Savage Palma Rifle Stars in TV Spot
Savage spotlights ultra-long-range accuracy in an impressive new video clip. Most rifle manufacturers might show a one-inch, 3-shot group at 100 yards and brag about it. Not Savage. In its new TV spot, Savage moves the target way out to 1169 yards (two-thirds of a mile) to demonstrate true long-range accuracy. After a Savage Palma rifle makes the shot twice in a row, Savage Chairman and CEO Ron Coburn comments: “If you think this is the same old Savage… think again.” You tell ‘em Ron. We love it.
In the video, Savage Team Captain Stan Pate, firing prone from bipod, makes back-to-back shots on steel plates set at 1169 yards. You see the plates fall, then the camera zooms all the way back to the shooter, so you can see there’s no fakery. In fact, according to Bill Dermody of Savage: “Stan nailed this shot four takes in a row while we adjusted camera angles and sound levels”. Stan was shooting a Savage Model 12 Palma® rifile chambered in .308 Winchester. This gun features a RBRP Savage Target Action with Accutrigger, 30″ barrel, and laminated stock fitted with accessory rail and adjustable cheekpiece and butt-plate.
Rifle photo courtesy Darrell Buell, a member of Team Savage.
Well done Savage…..congrats to Ron Coburn and all the people at Savage for their forward thinking! And yes I believe Ron, this is not the same old Savage.
Thanks
roy
I know first hand what a savage rifle is capable of; I own one of these fine rifles and they are unreal as to what they will do. They are so accurate they would make anyone who has ever shot a rifle look like professional shooter !!!
where can I purchase the bipod for the accessory rail.
What kind of scope is on the gun in the video?
Towards the end of this video is an interview I did with Stan Pate at the 2009 NRA Annual Meeting. Note the part where he says they use out of the box factory stock Savage Rifles for competition.
http://ammosmith.com/in-the-field/savage-arms-interview-nra-annual-meeting-2009.html
Thanks.
I purchased a Savage Arms 12 Palma today but I don’t know which scope is best for this gun. Can you please advise what brand and model, specifications of the scope used in the video attached to the 12 Palma.
thanks very much for your response
Can you give me the loading data for the round you use for the video? I have just purchased the Savage Model 12 Palma rifle and would like to load my own rounds.
Thanks,
Dan Pacheco
Hey Daniel,
A good load for either the Savage Palma, or Savage F-T/R rifle will probably consist of pushing a 155 (or 155.5) grain bullet out there around 2950-3000 fps. Especially for someone with less reloading experience, the “light” bullets are very easy to get a good load to shoot well, especially the Berger 155.5’s. While there are a number of good shooters getting “heavy” loads working well, the light ones give up almost nothing in competition, and are easier to drive.
Components I’ve used in these rifles to win matches:
Winchester or Lapua cases
Varget Powder
Fed. 210M primers
Berger 155.5 bullets
How much powder you use to get your loads working will depend on a number of variables unique to your particular rifle (chamber dimensions, bore diameter, etc.). If you started at 46 grains of Varget with a 155 grain bullet of some flavor, and worked your way up carefully, checking pressure indicators at each point, you should be able to find an extremely accurate load.
Hope this helps,
Darrell Buell
Team Savage / Team USA
I have a Model 12 VB SS in Cal 30-06
Where can I get that stock ?
How big is the plate? ie what it doesnt give a good indication of is the MOA capability, ie to be competitive against custom guns you need to have a 1/4inch MOA gun, to make a purchasing decision. For instance here in NZ a Savage Palma is 3kNZD v 4KNZD for a custom gun like a Barnard action with Truflight barrel….