Got my .243
 

Well my savage 16 in .243 with the accutrigger arrived today. I went and picked it up from the gun store after work and brought it home. I was sort of surprised at how light it feels. I'm sure after mounting the scope it will be a bit heavier though.

Speaking of, I was all excited to see what it would look like with the silver Leupold base and the black rings and black scope. I went to put the mount on and it didn't fit[:@]. The package says 10-16 savages, and I looked it up on Leupold's website and it says I have the right part number. However this thing does not come close to fitting. It is too short for one, and the rear of the base is flat, where as my receiver is round in the rear. If this is supposed to be the correct mount for my gun someone at Leupold is smoking crack if they think I am mounting it that way.

I mean I'm no master gunsmith, but do these pics look right to you?





The freakin' front of the base is not even touching the receiver when you put the rear screw in![:o]

My problem is if these are the correct listed mounts and they don't fit, what mounts to I actually need? And since these don't work, if I can get my money back at Gander Mountain I will probably get Warn bases and mounts instead. That is what I had before and I really liked them. I just thought the silver base would look nice on this gun. But then again I will have to be sure they are actually the correct bases.

I am really disappointed I couldn't mount the scope to see what it will look like. I wanted to mount the scope and take some pictures to post[&o].

Paul

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You'll love the .243 ... after you get the right base for it. That one doesn't look right. Looks like someone may have accidently switched bases/boxes.

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That is what I thought at first, but the base actually has SAV10RH stamped right on it. I'm at a loss on this one.

The gun dealer told me I will really love this gun. He thought I would probably like it even more had they sold it to me though;). He said this gun in .243 was a wicked combo. I asked him if he thought it would shoot the lighter bullets very well because I had heard on the internet the lighter bullets were too light and fast to shoot well out of standard .243's. He told me that people were having very good luck with the Hornady 58 grn Vmax's and they were worth a try to see how my gun liked them. I was thinking winchester 55 grn but these would work too.

I honestly don't know when I will get a chance to shoot it though. I need to find a suitable place to sight in a high powered rifle, and I don't belong to a gun club at the moment. I have one really close to me that is affordable, but it only has a 100 yard range. There is another one a bit farther away with a ton of stuff, like 50, 100, 200 yard rifle ranges, indoor and outdoor pistol range, indoor and outdoor archery, skeet/trap and other stuff. But it is around $150 a year for membership.

Paul

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I know some like that one piece base, but I prefer the Dual Dove tail bases...
See if they make that in stainless...Other than that, you will love a .243...It's wicked on deer...

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I bought one of the mod 16 with fluted barrel in 243,tried some loads that I had good results with out of my rem 243 and they shot just as well out of the savage.It will shoot 55gr bullets up to 105 gr,The 105 shot fair but not like the lesser weight bullets.
Looks like the scope base may be sitting on the recoil lug,I put burris bases and signature rings on mine and still had to grind some off the front base because it was on the recoil lug.
Below is a target shooting 55gr and 100 gr bullets out of the mod 16.

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They must have sent you a base for a mod. 116, mine is flat on the rear of the receiver.

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My Ruger M77 .243 win seems to like the 55 grain winchester ballistic silvertips -- i was getting like .6" groups this weekend.

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Is that the new model with the centerfeed magazine or is the magazine staggered feed?

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The older models 10-16 had flat rear receivers (no accu-trigger) while the newer ones are round. You just need to exchange for the newer type. But...if the new one only has one screw hole in the rear like the one in your picture does, I wouldn't use it anyways.

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I just picked up a Savage model 11 in 243 (my Christmas present) and just got to shoot it over the weekend

The twist on this is 1:9.25 and seems to shoot the 55 gr noslers very well. This was at 50 yards



I tried four different bullets, left to right is
95 gr Nosler winchester
70 gr Nosler Federal V SHOK
55 gr Nosler winchester
55 gr Nosler Federal V SHOK

Then at 100



Top right 55 gr Nosler Federal V SHOK
Bottom right 55 gr Nosler winchester
Bottom left 70 gr Nosler Federal V SHOK
Center 95 gr Nosler winchester

I'll start experimenting with my own loads soon but I think it's gonna be a shooter

This is mine

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I like the Savages, I just wish they made a shorter barrell for them.. Try the 85 Grain BTHP.. They work good for me..

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That exact same thing happened to a friend of mine. And he tried it twice. He eventually went to a two piece Warne base. We could not get the one piece base to work. Tom.

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I took the mounts back to Gander today after work and returned them. I looked around for something that would work and wasn't having much luck. That was the only model one piece they had, so I looked at some Leupold two peice mounts and they wouldn't work right either.

I ended up getting some Weaver guide series two peice mounts and some rings. They are basically knock offs of the twist on Leupold design. I took them home to put them on and mount the scope. These things are crappy junk in my opinion. They may be knock offs of the Leupold design, but they are poor version of it. The machining and finish is not all that fantastic and the scope tube would not even fit well in the rings. The heck with lapping, I had to actually sand them[:o]. And they were only 5 dollars cheaper than the leupold stuff. The quality of the two products is not even close in my opinion.

Then once I got the scope on there I found out there is no leeway for eye relief adjustment. The rings are too far apart. And it just so happens the scope is too far forward to get a decent picture, especially when you crank the power up.

I think later this week I will have to go to Cabela's and look around there and see if I can find anything better. I would really like to go with warns again, but I think I will run into the same problem with the scope adjustment. If this had a longer action I don't think I would have even gotten the scope in the rings.

Paul

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There is a fellow on E-Bay who machines a Picatinney rail for the rifle. Check him out. He has a good product at a good price, and he ships fast. I have one on mine. Below is a picture of one. Tom.

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Sorry, that is the wrong picture. The one's pictured are the Warne bases. Tom.

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Paul, was the part number for your Leupold base #52318? silver base savage RH 10-16. Maybe you should take it to a Gun shop ( other than Gander)and ask whats going on, there shouldn't be that much of a problem getting the base you want for your Rifle.
Then once I got the scope on there I found out there is no leeway for eye relief adjustment, Thats one reason I like the single base,

http://www.burrisoptics.com/bases.html

Burris claims they have them too. I wouldn't settle for anything less than what you want. Keep looking. Good Luck

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go to www.midwayusa.com and you can find the base you need. it will even specify if it is for a round reciever. just be careful, midway has been known to take over your checking account and credit cards. too many toys and goodies.lol lol

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Yes that is the part number I had, but they are for the flat receivers, not the round ones.

I'm going to go to cabela's here in a little bit and look around to see what I can find. I want something with a little offset so I can get the scope back a bit farther.

I won't order anything off the net, if I can't see it first I won't get it. Imagine how much of a pain this would have been if I had ordered the original mounts;). I'm sure I will find something suitable at cabela's. I'll take some measurements before I go. It will be easier now that I know what I am looking for. I could probably make the weavers I have work, I just don't particularly like them and will probably end up taking them back.

Thinking about going with silver mounts and rings with a black scope. I have black bases and rings now and I don't like the looks of it. If I get it figured out tonight I will post some picks.

Paul

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I got it. I ended up using two piece Leupold mounts but I had to reverse the windage mount and put it in front. Works perfect though.



I was originally looking for some offset rings, but they didn't have any high enough, or any at all in silver.

Now I need to bore sight it and get some ammo. Not sure what I want to try yet though.

Paul