the basic one and buying it for 300$. No one knew what they where.
I would agree that the ejection is smoother on the newer model. I had the original version for a year before I sold it to a friend and got the newer one. I’ve shot does with each and have been happy with it. I got screwed with having to resight it in this year as the scope I was using, Vortex Crossfire II 3-9×40, got messed up somehow with the reticle becoming canted. Not thrilled about it because of the price of Accutips now. I went from paying $15-18 last summer to them now being $24.
Those seem to be real good shooters. My cousin has one, and has been taking deer out at some impressive distances. Only downfall is sabot slug prices. I've seen a lot of variances in production lots and shifts on point of impacts. Pretty ridiculous, when you consider what price they are. Could cost you a few hundred dollars/time just figuring out you got a bad lot. Seen it more in Remington accutips, but its new ownership now so maybe its better QC.