firemn260
Active Member
Havnt heard to much about it lately so I thought I’d share my experiences with the rifle and round.
Despite all the mixed reviews of the original savage b mag with the pencil barrel I went out and purchased one with a heavy stainless barrel and plastic stock. This was a little over 2 years ago so I’m not sure if the laminated thumbhole stock was available from the factory for it yet or not.
I immediately chucked the Tupperware toy stock that came with it and slapped on a Boyd’s laminated spotter stock. The fit was ok but the barrel rode a little to the left of the barrel channel. A bit of sanding got it free floating again. I had planned on glass bedding the action but I wanted to see how it shot first without it.
Mounted up my leupold vx3 and got it dialed in. Accuracy was around 1 moa with the win 20 gr but I was getting a occasional flyer. I cleaned it very well and switched to the win 25 grn loads and that seemed to eliminate the flyers. Even got a few 3/4” groups. I was happy with that at 100 yards so I left it at that. I was planning on mostly using the 25 grn loads for fox anyway so for now I’m sticking with the Winchester ammo and Walmart always seems to have a good supply of it.
I am stepping up from a very accurate savage 93 17hmr. Now I love the hmr but I have had a few solid hits on foxes that didn’t put them down clean. That is the main reason I wanted to try this new super rim fire. Since I have had the wsm I have killed about a dozen foxes and 2 coyotes. Other than one yote running a few feet and falling over, all others have dropped at the shot with a solid hit in the boiler room.
I don’t hunt predators for fun, I am mainly protecting my poultry and livestock. All shots have been at dusk or at night with the furthest shot being around 175 yards. I use a mounted wicked lights 403ic red light and it’s a deadly combo.
All in all I have to say this round fits the bill for fox and I have no problem taking down a coyote with good shot placement. I know my 22 250 or 223 is a better choice than the wsm but the wsm dosnt wake the dead at 1am like the big boys do.
I’m happy with it and it looks like ammo will be around for a while.
Despite all the mixed reviews of the original savage b mag with the pencil barrel I went out and purchased one with a heavy stainless barrel and plastic stock. This was a little over 2 years ago so I’m not sure if the laminated thumbhole stock was available from the factory for it yet or not.
I immediately chucked the Tupperware toy stock that came with it and slapped on a Boyd’s laminated spotter stock. The fit was ok but the barrel rode a little to the left of the barrel channel. A bit of sanding got it free floating again. I had planned on glass bedding the action but I wanted to see how it shot first without it.
Mounted up my leupold vx3 and got it dialed in. Accuracy was around 1 moa with the win 20 gr but I was getting a occasional flyer. I cleaned it very well and switched to the win 25 grn loads and that seemed to eliminate the flyers. Even got a few 3/4” groups. I was happy with that at 100 yards so I left it at that. I was planning on mostly using the 25 grn loads for fox anyway so for now I’m sticking with the Winchester ammo and Walmart always seems to have a good supply of it.
I am stepping up from a very accurate savage 93 17hmr. Now I love the hmr but I have had a few solid hits on foxes that didn’t put them down clean. That is the main reason I wanted to try this new super rim fire. Since I have had the wsm I have killed about a dozen foxes and 2 coyotes. Other than one yote running a few feet and falling over, all others have dropped at the shot with a solid hit in the boiler room.
I don’t hunt predators for fun, I am mainly protecting my poultry and livestock. All shots have been at dusk or at night with the furthest shot being around 175 yards. I use a mounted wicked lights 403ic red light and it’s a deadly combo.
All in all I have to say this round fits the bill for fox and I have no problem taking down a coyote with good shot placement. I know my 22 250 or 223 is a better choice than the wsm but the wsm dosnt wake the dead at 1am like the big boys do.
I’m happy with it and it looks like ammo will be around for a while.