Just bought a new savageand put 120 gr pioneer ffg and a 250 power belts. The first three shots out the barrel grouped at about 1 1/2" at 100yds.the trigger is awsome.

you seldom every read a bad report on the accuracy of a Savage rifle. That should tell you something. That's a great load and it sounds like you have a real shooter on your hands. Congratulations ona great rifle...

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Great gun Mike for blackpowder hunting. They're built stong as an ox.

Just curious.. since I've never held or assembled one.
Do you need to keep changing - or even use those vent liners in that Savagewithout the use of centerfire smokeless powder? That's an expensive ordeal for folks like me that shoot multiple jugs of powder every year-if the liners are still necessary for any blackpowder use in that rifle.

triple se7en - I dont know if you could leave the liner out, but the manual says that it deflects the gases/explosion away rather than backwards(at the shooter)in case of failure. It says that they need replaced after @200 shots. They include two extras plus the one in the rifle when you buy it, that would give you 600 shots give or take. I dont have a clue as to what the replacements will cost[].

Triple,

Yes the ventliners are always neccesary, however the ventliner cost is really a non-issue even for hardcore shooters. While the Savage supplied ventliners have a decent shot life, most knowledgeable owners eventully replace the factory supplied ventliners with those purchased through Randy Wakeman. The cost is 22$ for 4 delivered. Most shooters have found that these ventliners,( hardened steel alloy, RC of 38-43), last a minimum of three to four times longer than those suppliedby the factory. Assuming a 500 shot life for these ventliners that would result in a cost of less than .01c per shot.

For anyone interested in Randys ventliners....Instead of posting a link here to Randys site, I will happy forward the adress to anyone who requests it via PM.

Savage at the range...