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Mine is 8 lbs without optic+ rings and unloaded 10rd mag.Very interesting design but 8.5-8.75 lbs is on the heavy side for a hunting rifle.
Bolt was slow out of the box, but slicked right up after a thorough cleaning and an application of slide glide + kroil.How was the operation of the bolt? Smooth, stiff, sticky, heavy, light? Combination of any of those?
I'm waiting to pick one up till MDT makes a chassis for it.
The blaser R93 and R8 platforms don't have detachable magazines, so they don't offer anything for a competitor.Speaking of, how come we don't see more Blaser R93 type straight pull rifles in competitions ?
Always thought today's barrels from savage were MOA or better? Unless you are talking about Proof's carbon barrels?If this rifle catches on Savage will probably start installing Proof barrels on them. I'd even bet their custom shop will do it now if Proof could get them blanks
So does it look like it takes standard savage barrels?I got my Impulse Predator in 243 last weekend.
Great rifle, but very barrel heavy.
For better balance, Savage should've offered a fluted the barrel on the Predator model, like they did with the longer barreled Big game model.
Trigger was set to 2lbs from the factory and passed the drop test.
The Predator model is short action and only accepts Metal short action AICS magazines.
Pmags will fit with severe modification, but won't function at all because of the amount of material that's removed to make it fit.
Everyone has complained about feeding issues with Savage factory magazines.
Savage was listening and has taken care of the issue.
Even though it uses a barrel extension, they kept the barrel nut.
Being I'm a senior member of the barrel nut community, I salute Savage for doing that and see it as Savage giving the middle finger to the barrel nut hater club.
Bravo Savage !
As with most Savage rifles, it's accurate out of the box.
It was rainy and windy today at the range and it still shot small groups with all of my test loads.
I'm a southpaw and had no issues with brass being ejected from the right side only port.
I actually prefer a right side port, as I can inspect the chamber easier and load single rounds with my right hand without losing grip of the rifle.
Every other function on the rifle is totally ambi.
If it came with a fluted barrel, I wouldn't have one complaint.
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It extracts like a rifle should extract, not like the old days, knowing your gonna have to change the extractor out of the box.How positive is the extraction and ejection
While I so badly wanted to, I didn't take the receiver apart to check out the barrel extension.So does it look like it takes standard savage barrels?
What’s the action inlet look like?
Always thought today's barrels from savage were MOA or better? Unless you are talking about Proof's carbon barrels?
Proof carbon. They are already contacted to Savage
Still trying to wrap my brain around the design of the "hexlock" system, I'd love to see an animated "cutaway" of it in operation.
I assume there are corresponding "dimples" for each one in the barrel extension (?)
They have them in long action, big game and hog hunter both have option for 300 wm.I just really need the Savage brain trust to make the Impulse in a long action.
The longest they have is the 300 Win Mag and that just won't do for cartridges like the 300 RUM or 300 PRC that use the 3.850 AICS magazines.They have them in long action, big game and hog hunter both have option for 300 wm.
The longest they have is the 300 Win Mag and that just won't do for cartridges like the 300 RUM or 300 PRC that use the 3.850 AICS magazines.
That may be but I have a great deal invested in the 300 RUM and I prefer it over the 300 Win Mag for my uses. Savage makes the 110 for the 300 PRC which uses the longer action and can take 3.870 AICS magazines. I expect they will make it for longer cartridges, the question is when.Cartridges that sell like 1/1000 compared to the 300 Win Mag to the target market of that rifle.
No one is questioning the strength of this system. I'm not sure who invented it but it has been out for quite a while in the virtually identical Heym SR30 and as far as I'm aware, there have been not been any reports of action failures of any kind. I'm sure someone has left a cleaning rod in one somewhere and banana peeled the barrel but I can't find anyone getting a face full of bolt due to the thing stripping out of the barrel extension. Of course, I've heard people claim that it's stronger than a traditional turn-bolt but I find that hard to believe.So the bearings expand into a circular "abutment", not significantly different than a standard turnbolt abutment without the cutouts for lug insertion.
Still don't understand how the tiny amount of surface area contact with the ball bearings can handle 10-12,000 lbs of magnum bolt thrust (they mentioned .338 LM) with no deformation. I know I'm incorrect in thinking it, but sure seems you'd get "setback" dimples from those bearings getting pounded back. It's a fraction of the contact surface area you'd have with typical bolt lugs, even though there's six bearings.
Yeah, I get that and it makes sense. I just hope it's not orphaned. It's too sweet for that. I can certainly "make do" with the long action and 3.750 AICS magazine but it needs a chassis. Preferably the MDT AAC.My impulse's action has gotten smoother with use.
Right out of the box, it was smoother with the bolt in the right hand configuration.
As usual, right handed shooters get preferential treatment.
The Impulse's barrel extension and bolt's components + bearings are heat treated, so lockup is very strong.
I was told that Savage is waiting to see how the rifle is accepted in the states before they dump more money into it.
Meaning that their not going to be offering it any cartridge that won't fit into a std SA/LA receiver and magazine anytime soon.
So, No straight pull RUM for you, unless you open the vault and buy a Blaser R8 or from another expensive straight pull rifle manufacturer from across the pond.
Barrel screws into extension.Still not getting the "barrel extension", I can't discern anything about the design from the cutaway animations.
For once something being out of stock, I read it as a good thing.It seems there is none in stock anywhere.......
As my Grandmother used to say, "from your lips to God's ears". I wonder if it's ok with God to pray for a rifle?I am excited about it. I have one on layaway at Buds. I'd recommend signing up for notifications and they will get you one.
Only 5 came in when I got mine.
If I like it I am going to buy another one in 22-250.
Stock and trigger are on the first two things I want to change when I figure out how to do that. Hopefully an Elftman or someone else will make the trigger.
I am going to order a A-5 or T6-A after it gets here if I still like it and screw on a proof 300 Win prefit.Would be nice to pair with a MDT ACC
I am going to order a A-5 or T6-A after it gets here if I still like it and screw on a proof 300 Win prefit.
If it just pisses me off it will end up in the classifieds section.
That, my friend, is exactly what I want. Impulse action, MDT ACC chassis, Elmann trigger (or Trigger tech), and a Bartein barrel.Would be nice to pair with a MDT ACC
If they prove reliable, I might do just that with a 6.5 PRCThat, my friend, is exactly what I want. Impulse action, MDT ACC chassis, Elmann trigger (or Trigger tech), and a Bartein barrel.