Shot the Remington 700 AAC and the Savage FCP-K today.

[NWSharpshooter]

Savage is twice the gun the Remington is out of the box. Better trigger, better stock, better shooting experience.

My AAC can worked great on both as did my matching Bushnell Elites. Savage printed a 9 shot 1/2 MOA group at 100. Would have been a 10 shot group but I pulled one to the left which opened the group up to 1 MOA.

Can't really comment on accuracy of the 700 because I didn't have any match ammo for it. Don't get me wrong the 700 is a sweet gun, the Savage is just an amazing gun.

 

[NWGeorgiaSquatchman]

I just knew you would give it to the 700...im actually shocked to hear this

 

[NWSharpshooter]

I just knew you would give it to the 700...im actually shocked to hear this

As soon as I can find a FCP-K in 308 I will be selling the Remington. It really is a sweet rifle.

 

[NWGeorgiaSquatchman]

As soon as I can find a FCP-K in 308 I will be selling the Remington. It really is a sweet rifle.

What are you gonna ask for the remmy?

 

[NWSharpshooter]

What are you gonna ask for the remmy?

A Savage FCP-K in 308.

 

[ga_trucklvr]

Which can were you using?

 

[NWSharpshooter]

Which can were you using?

AAC Cyclone 7.62.

 

[RHelton10]

I have the 10FCP-K in .308 and can also speak to how amazing it is out of the box. I consistently pull 1/2 MOA and don't have that much experience with precision shooting. Savage is making some great rifles for sure!

 

[NWSharpshooter]

I have the 10FCP-K in .308 and can also speak to how amazing it is out of the box. I consistently pull 1/2 MOA and don't have that much experience with precision shooting. Savage is making some great rifles for sure!

Honestly I thought the big bad Remington was going to stomp all over the Savage (why I don't know, the Savage costs twice what the Remington does.). I am not precision shooter myself. Not sure I have ever put a group on paper as good as the one today. It was three jagged holes at 1/2 MOA and then 1 clean hole to the left about a half inch. If I had shot the "standard" three shot group it would have been well under 1/2". The gun probably could do even better if I was using more than just a bipod. Also, by shot ten I was getting some pretty wicked mirage off the can.

 

[Twitch2120]

Hammer forging vs a real rifling process. Tikka and savage are the only mass produced rifles that button rifle with any aftermarket support. Remington screwed the pooch by using hammer forging.