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New long range 308…Savage 12 BVSS

usncorpsman1

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FL, USA

Posted: 5/2/2026 4:32:31 PM EDT

Hello guys. I was in the market for a long range bolt gun in 308 and was able to pick up this guy yesterday. The gun is a Savage BVSS Target/Varmint and came with a Leupold VX3 LR with a Varmint reticle. I took that scope off since that reticle does not match up to 308 and added the Leupold MKIV 3-10 M3 LRT. I’m going to mount the other Leupold on my Savage 22-250.

The gun is a shooter. The first 5 shots using 168gr SMK in Lapua brass with 44gr Varget was about .5”. I just decided to make it a 10 shot group and shot just a tad over 1”.

The gun is heavy and begging to be shot out to 850. I’ll post results when it happens,

Phillbilly

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MO, USA

Posted: 5/2/2026 4:47:12 PM EDT

[#1]

Nice setup.

Kaldor

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WI, USA

Posted: 5/2/2026 9:09:32 PM EDT

[#2]

Nice work
The Savage Target guns are generally pretty good shooters.
Barrels are a little rough, so generally you want to leave a little copper in them in seems like.

Jetpig

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WY, USA

Posted: 5/4/2026 9:28:15 AM EDT

[#3]

Love me some Savage!

taliv

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TN, USA

Posted: 5/4/2026 10:57:48 AM EDT

[#4]

Nice shooting!

sigman68

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Posted: 5/4/2026 7:05:04 PM EDT

[#5]

That came out nice 😎

Bowhntr6pt

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Posted: 5/5/2026 7:19:15 PM EDT

[#6]

Been wanting one of those... as you already know, Savage produces some damn fine shooters.

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