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i picked up a like new savage. what loads are you finding the most accurate in these guns. mine is a stainless/black synthetic gun. i may keep it and i may sell it.

Have used 43 gr of 5744 under a 250 gr FTP and 42 gr of 4759 under the 300gr XTP mag bullet on whitetails with great success. Both are accurate, and both could be pushed harder if there were a good reason to do so. I happen to like the black MMP sabot for hunting.

67 grains H4198 pushing 300 grain Barnes originals.

Download the manual for it. It has all the recommended loads in it.

http://www.savagearms.com/firearms/literature/

well,i have a manual with the gun but it lists totally different loads for it.

The load I shared is not in the book, but I still recommend it.

300gr Barnes Original in Harvester Black Crush Rib over 60gr VV N120 and lit with FED209A:

I use 37 grains VV 110 powder with a 250 gr. hornady XTP /MMP sabot.The pics show groups with 42 grain and 37 grains,i stick with 37 for better accuracy and less recoil.
I harvested the small buck last year with my savage,he was dead before he hit the ground.
I have found my gun shoots well with several bullets but you have to spend time finding the right sabot to get good accuracy.

i don't think i'm even going to shoot it,only powder that i have thats in the savage list is imr4227. its alot heavier then my triumph so i think i'll just keep shooting it.

savage is going to get listed for sale here very soon.pm me if you are interested

I think thats a remington 700ml in the pic. I have been wrong before though.

That is most definitely a 700ML, not a Savage. Not made for smokeless.

oops thought i had the savage pics


try these

Every year I SWEAR I'm going to return to hunting my T/C Hawkin 50 cal. I hunted that rifle exclusively from 1972 until around 2000/02 when I bought my Savage 10-MLII. I like EVERYTHING about the blackpowder gun. I have killed more deer with that rifle than any other gun I own. Yet, I shoot the Savage and it just shoots too damn well not to hunt with it. My load is 47 grains of IMR 4227 and a 45 cal. 250 grain Hornady XTP. I use the MMP sabot (black). I can't argue with the results.

55gr Vv N120

250grXTP

mmp short black (non high pressure) sabot

get you a side lock.

Savage 10ML-II 50 Cal. Loads:

Barnes Original 45cal. (.458�) 300gr. semi-spitzer (Product SKU: ORI-457010)
MMP Orange HPH Sabot
Winchester W209 primer
44gr. of Accurate 5744


Hornady FTX 45cal. (.458�) 325gr. semi-spitzer (Product SKU: 45015)
MMP Orange HPH Sabot
Winchester W209 primer
44gr. of Accurate 5744


Hornady FTX 45cal. (.452�) 250gr. semi-spitzer (Product SKU: 45201)
MMP Black Sabot:
Winchester W209 primer
39gr. of IMR SR4759

I shoot 60gr of VV N120 with a 300gr Hornady SST with the black MMP sabot. It is accurate and has plenty of power.