It will shoot as far as you can. I use mine on steel out to 1000yds but would never do that at an animal.
450yds is my max range at an unwounded animal in ideal conditions. The 708 easily fits in that.
My daughter took this in her back yard this weekend. 4-5yr old? I don’t know how much length they put on in the first two years but the bases look like a lot of mass to me.
I just shoot goats, so these sheep look like moose to me.
An 8 twist 22-250? Yeah, keep that and shoot the barrel out. Absolutely no reason not to.
I'd shoot 62gr ELD-VT and never look back. Once you've shot the barrel out, get a 7 twist in whatever headstamp you feel like.
An interesting auction of a few of "Gramps' Savages".
https://www.rockislandauction.com/catalog/4094/savage-arms-corporation/
Doubt you'll ever see todays Savages in any meaningful auction.
Yeah. Seems like someone who doesn’t understand hunters/shooters that didn’t grow up with plastic guns or the history of Savage. They used to make heirloom pieces. Now they’re just another also ran.
Yeah. Gramps takedown 99 .250 would be a welcome addition to the safe. I’m sure today’s Savage are more accurate but I’d rather have what they used to make.
Next time you’re at a public range, just remember that guy next to you might have been reading about DIY duplex loads and is trying them out for the first time.
Dude, I shoot rifles, I don't build them. Before I pay to have one built I'll dang well know what it is I'm having built. If I change throats on standard cartridges, I certainly want to know what throat an unknown wildcat has before I put my money down.
There is nothing magic about cartridge...
I'm not sure which account that is. Is it OK if I just give you all my account numbers and you use the correct one? Or I could wait until my grandson gets home from school to help. I ask him most of my computer questions when I surf the email.