Update on the Savage 280 AI. I have only killed 1 deer with it yet and it performed very well. I went on a hunting trip and shot a 2 shot group just to check if the rifle was on and the bullet holes where touching at 100 yards.
Well I was fortunate enough to harvest a whitetail with the .280 AI yesterday. The deer was quartering to me and I shot him in the shoulder and the bullet exited right behind the off side shoulder. Had a great blood trail and he piled up in about 50 yards. Pleased with the performance so far
Hey Guys, I appreciate all the feed back. I ended up going with the 280AI and the gun should be coming in early next week. I have ammo ordered and it will be here in about 2 weeks.
I’m planning on buying a savage 110 ultralight and I need some help on picking a caliber. I’m going to be using this gun primarily as a deer rifle but want to be able to hunt elk with it as well. I’d like someone to talk me either into or out of the 30.06, 280 AI, 28 nosler, and 300 WSM.
I’m...
Well, I got it done in Colorado last week of September. It was the fifth day on the mountain and it had been hard hunting. Around 7 am I threw a bugle out and this bull responded. He would call back but he was moving away instead of coming in to the bugle so my buddy and I stopped bugling and...