Some Mmsbergs are made by Savage..might want to watch the
betting...Savage had a Million $$ offer for any rifle that
could beat thier target rifles accuracy off the shelf..with
off shelf rifles and ammo....Not one major mfg...took the deal
DD
lmao!! because the companies who can produce a rifle dont have to get into a pissing match with savage....they are more professional....and you must compare apples to apples, the only other company making an off the shelf target rifle is remington and winchester, the others are made to look like target rifles....and the ones i have shot and seen would smash the savage performance.
you cannot compare the accuracy of a specifically built target rifle to a hunting rifle....if you want to compare something simliar to what you mentioned, have you ever shot a Jarrett rifle? take your savage and one of the Jarrett beanfeild rifles head to head....performance speaks for itself..
hats off to you for sticking by your brand or backing them up....but they are ugly, uncomfortable, and cheap....sure they make good looking good feeling guns, that cost more money than a comparible rifle of a different make..
i have owned ruger, remington, winchester, browning, savage, smith and wesson (the old bolt action rifles) colt, mossberg, henry, and im sure i am forgetting some....by far i can say i am a die hard ruger fan....and not due just to look, but to performance..alot of people overlook the rifles, but i have yet to pick one up that has been well cared for or is new and isnt a fantastic shooter....and besides....ruger has never made an economy rifle....and the 10/22 doesnt count, even if it does its the best 22 ever mass produced lol
to the OP, i did not mean for this to turn into a pissing match....and i apologize for somewhat stealing your thread....
to answer your question, if you are wanting to buy a rifle and get a decent scope and go kill a deer within 150 yards or so, dang near every rifle out there off the shelf is perfectly capable of doing it....look past the brand(but for cryin out loud dont put mossberg on the same level as ruger and remington lol), look at the feel to you..does it feel right? is it priced within your budget? is ammo easy to find and reasonably priced? people overthink the rifles starting out..i wish you the best of luck and hope you get a good one....pawn shops are a very good place to look..