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1 //////////////////////////////////////// //////////////////////////////////////// ////////////accur acy runs in the family At sAvAge, AccurAcy isn t A mArketing strAtegy or An Angle we work. it s not A tAgline or A slogAn. it s certAinly A culture we ve cultivAted And An ideAl we strive for, but even those things don t tell the whole story. you see, AccurAcy isn t just something one does or Achieves. AccurAte is A stAte of it is whAt we Pate is the captain of team savage. his favorite rifle is a special model 12 f t/r that was signed by the whole team at the savage factory in westfield, mA. he used it to win a gold medal at 900 yards at the last world champion-ships in bisley, england.

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3 SpecificationS72 ..Savage range73 ..BowtechcontentsHow can you drive a nail into a piece of wood with nothing but a bullet in flight? What makes a factory rifle so accurate that you would even attempt such an extraordinary feat? One thing you can be sure of there is not a simple answer. The truth is, no one thing and no one person is responsible for the phenomenal accuracy of Savage rifles. It is every first and last thing and everyone at Savage who makes it work. It s attention to each and every employee. And because there are so many different accuracy demands for a rifle (including driving nails), we ve enlisted the help of dozens of experts outside of our factory to help us build so many different kinds of hammers too.

4 They provide us expertise and feedback in specialized areas of shooting and hunting such as long range, varmint, predators and big game, all the way to professional law enforcement to name a few. At Savage, we are as proud of our family as we are of our products. That s why you will see so many of those family members featured on the pages of this catalog. They are the ones that make it possible; every first and last one of them. Enjoy your Savage It was made with pride. Ronald Coburn Chairman and CEO///////////////////////////////////// //////////////////////////////////////// ///////////////the science and art of accur acyThere is a science to building an accurate barrel.

5 The bulk of that science leans on machinery and experienced operators. The straightness of the bore, the uniformity of the rifling geometry, the concentricity of the chamber and the exactness of the crown all rely on consistent, dependable and specialized machinery. Equally important are experienced, trusted and specialized operators. Savage proudly employs this reason, each and every Savage centerfire barrel from the one going on a Team Savage competitor s F Class rifle to the one going on your kid s first deer rifle is checked and if needed, hand straightened by the same person and with the same commitment to s consistency. And what is accuracy if not consistency?

6 BARRElS: Every barrel is fully threaded into its action then locked in place with a barrel locknut. The resulting dead-nuts tolerance delivers dead-nuts you own a rifle that was made by savage in the last nine years, chances are ray silva has looked down your barrel and if needed, hand-straigtened science and art of accur acyThe accuracy of a rifle can be looked at like a complex equation. The sum of the parts determines the overall accuracy. No single element of the equation is independent of another. The most accurate barrel in the world is nothing more than a metal pipe if it s not properly married to the action and a perfectly joined barrel and action depend on proper bedding (see page 4 for details) to deliver pinpoint , headspace (the distance from the face of the closed bolt of a firearm to the surface in the barrel chamber on which the cartridge case seats) is discussed in terms of what is acceptable in order to maintain safety in the face of insufficient or excessive headspace and the resulting pressures.

7 Industry standards (SAAMI) for firearms and ammunition are set within acceptable tolerance ranges for safety and, clearly, Savage is committed to safety. However, our commitment to accuracy has caused us to look at headspace in another than working to fall within an acceptable range, Savage engineered a lock-nut system that allows each and every single action to attach to its specific barrel with absolute zero tolerance for unparalleled accuracy. While each barrel-to-action union is 100% precise, Savage went one step further to assure 100-percent locking lug engagement. A floating bolt head enables complete engagement of the bolt face with the anceBecause the Savage floating bolt head is designed to allow a few thousandths of an inch of movement, it can adjust itself for a perfect fit only typically found with hand-lapped locking bolt headFor more information see video at : For more information see the video at The energy released when a cartridge is fired creates a series of harmonic waves that travel the length of the barrel.

8 While it may sound counterintuitive, the movement that accompanies these waves factors into the accuracy equation and must necessarily be embraced. For these reasons, any rifle with respectable accuracy will have a free floating barrel and a firmly bedded action. Free floating is an absolute. Either the barrel is untouched by the stock or it s not. However, a bedded action can come in many shapes and , an action is secured to the stock by one or two screws that pull the action directly downward into the stock. This bedding method provides excellent rigidity on a single, linear plane up and new AccuStockTM from Savage consists of a rigid rail system that is firmly embedded in the stock throughout the length of the fore-end of the rifle.

9 Rather than unidirectionally engaging the action at one or two points, the AccuStockTM engages the action three dimensionally along its entire of the accuracy advantages built into a Savage barrel, action and stock are delivered into the shot by the shooter himself. The engagement point? The Savage AccuTrigger . Most triggers found in firearms produced today have a very heavy pull. The reason is quite simple: liability. Because manufacturers cannot afford to build firearms with triggers that could accidentally discharge, they ve resorted to heavy trigger pulls. Even though factory triggers can usually be adjusted to some extent, such adjustments can create unsafe conditions and usually void the warranty.

10 Savage challenged its engineering team to design a completely new trigger system that gives shooters what they want an easily adjustable trigger with a crisp release and no creep. This project took several years, but our revolutionary AccuTriggerTM meets all of these Savage AccuTriggerTM gives the flexibility to set trigger pull to individual preferences without having to pay a gunsmith to adjust it. Even when adjusted to its lowest setting, the AccuTriggerTM is completely safe. When maintained and adjusted as intended, the AccuTriggerTM cannot accidentally discharge during normal use, even if it is jarred or dropped. Furthermore, the crisp, clean, light trigger pull allows the shooter to maximize the rifle s accuracy potential.