Thanks for the compliments everyone and thanks for the ammo recommendations! This is actually the rifle I had decided on after passing on the 700 VTR, someone on this forum was selling their .223 for $600...I figured I would wait a month and if it was still around, make an offer. Well I saw this deal on another forum I frequent and my jaw dropped...this was a deal I could not pass up. I won't be able to shoot it this weekend unfortunately so hopefully next weekend!
New Rifle, What a Deal!
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To preface this post, I have been looking hard at getting a 22 caliber centerfire rifle for a couple of weeks now and hadn't quite decided between getting a .223 or a 22-250. I almost pulled the trigger on getting a used Remington 700 VTR .223 earlier this week but decided against it, partly because I hadn't heard positive things about the stock and partly because I thought it would be more responsible of me to wait a month or so and to be more frugal. Well, once I saw this deal today all prudence went out the window...
Here is what I got for $400.
Savage 12BVSS .223[stainless, fluted heavy barrel on a laminated stock]
Harris Bipod
Plastic hardshell case
4-16x50 Nikko Stirling Scope[decent scope though I plan on getting a Leupold VX-II]
As an added bonus, the guy gave me 100 rounds of Remington UMC 223 rounds and also 60 rounds of PMC Bronze 223.
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Here is what I got for $400.
Savage 12BVSS .223[stainless, fluted heavy barrel on a laminated stock]
Harris Bipod
Plastic hardshell case
4-16x50 Nikko Stirling Scope[decent scope though I plan on getting a Leupold VX-II]
As an added bonus, the guy gave me 100 rounds of Remington UMC 223 rounds and also 60 rounds of PMC Bronze 223.
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I think so too! I was sure the seller had made a typo and the whole time we were doing the transfer I was dying to ask him why he was selling it so cheap or if he knew the actual value of everything he was giving me. I kept my mouth shut though, didn't want to ruin a good thing!
I'm thinking my next rig is going to be .243 too...
That way I can shoot deer if I want and also use the .243 as a backup varmint gun. Of course I want to get a new carry pistol first since my Sig is a little big...
I only started shooting recently and my one buddy who is an avid hunter keeps telling me about the heyday of cheap ammo. I've been looking for a deal on .223 ammo and I want to buy a couple of cases but man for the price of ammo, I could buy a new gun!
That way I can shoot deer if I want and also use the .243 as a backup varmint gun. Of course I want to get a new carry pistol first since my Sig is a little big...
I only started shooting recently and my one buddy who is an avid hunter keeps telling me about the heyday of cheap ammo. I've been looking for a deal on .223 ammo and I want to buy a couple of cases but man for the price of ammo, I could buy a new gun!
Oh man, I'm really sorry about beating you to that deal but not too sorry! The funny thing is I saw it when he first posted it up without a price and it just said "Make An Offer"...I figured he would want something like $600-$700 for that whole thing so I was thinking "Nah, I'll pass because I don't really want to pay extra for a scope I don't really want." I looked at it again about 1/2 hour later and saw that it said $400 for everything.
I will certainly keep you in mind when it comes time to replace the scope and I'll definitely offer some sort of deep discount...of course, I have to ask around to my other shooting buddies first and if they pass you're welcome to it. I'd actually never heard of Nikko before, I looked up the price of the scope I got and it was around $200 new! It came with a sunshade too which I'll leave on there.
The funny thing is I saw it when he first posted it up without a price and it just said "Make An Offer"...I figured he would want something like $600-$700 for that whole thing so I was thinking "Nah, I'll pass because I don't really want to pay extra for a scope I don't really want." I looked at it again about 1/2 hour later and saw that it said $400 for everything. I will certainly keep you in mind when it comes time to replace the scope and I'll definitely offer some sort of deep discount...of course, I have to ask around to my other shooting buddies first and if they pass you're welcome to it. I'd actually never heard of Nikko before, I looked up the price of the scope I got and it was around $200 new! It came with a sunshade too which I'll leave on there.
That's a nice looking rifle, mine should look like that sometime soon once I get a stainless scope on it. I actually like the Low Profile stock shape a little more but I couldn't be happier with the deal I got. This is my first Savage and between the Accutrigger and the accuracy of this gun, I'm sold.
Hey Ron, thanks for the kind words. As far as I know the Savage 12BVSS is still in current production but the best deal I could find on the rifle new online was around $650 so $539 is still a pretty good deal.
http://www.gunbroker.com/Auction/ViewItem.asp?Item=105479061
As far as I know the Savage 12BVSS is still in current production but the best deal I could find on the rifle new online was around $650 so $539 is still a pretty good deal.http://www.gunbroker.com/Auction/ViewItem.asp?Item=105479061
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