MaY 2012 Issue - Target Shooter Magazine

The Savage Model 10 BATactical Rifleby Chris ParkinA huge range of adjustability although acramped grip to trigger region.An excellent mag well for the AI range.Bolt face showing spring ejector andSako style extractor.Savage listen to shootersSavage Arms are one of the fewfactory rifle makers who seemto have an ear to the ground,listening to what shooters wantand need - rather than what`they` think we want and need.From the introduction of theAccutrigger and Accustock alongwith specific builds such as theModel 12 FTR, they have shownan aptitude to offer shootersa competitive competitionplatform, allowing entry to specificshooting disciplines where the riflerequirements often dictated a fullcustom build.I was fortunate to visit the Savage Armsfactory in Westfield, Massachusetts lastyear and this `corporate humility` (thewords used by Savage’s own marketingmanager) has now been turned in thedirection of Tactical and Precision rifleshooters. So what is on offer? Amongsta plethora of guns and calibres forboth target and hunting uses, rifles ofboth single and multi-shot capability,incorporating right-bolt/right-port, rightbolt/left-portactions and a multitudeof other features normally only seen oncustom offerings.8