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Anonymous Sun 01 May 2011 16:51:00 No.8780437 View View Reply Original Report

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Hey /k/. Had a bit of an impulse buy. I work at a Electronics store/Sporting good store, and some fellow came in today with this Savage 93R17 .17HMR wanting to sell it for 100 bucks. My boss didn't want it for the store so I jumped up, inspected the bore and ran it against stolen, and bought it. Haven't heard much about Savage to be honest. Thoughts? I snag a good deal?

Going to be shooting it tomorrow, I'm debating about flipping it and seeing if I can get a bit more. It's in great condition with a decent scope.

Anonymous

Anonymous Sun 01 May 2011 17:00:00 No.8780466 Report

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I HAVE NO IDEA whether you made a good purchase, but I really want a 17HMR. Sadly, I am poor as shit for the next couple months... That said, my burning desire for something in that caliber and my limited budget of $100 would lead me to buy that thing without thinking twice.

How often do you make $100? If you're not a sad, sad human being, it will be more frequent than your chance to buy a fun-gun for the same amount, so I say go for it even if it's not a stupendous deal.

Anonymous

Anonymous Sun 01 May 2011 17:02:00 No.8780474 Report

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Savage: Inexpensive guns that have very few bells and whistles, but are actually pretty good.

$100 seems pretty damn good to me. It's probably not too far under retail, and, being that it's a .17, it's probably not been used very much.

OP Sun 01 May 2011 17:05:00 No.8780483 Report

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>>8780474
Ha, looked it up on RSR, one of the distributors we order from at the shop. It's $182 wholesale and $285 retail. Hot damn.

Taniwha351

Taniwha351 Sun 01 May 2011 17:06:00 No.8780487 Report

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Without pissing in your ear, a savage is more accurate than you are. they are great. and that little .17hmr is an absolute ball tearer of a round. you`ll be headshotting rabbits & foxes at 100 yrds without damaging pelts or meat. I`ve got a CZ.17hmr fitted with a nikko sterling diamond 4.5-14x50 scope. load that with hornady 17grain V-Max and watch the bunnies fall

Anonymous

Anonymous Sun 01 May 2011 17:06:00 No.8780491 Report

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Never fired one but have heard good reports. Savage have a good rep for accuracy in most calibers and the accu trigger is also quite good. Quality of fit and finish s the main area of 'cheapness'.
The round itself appears to be a good design. My CZ452 in .17HMR is my most accurate firearm.

Shoot it. If you don't like it you can always resell it and get your money back.

Anonymous

Anonymous Sun 01 May 2011 17:06:00 No.8780492 Report

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A working gun in good condition that's not stolen for $100?

Fuck yeah, you did good. Savage isn't premium, but they make decent stuff.

A quick google turns up 93R17s for around $200 new. Half off isn't bad.

Anonymous

Anonymous Sun 01 May 2011 17:07:00 No.8780494 Report

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Savage is Remington for poor people.
They make good shit though.

Anonymous

Anonymous Sun 01 May 2011 17:12:00 No.8780506 Report

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Nothing wrong with a savage. I have a ruger in .17hmr and snap parrots, rabbits and foxes without any hassles at all.

OP Sun 01 May 2011 17:24:00 No.8780543 Report

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If I end up not liking it shooting it tomorrow and decide not to sell it, I may send it to my 10 year old cousin after checking with my Aunt. The kid has always looked up to me and I'm sure he'd adore the thing. Plus a bolt action would be nice and safe for him to learn how to shoot with.

Anonymous

Anonymous Sun 01 May 2011 17:45:00 No.8780591 Report

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.177 ammunition economics is a plus- cheap and good CCI and Federal available compared to centerfire cartridge prices.

Anonymous

Anonymous Sun 01 May 2011 17:48:00 No.8780594 Report

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Excellent gun, probably. I have the .22 LR version and that thing is stupidly accurate. I was taking down empty 12-gauge shells off a log at fifty-ish yards* with it, standing and kneeling. That gun should hit anything that your skill and the .17's ballistics are capable of.

*I don't know that it was 50 yards, I didn't measure it or have a way to. But at the distance the crosshairs of the 4x scope were about half the width of the shells.

Anonymous

Anonymous Sun 01 May 2011 17:50:00 No.8780595 Report

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>>8780494
Remington is junk for uninformed people

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