Team Savage Takes National Title, Breaks 1,000-yard Record

By Shooter1, 17 July, 2010, No Comment

This list of long-range events Team Savage has won recently is getting almost as long as the distances they shoot at.

They recently added the 2010 F T/R National Championship to that list by taking the team competition in grand fashion. Theywon both the 600 and 1,000 yard events, establishing an new 1,000-yard record of 778-21X.

Darrell Buell of Damascus, OR; John Weil of Welches, OR; Monte Milanuk of Wenatchee WA and Stan Pate of Milwaukie, OR made the trip to Sacramento, CA to represent Savage Arms. The competition featured some of the best talent and most expensive custom rifles from around the Country. But, once again, those expensive custom guns were no match for four skilled marksmen armed with stock Savage Model 12 rifles.

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Tactilite T1 .50 BMG Recall

By Shooter1, 3 July, 2010, No Comment

If you have a Tactilite T1 .50 BMG that has a smooth-grip, bell-shaped handle with 5/16″ (5/16-24) threading and a roller (as shown below), there is the potential for an out of battery detonation and very serious injury, up to and including death. Do not fire your weapon and contact us immediately.

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ACR Update

By Shooter1, 30 June, 2010, 2 Comments

We meet with Bushmaster Product Manager, Ryan Smith, to discuss the ACR and future upgrade concepts coming down the 1:9 twist for this new weapon. New light is shed on the Enhanced ACR’s folding stock, the carbon scraping piston and a concept foregrip that isn’t far off from new production…

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Three Way Assault, ACR, XCR, M4

By Shooter1, 21 June, 2010, 10 Comments

The ACR is being called the assault rifle of the new century. For almost 50 years the M16/M4/AR-15 platform has been king of the hill and could not be dethroned. Will a host of new technologies, materials and out of the box design change that now?

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