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May 2, 2009
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Just wondering--my brother has one, and it is a blast to shoot with a 36X scope attached. His is a Savage 93r17 in synthetic.
I found a rusty old beater savage 93r17 with wood in a pawn shop for $150+tax. Thinking about picking it up as a project.
SHOOT
April 25, 2008
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I've shot a couple of them and they are fun. Actually bought an Anschutz 17LP, but only for a project. Fired exactly 1 box of .17HMR through it, then shipped it off. Now it is an Exemplar in .17 Mach 2. It's a ton of fun to shoot and very accurate.
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January 22, 2008
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SHOOT I have one of the Savages and like it although I haven't got to put as many rounds through it as I would like.
I would like to get a decent 36x scope for mind. What brand does your brother have on his? I'm also thinking about getting a Boyds stock or one from Sharp Shooter Supply.
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Jody said:
SHOOT I have one of the Savages and like it although I haven't got to put as many rounds through it as I would like.
I would like to get a decent 36x scope for mind. What brand does your brother have on his? I'm also thinking about getting a Boyds stock or one from Sharp Shooter Supply.
Bro has a TruGlo 36x -- nice scope for the money. I have two Truglos; one on my kids .243 (3-9x) and I have a 6-24x I haven't mounted yet (maybe 17 HMR scope)
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February 22, 2009
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SHoot- you'll love the Tru-Glo 6-24. That's what I have mounted on my Encore Bob.
I have a Savage 17 HMR and it's deadly on crows. I also have the 17 Rem Fire Ball- that kills squacks dead... just have to watch the fingers when I reload.
I say go for it!
Technically, the glass is always full; half liquid, half air....
January 30, 2011
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I have a Marlin 17 VS. I'm not sure I could deal with a 36 power scope but I have put 5 17gr. Hornady's into a dime at a 100 meters lots of times. I have a Nikon 30mm 2.5-7 power on it for squirreling. Ya I spent more for the glass than the gun, but shootin golf balls at over a hundred yards is fun!
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February 9, 2009
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Shoot, My son has one of the savage 17HMR's and we have cleaned many ground hogs and foxes with it so far. Today we changed the scope to an illuminated reticle scope and back to dime sized holes at 50-yards and quarter sized holes at 100-yards with no scope adjustment and same point of impact! That impresses me. We liked the Hornady 17 grains the best of the several we tried. For whatever reason it does not favor the 20 grain Winchesters nearly as much as the other available brands.
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Supermagfan said:
Shoot, My son has one of the savage 17HMR's and we have cleaned many ground hogs and foxes with it so far. Today we changed the scope to an illuminated reticle scope and back to dime sized holes at 50-yards and quarter sized holes at 100-yards with no scope adjustment and same point of impact! That impresses me. We liked the Hornady 17 grains the best of the several we tried. For whatever reason it does not favor the 20 grain Winchesters nearly as much as the other available brands.
SMF
supposedly the pre-accutrigger models like the 17 gr and the newer model like the 20 gr.
SHOOT
January 22, 2008
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SHOOT your post got me moving on a project I have been wanting to do for some time now. My 93r17 has the plan stock so I just order this one from Boyds...
http://www.boydsgunstocks.com/DAKOTA-WILL-SAVAGE-93-E-MKII-PEPPER-LAMINATE-FINI-p/999-206.htm
It should be here Tuesday... now I'll start looking for a scope... and a warm day to shoot!
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Well, I broke down and bought the beater -- $150 out the door... Crappy powerline scope, good weaver rings, and a rusty gun 
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Jody--my brother has one of those stocks on order also. Mine is a pre accu-trigger model with a wood stock, so I'll probably leave the stock on it.
I'll slap a better scope on it, give it a trigger job, and see how she shoots before I do any real work on it.
SHOOT
January 22, 2008
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SHOOT,
I'm sure you have seen this but thought I would post it just in case. Here is a link to some modifications that can be done to make the pre-accutrigger better.
http://www.rimfirecentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=46774
I haven't tried this yet but will once I get my stock.
Jody
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Jody said:
SHOOT,
I'm sure you have seen this but thought I would post it just in case. Here is a link to some modifications that can be done to make the pre-accutrigger better.
http://www.rimfirecentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=46774
I haven't tried this yet but will once I get my stock.
Jody
Yep, I was on that thread when my brother bought his .... What kind of shape is your factory stock in? Is yours accu-trigger?
SHOOT
January 22, 2008
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My wife purchased this for me a couple of years ago new so the stock is in perfect shape and it is the pre-accutrigger model as well.
I wanted a different color laminate but for the price I think it will look pretty cool since the gun is blued as well.
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Well, if you decide to upgrade yours, I may be interested in buying your "leftovers" ... my stock is in decent shape, but it has quite a few marks in it.
Biggest concern is the trigger--I'm going to be looking for stock trigger parts to tweak.
SHOOT
January 22, 2008
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SHOOT you will be the first I let know if I decide to part with the stock. I'm sure you have something to trade on...
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I love fixing up beaters... 
This is a .3" group I shot out of that rusty old Savage 93R17 at 50 yards. First box of ammo I ran through it. All the other grooups were the same, except they all had a flyer. I've heard flyers are a common problem with the 17--I'll have to try some different ammo. I gave this gun a trigger job, steel wooled the rust off the barrel, and ran a brush down the barrel. Torqued the factory wood stock evenly... and she shoots !!! By the way--crappy old Tasco mag IV 4-16 scope on it...
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