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Hello everyone

I decided to start training for competitions in F Class but I'm super indecisive on what rifle to go for.

 

I want a 308 and, after a bit of research (and looking at my begginers budget) I'm divided between a savage 12 F-TR or a Bergara b14 HMR. I've also looked at a Remington 700 with a Accuracy International adjustable stock which I can stretch my budget to

 

Are any of these suitable to train and start competing in F Class? 

 

Thank you

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Plus 1 for the Savage......we've had a model 12 FTR for 12 years now. With 308. 6BR, and 6.5x47 barrels, which are easy to swap.

Three rifles for the price of one (well, maybe not quite....)

Pete

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There’s a savage for sale (Nick 53) in the classifieds

 

will need a barrel but it’s bang on the money for starting off 

 

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Pick up a good secondhand rifle , secondhand barnard actioned rifles are always cropping up , there's one on guntrader at the minute. New rifles plummet in value and once secondhand the values remain fairly static.

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The Palma stock is very desirable but a tad expensive......we went with a Form adjustable stock.

If buying a used mod 12, bear in mind that the action screw centres on the older ones are different to the later versions.

We discovered this when we tried to get a Palma stock for ours.

Pete

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Savage ftr all day. It will suit you perfect.

Mine was the first ten in the UK MANY years ago. It only got a new barrel a few years ago. Excellent value. 

I will post a link to a video on you tube posted by a friend when he had a few shots of mine years ago. J did not know he was filming it at first! 

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Hi had a Savage Model 12 FTR for my first tiptoe into the FTR class. I think if I'd have persevered with it I could have started to get some pretty good consistent results.  The problem for me was the stock, I think I just missed having a pistol grip. 

Also on my Savage the bolt had a bit of a sloppy firing pin hole which started extruding the primer up the annular space between firing pin and hole way below .308 max pressures.  I believe this to be quite a common occurrence on some Savage PTA bolts and not necessarily a problem. The problem is you'll never know about this until you get one.  Still, a damn good FTR rifle for the money and I actually liked the Acu-trigger.

      

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Re the Savage Model 12s, it seems we no longer have a UK Savage distributor. Edgar Brothers no longer includes Savage in its list of brands and a check with the manufacturer's website doesn't list us as having an importer.

I wonder who ditched whom here. Edgars imposed savage (pun intended) price increases on every model in the range over the years they held the franchise, especially the Precision Series models. I wouldn't be surprised if sales volumes slumped as a result.

When @The Gun Pimpand I first had dealings with these rifles in competition, also with Stuart Anselm trading as Osprey Rifles back then as a rifle builder specialising in Savages, they were great value, and new M12 actions could also be bought at a budget price for custom builds. I'm still running two Savage based comp rifles that started way back then, and until Dolphin appeared with its Nesika action rifles, the Savage FTR was one of the best and most affordable ways into the sport.

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Hi

I’ve a savage action ,R /port,R /Bolt with a manner stock has a rail under the fore- end which will take a bipod. It’s got a Accu Trigger and MOA rail on . The Barrel is on its way out Hence £550.00 that would give you a chance to get a New Barrel .

I’ve even a fore end adapter for the stock to allow it to be used in a seb rest if you want photos of the rifle please let me know 

thanks nick 

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On 2/28/2023 at 7:42 AM, Ronin said:

There’s a savage for sale (Nick 53) in the classifieds

 

will need a barrel but it’s bang on the money for starting off 

 

Someone selling a Savage 308 barrel for £100 (with borescope pics) on the Fullbore forum. 

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31 minutes ago, The Gun Pimp said:

Someone selling a Savage 308 barrel for £100 (with borescope pics) on the Fullbore forum. 

 

I think that's listed here too, Vince.

 

https://ukvarminting.com/topic/58763-savage-mod-12-ftr-308-barrel-for-sale/#comment-424484

 

but @GunnerOne has sent a PM to the OP, so it may have already gone.

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Does he still handle them? We could do with a replacement 308 bolt head for ours (also from Stuart).

Pete

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